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Bucs safety Tanard Jackson said having to sit through a season-opening four-game league suspension served as a wake-up call, a "reality-setter," that has led him to the top of his game.

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

Carolina's DeAngelo Williams breaks to the outside as Tampa Bay's Barrett Ruud and Ronde Barber defend.

TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in need of some help at fullback and Hudson resident Jason Krupinski is willing to give it to them - for free.

LONDON - At least they got out to see some sights and do some shopping. Good thing, too, because if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ever decide to look back on their weekend trip to jolly old England, those Kodak moments and souvenirs will prove to be the highlight.

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.

Sam Aiken heads toward the end zone after linebacker Barrett Ruud's missed tackle in the second quarter.

Cancel that APB that was issued for Laurence Maroney. The tailback turned back the clock last week, rushing for 123 yards on 16 carries.

The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in London and hoping the change of scenery will finally help them get their season back on track.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas We'll start our weekly team-by-team mailbags with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .

The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven't been able to catch too many breaks six weeks into the 2009 campaign.

I made a whirlwind visit to the United States last week, spending one day with the New England Patriots before flying into Tampa for 24 hours with the Buccaneers.

Hours after Tampa Bay stumbled to 0-6 for the first time in 24 years, Buccaneers rookie head coach Raheem Morris went to bed without watching film of his team's next opponent.

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

Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris Effort is there most of the time, but results aren't. I never fault one for doing his best, but if it's not good enough, its time for a hard line business decision.

In the 10 months since they last registered a victory, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been transformed from Super Bowl contenders to an NFL punch line.

The Week 5 schedule poses several problems for owners as some of the highest ranked fantasy players in the NFL hit their bye weeks.

Eagle's running back Brian Westbrook breaks through the tackle of Tampa Bay's Barrett Ruud to score a seven yard touchdown in the third quarter.

LANDOVER, Md. - There were many reasons for members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense to be happy despite a 16-13 road loss against Washington.

The young Buccaneers added some variety to their winless repertoire Sunday -- turning a game that should have been a victory into a fourth consecutive loss.