On the list of the most dangerous things you can do in football, judging a draft class in its first year ranks right up there with fielding a punt inside your own 10-yard line and leaving a cornerback to cover Joey Galloway one-on-one. ...more

December 20, 2007

Its starting lineup last week consisted of two rookies, two other first-year starters and a comeback player of the year candidate. ...more

November 10, 2007

WHAT WENT RIGHT FOR BUCS: A textbook opening drive with a nice mix of running and passing, and another Jeff Garcia-to-Joey Galloway scoring play. ...more

November 5, 2007

A collective gasp rose from the fans at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis two weeks ago, followed by several minutes of silence. It wasn't just quiet, mind you - it was the kind of finger-over-the-mouth shushing kind of silence you'd expect to find in a library. No one dared say a word. ...more

October 21, 2007

Don't say it's like the old days, because it's not. In the old days, the Bucs had their front four humming and the players opposing quarterbacks feared most were defensive linemen Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice. ...more

October 21, 2007

We were drifting off course and headed into sacred territory there for a bit. ...more

October 15, 2007

Sunday's Best The injury to Colts RB Joseph Addai was supposed to help give Tampa Bay an opportunity to pull off a road upset Sunday in Indianapolis. After all, few people have heard of Kenton Keith, a second-year player out of New Mexico State, unless your last name is Keith, you follow the Aggies or you are a member of a Canadian Football League fantasy league. ...more

October 8, 2007

WHAT WENT RIGHT FOR BUCS: Jeff Garcia passed to Joey Galloway for a 5-yard gain on their first play from scrimmage. ...more

October 8, 2007

The Bucs faced their first real offensive challenge of the game just three plays into it when they lined up for a third-and-6 play at their 28-yard line. Quarterback Jeff Garcia dropped back to pass, but he never got the time to set up and throw as Dwight Freeney and Raheem Brock came rushing through the right side off a stunt to sack him 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Eight plays later, the Colts were ahead 7-0, the result of a seven-play drive engineered by Peyton Manning. The Bucs would go on to run just six offensive plays for a total of 2 yards in the first quarter. Talk about tough sledding. ...more

October 8, 2007

The Buccaneers spent a long afternoon under a surgeon's care Sunday and went home numb. ...more

October 8, 2007