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The once proud Pirate ship of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers now looks like a Somali junk. Oh-no! Oh-no offense. Oh-no defense. Oh-no: Oh and three. New York Giants: 24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Oh. Oh, as in no points on a very ugly Sunday afternoon in Tampa. It was a team-effort, a total display of futility, offense, defense, everything. The overworked defense spent most of the sweltering day on the field. When the paychecks are passed out at One Buccaneer ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have stumbled out of the starting blocks this season. They're 0-2 but Raheem Morris says not to panic, it's time to keep believing in his young team. With that in mind, here are five major questions regarding this team as it goes through last-minute preparations for its Sunday home game against the powerful New York Giants: á Can the Defense Make a Stand? The Bucs rank right at the ...

Eli's a comin' and the cards say...a broken heart! Three Dog Night - Eli's Comin' Form and common sense say "no how, no way" for these 0-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they take on the powerful 2-0 New York Giants on Sunday. Form and common sense tell us that's it's all over before the ball is even kicked to start this game at Raymond James Stadium. With this confused Tampa Bay defense, quarterback Eli ...

How about some more bad news for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? What could be worse than Sunday's performance? How about the news that another starter is gone? Coach Raheem Morris, minus any smiles on his face, announced that "Flip" suffered a broken thumb in the 33-20 loss at Buffalo and he'll be gone "six to eight weeks." Anything else? Sure, how about that porous defense? Is it getting out of hand? "It's already out of hand," ...

This Buccaneer frigate of Captain Raheem Morris is leaking badly. It is listing mightily as it pulls back into port here in Tampa after getting shot apart in Buffalo on Sunday. It is leaking because it cannot defend itself. That was painfully evident in the 33-20 defeat at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. It was clear that things weren't going well from the start. The Bucs trailed 17-0 faster than Morris ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers take to the road and visit Buffalo for the first time on Sunday. Here are the questions about this team on the minds of many Buccaneer faithful: 1. Will Antonio Bryant be able to play effectively, if at all, against the Bills? Bryant's surgically-repaired knee is flaring up. He missed practice on Thursday and his status is a concern for this team. Without him, the Bucs are ...

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit Buffalo for the first time ever in franchise history, both teams desperately need to win this football game on Sunday afternoon. It is only the second game of this young 2009 NFL season but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills, their players, their coaches and their fans know that this just might be a "must win" for both squads and there are some ...

Okay, okay, it's getting ridiculous, it's the daily "Derrick" update. Who's signing Derrick Brooks now? Two days ago it was Chicago. This summer it was New Orleans. Today, it's the Patriots! The Brady Bunch. Belichick's Boys. Get Derrick some lobstah and chowdah! Please. The more pressing question is: Does Derrick Brooks really want to play this season? He's said he does, with one caveat—he's not interested in veteran minimum. That's what older guys get—veteran minimum. The latest report comes from Ian Rapoport ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris wants Josh Johnson to become Avis —forever. Raheem wants JJ to be Zeke Bratkowski, Earl Morrall and Jim Sorgi. Remember them? Bratkowski was the lifelong backup to Bart Starr in Green Bay. Morrall had Bob Griese's back in Miami and Sorgi holds a clipboard while he watches Peyton Manning set passing records. Morris spoke about JJ to Stephen Holder of the St. Petersburg Times: "I talked about ...

"I wanted to shut everybody up who doesn't think we're a good football team" said Buffalo Bills safety Donte Whitner after the crushing loss to New England. It was all there for the Bills; the impending upset of the New England Patriots and a possible message for the rest of the AFC East. For 58 minutes, the Bills took care of business; then, they got Tom Brady-ed. They got Brady-ed because they allowed ...