The Buccaneers will look to improve in several areas this offseason, including the defensive line. ...more

December 29, 2008

PLAYER OF THE GAME It's not easy being a backup in this league. You seldom play and when you do, you're expected to play as well as or better than the starter. Few players ever meet the standard, but Raiders RB Michael Bush did. Bush, who had run the ball just 68 times prior to Sunday, stepped in for an injured Justin Fargas late in the first quarter and turned in the best game by a Raiders back all season. ...more

December 29, 2008

TAMPA – Their plan was to go home, wait and watch as their playoff fate unfolded. Instead, the Buccaneers went home late Sunday to wonder. ...more

December 28, 2008

They can avoid a slow start. This has been a problem for the Bucs all year, and though they have shown the ability to bounce back and often do, they don't want to give up an early lead to the Raiders. If Oakland jumps to a lead, it will keep the ball on the ground and attack the middle of the Bucs' defense. That has proved to be a winning formula for rival teams the past few weeks, so the Bucs want to take an early lead and force the Raiders to lean on QB JaMarcus Russell and not on their running game. ...more

December 28, 2008

The thought has crept into his mind a few times already this week. It will creep in a few more times Sunday. Though it's not how he would have it, Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia knows this week's game against the Raiders might be his last as a Buccaneer. ...more

December 25, 2008

Remember that innovative new plan for Florida high school football, with larger districts, more meaningful games and more leeway with which to make the playoffs? ...more

December 24, 2008

With three losses in the month of December alone, the Bucs are suddenly locked in a tailspin of historic proportions. ...more

December 23, 2008

Monte Kiffin, who hasn't left for Knoxville (really, he hasn't) stood near the exit to the Bucs locker room Sunday. ...more

December 22, 2008

Todd Brown scored 15 points as Wright State defeated South Florida 60-43 on Sunday. ...more

December 22, 2008

They may end up making a few rookie mistakes, but that's a part of the process their coaches do not mind so much. ...more

December 17, 2008