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Think of it as a luxury car. Sleek and powerful. Dependable and efficient. This car will take you places.

By Gary Shelton and John Romano , Times Sports Columnists In Print: Sunday, November 15, 2009 This week's electronic conversation between Sports columnists Gary Shelton and John Romano: GS: The victory parade is over, the coronation is complete, and the contract renewals are in the mail.

Wide receiver Antonio Bryant and defensive end Stylez G. White are listed as doubtful by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Sunday's matchup against Miami and running back Derrick Ward was added to Friday's injury list with a sore knee.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Power Rankings : Preseason: 26. This week: 31.

Following is a scouting report on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers based on interviews with several coaches and scouts whose teams recently played them.

If he wanted to, Simeon Rice could stand on the sideline and count the crowd accurately within minutes.

If defense wins championships, then there was no team that could have ever stopped the 2002 Buccaneers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed fullback B.J. Askew on the non-football injury list, ending his season, and signed cornerback Marcus McCauley on Tuesday.

Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 11:16 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 11:16 p.m. TAMPA Click to enlarge Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris celebrate after Sammie Stroughter runs a 96 yard kick off return during Buc-vs-Panthers game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa FL.

Cullen Bryant, who spent 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and was a running back on their 1980 Super Bowl team, died Tuesday of unknown causes.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik said Sunday he is responsible for making sure the team gets more out of the second round pick they got for defensive end Gaines Adams than they got out of Adams.

Oh how tough it is when you are an NFL head coach in search of your first career victory.

Share + Oct 19, 2009 5:32 pm US/Central LAKE FOREST, Ill. 1 of 1 Defensive end Gaines Adams #90 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers takes a break from the action during the game against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Orchard Park, New York.

By John Romano and Gary Shelton , Times Sports Columnists In Print: Sunday, October 18, 2009 This week's electronic conversation between Sports columnists John Romano and Gary Shelton: JR: Gary, why do I have the feeling the Bucs are standing on the edge of a cliff today? GS: I think it's because you're a giddy optimist, and you realize that ...

The plan isn't working yet, but they're sticking to the darn plan. That's the first thing general manager Mark Dominik made clear last week amid the Bucs' worst start in 13 seasons.

Time will tell, but it could prove to be one of the most productive scouting trips of general manager Jerry Angelo's career.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded defensive end Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears for a 2010 draft pick, the team announced Friday night.

In many ways, this is judgment day for the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Two days after trading unproductive defensive end Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears, the Bucs return to Raymond James Stadium, where they are a three-point underdog at home, against the 1-3 Carolina Panthers.

Gaines Adams - The Chicago Bears have traded for the #4 pick in the 2007 NFL draft.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the final stop in our series of team-by-team mailbags.