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When coach Raheem Morris took over the Bucs' defensive coordinator role, LB Barrett Ruud became one of the bigger benefactors.

After a season of constant change, the Bucs' kicking game will have more personnel upheaval: P Dirk Johnson 's season will end because of a hamstring injury.

It appears a little rest for Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Antonio Bryant has done him some good.

He did not make the trip. White was part of a pass rush that produced six sacks against the Packers but has a shoulder injury.

Just arrived in the Queen City, where I'll be covering Sunday's game between the Falcons and Panthers.

The trade of first-round flop Gaines Adams to the Bears officially was for a second-round pick in 2010.

It might have been the Wild Caddy. The Bucs experimented earlier this season with the wildcat formation, which was popularized by the Dolphins starting last season.

Wearing one of those ghastly creamsicle jerseys that are an ugly reminder of Tampa Bay's past, rookie Josh Freeman gave the struggling Buccaneers plenty of reasons to be optimistic.

So I gave it a day to collect my thoughts on another Buccaneers debacle - now the entire world knows how bad this team is after the 35-7 drubbing by the New England Patriots.

Buccaneers defensive end Stylez White, a product of Shabazz in Newark, celebrates a sack during the Bucs' 28-21 loss to the Panthers Sunday.

There is nothing that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can do with their defensive personnel, other than hope that they don't run into another offensive line like the Carolina Panthers.

Boy, were we all wrong. There actually seem to be a game plan for the 2009 and beyond Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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

It has been quite a whirlwind week for Bucs defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson. There was Sunday, when the seventh-year pro racked up a career-high three sacks against the Eagles, tied his top mark with six tackles and forced a fumble.

When the 0-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet the 1-3 Carolina Panthers Sunday at Raymond James Stadium, not all the story lines will focus on the playing field.

Among the many miscalculations by the Bucs entering the season - there were several - was overestimating the talent on their defensive line.

Time is running out on Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Gaines Adams , arguably the poster boy for the incredibly disappointing group of defensive linemen from the 2007 draft class.

I'm sure that this time last year nobody in Detroit believed the Lions could go 0-16. They had lost handily to Atlanta and Green Bay in the first two games, but the thought of going winless couldn't possibly have registered because that just doesn't happen in the National Football League.

Bills starting right tackle Brad Butler was carted to the locker room after hurting his right leg late in the first half against Tampa Bay.

It is impossible to put a happy face on the performance of Tampa Bay's secondary Sunday.