Luke McCown News

As we await the opening of Buccaneer training camp, it is time to take a step away from all the amateur speculation and analysis.

TAMPA a ' There will be two basic elements to Tampa Bay Buccaneers players and coaches this season.

In recent years, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were probably best-known for longtime defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin's Tampa 2 scheme.

On the verge of making the playoffs last year, the Buccaneers took a nosedive and finished on the outside looking in in the NFC, a year after winning their division.

Cleveland Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth was indefinitely suspended by the NFL on Thursday for driving drunk and killing a pedestrian in Miami.

The moment the question is delivered, Luke McCown's eyes light up as though he couldn't wait to address the subject.

In an NFL.com news release, Buccaneers GM Mark Dominik stated Tampa Bay has no interest in the services of Michael Vick... by Eric Quackenbush 5 reads Breaking News In an NFL.com news release, Buccaneers GM Mark Dominik stated Tampa Bay has no interest in the services of Michael Vick.

Start the play clock for quarterback Josh Freeman. The Bucs are re-evaluating the plans for their first-round pick and will consider starting Freeman if he continues to progress in training camp.

Barrett Ruud is a good company man. He showed up at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fanfest at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, signed autographs and greeted fans... by Tom Edrington 5 reads Barrett Ruud is a good company man.

The Bucs open a mandatory three-day mini-camp Tuesday, and though coaches hope to answer a few lingering questions about their roster, they will not solve the team's biggest quandary: who is going to play quarterback.

Raheem Morris is in love. We know that. He's totally, absolutely smitten with Josh Freeman, that 6-5, 230-pound hunk of young quarterbacking blood who was drafted 17th in the first round by the Buccaneers... by Tom Edrington 23 reads Preview/Prediction June 13, 2009 Raheem Morris is in love.

The Buccaneers are officially taking a pass on Michael Vick. Add GM Mark Dominik to the growing list of football executives shunning Vick, the polarizing quarterback who has nearly completed a 23-month sentence for overseeing a dogfighting ring.

The trendiest word about the Bucs this year appears to be "rebuilding". Sure, the team is not as strong as it was on this day last season, or the season before that, but I'd argue that the 2006 Bucs, who finished 4-12, were much more decisively in rebuilding than this team is.

He has reportedly lost more than 10 pounds since last season and told the media he's not done shedding weight.

The countdown to Buccaneer training camp is getting shorter. May is gone, June is here, and July is 30 days in waiting.

If only quarterbacks were like pitchers. The more decent pitchers a major league team has, the more depth it has.

Bucs coach Raheem Morris has expressed interest in bringing in a 'great player' like WR Plaxico Burress .

If I were granted access to interview a player from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster, it would be Kellen Winslow.

Several hundred Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans filed into Raymond James Stadium to watch the NFL draft on the giant screen Saturday.

Tampa Bay head coach Raheem Morris has a lot on his plate as the Buccaneers prepare for the 2009 season.