Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Buccaneers endured the worst collapse in the NFL in 15 years, going 9-3 before losing four straight to end the season and miss the playoffs.

It was the second straight 9-7 season for coach Jon Gruden, who has now failed to reach the postseason four times in the past six years. He also hasn't won a playoff game since Super Bowl XXXVII.

Gruden's offense during his seven-year stint in Tampa Bay ranks 25th in scoring.

Yet, there is no sign that the Glazer family, which owns the Bucs, has any intention of making a drastic move involving Gruden or general manager Bruce Allen, who signed extensions through 2011 at the end of the 2007 season.

Gruden is pinning the four-game losing streak on injuries, and to some extent, the announcement by defensive...

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He was married in the Vatican, which figures to be no trivial matter to a Catholic named Pat Bowlen.

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Change is underway with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ' coaching staff, as assistant head coach Larry Coyer and the...

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The Buccaneers endured the worst collapse in the NFL in 15 years, going 9-3 before losing four straight to end the season and miss the playoffs.

It was the second straight 9-7 season for coach Jon Gruden, who has now failed to reach the postseason four times in the past six years. He also hasn't won a playoff game since Super Bowl XXXVII.

Gruden's offense during his seven-year stint in Tampa Bay ranks 25th in scoring.

Yet, there is no sign that the Glazer family, which owns the Bucs, has any intention of making a drastic move involving Gruden or general manager Bruce Allen, who signed extensions through 2011 at the end of the 2007 season.

Gruden is pinning the four-game losing streak on injuries, and to some extent, the announcement by defensive...

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Tampa Bay running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams got some encouraging news Monday. The second knee injury he's suffered in the past 15 months is not as severe as the first. Williams tore the patellar tendon in his left knee when he was tackled at the end of a 28-yard run during Sunday's season-ending loss to the Oakland Raiders.

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The grim look on Jon Gruden's face spoke for all of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A day after completing an 0-for-December collapse that kept them out of the playoffs, the coach and his players were still struggling to explain why their season fell apart after a promising start. Gruden made several references to injuries, conceded for the first time that the impending departure of longtime defensive...

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Because the Cowboys are the Cowboys, the media will claim that their implosion was the biggest choke job of the...

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The news was better than expected for Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams.

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Far from the imperfect abyss into which the Detroit Lions have fallen, the NFL's latest playoff qualifiers are celebrating. Shockingly, those party-goers include the Miami Dolphins. Hours after the Lions became the first team to go 0-16 in a season, the Dolphins, who were 1-15 a year ago, completed a memorable turnaround and won the AFC East at 11-5.

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Written off after a blowout loss to the Ravens, Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid aren't quite done in Philly.

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