Sapp Continues To Dominate The Tampa Tribune, published 14 October 2002 His shoulder hurt. It really hurt. Deep down, Warren Sapp was the only one who knew how much it limited him on the field last year. ``He kind of keeps that stuff in a little bit,'' said teammate Anthony McFarland, one of Sapp's best friends on the Bucs. ``He talks to me probably more than anybody.'' At times last season, the partially torn right rotator cuff made the perennial All-Pro look like any other defensive tackle. What the injury didn't do was put him on the bench. Sapp started all 16 games, but it was easy to tell he wasn't the same player. One look at the sacks column said so. Sapp's sacks total fell from a career-high 16 1/2 in 2000 to six last year, his lowest total since his rookie season in 1995. Still, Sapp was selected for his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl but skipped the game because of the lingering pain. He had surgery in the off-season and, judging by early returns, the surgery was a roaring success. There Sapp was on Sunday against the Browns, dancing and prancing around the field at Raymond James Stadium, tackling anything in his path. He even lined up at tight end on the Bucs' final drive. ``He could probably start at tight end for some teams,'' Bucs quarterback Brad Johnson said. A former tight end in high school, Sapp has made his living on defense in the NFL. Seemed just like old times on Sunday. Sapp recorded two sacks to give him a team-leading six through six games, matching his total from last year. His second sack gave him 70 1/2 for his career, and only Lee Roy Selmon (78 1/2) has more for the franchise. Sapp also plugged the middle of the Bucs' defensive line, teaming with linemate McFarland in holding the Browns to 60 yards rushing. When the Bucs' 17-3 win was in the books, Sapp hopped off the field to a roaring ovation, racing to the locker room like a fine-tuned Corvette. ``He's humming right now,'' defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin said. ``I'm healthy,'' Sapp said. ``I'm healthy and I can make all the plays that I made before and make them look easy again. It's just what it is. You can't play this game with one shoulder. Not the way I like to play it. We're ready to roll, Daddy.'' Sapp rolled into the Cleveland backfield on third-and-six from the Browns 35 to sack quarterback Tim Couch late in the second quarter, forcing a punt. Karl Williams returned the ensuing kick 43 yards to Cleveland's 27, setting up Martin Gramatica's field goal right before the half. Sapp recorded his second sack in the third quarter with Cleveland near midfield, dropping Couch for a 10-yard loss and forcing another punt. ``I was just huntin', Daddy,'' Sapp said. ``Just huntin'.'' McFarland says if people had doubts the old Sapp would ever return, they better think again. ``I'll put it like this: He's a guy who had laid blocks on the road to the Hall of Fame, and this year he is just continuing to lay more blocks. That is the best way I can put it. When a guy feels good, he plays good. It's obvious he feels good. He is a great player, and any time you get a great player that is hungry, and then gets hungrier, you better watch out.'' Like Sapp said: ``Just huntin', Daddy. Just huntin'.''