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It has been a tough season for the man who promised a tough team. Besides Tampa Bay's 1-10 start, rookie coach Raheem Morris is grappling with the failure of the Buccaneers to bring his NFL vision to life in 2009.

Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12:17 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12:17 a.m. TAMPA Two fourth quarter decisions by the aggressive Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris cost his team in the 20-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

But Tampa Bay's fake punt 2:01 into the fourth quarter was not supposed to look anything like the fire drill it appeared to be.

Josh Johnson steps out of bounds a yard shy of a first down in the fourth quarter.

Ryan Purvis caught a two-point conversation during his first NFL pre-season game.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Cadillac Williams did not participate in Thursday's practice because of soreness in his knee.

The Buccaneers' injury report is longer than the team would like. Among those who missed practice today because of injury: DT Roy Miller and WR Maurice Stovall .

Wide receiver Maurice Stovall and center Sean Mahan will start for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in today's road opener against the Buffalo Bills.

Rookie quarterback Josh Freeman is the inactive emergency quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in today's season-opening game against the Dallas Cowboys at Raymond James Stadium.

It appears Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Antonio Bryant has taken a step back in his recovery from preseason knee surgery.

The Buccaneers gained 450 yards in a 34-21 loss to Dallas last Sunday, the most yards the team had gained since an overtime win at Chicago in Sept.

Published: Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 11, 2009 at 12:14 a.m. TAMPA The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have surprised people by naming Carnell Williams their starting tailback for Sunday's season opener against the Dallas Cowboys.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7, Dallas Cowboys 6 What's up Fam! Hope you have had an easy offseason.

Rookie DT Roy Miller can't wait for Sunday to make his pro debut - and face the team that dominated his formative years as a Texas native.

You can still buy tickets for Sunday's season opener against the Cowboys, but the Bucs on Thursday said it won't be blacked out.

TAMPA - Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Louis Holmes has hammered more nails than NFL quarterbacks.

Josh Johnson made something out of nothing once already this preseason. PRO FOOTBALL: The second-year QB has a real shot to make roster He may have to work his magic again, to reaffirm that he deserves to stick with the Buccaneers for a second season.

The Bucs envision their offensive line starters working together for many seasons to come.

Aug 27, 2009 - When he chose to extend the competition for the starting quarterback job one more week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris guaranteed that the main focus on Thursday night would be on the play of Byron Leftwich and Luke McCown.

Quarterback Byron Leftwich could stamp Luke McCown's ticket out of town in his debut at Raymond James Stadium for the Buccaneers against the Miami Dolphins tonight.