The regime has changed, as have the schemes and philosophies.
Also gone are the bloated egos and shrugged shoulders of
uncertainty. All of this will undoubtedly help the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers as the season progresses.  But if the Bucs have any
hope of rebounding from their miserable 4-12 season of a year
ago, they'll have to rely on something bigger than the new guy
wearing the headset on the sideline.  This year's Bucs have
several advantages over last year's team, but arguably none
bigger than the luxury of veteran leadership.  The front office
did right by targeting key veteran players such as receiver
Vincent Jackson, guard Carl Nicks, cornerback Eric Wright and
tight end Dallas Clark during the offseason, while
systematically ridding the team of the malcontents and hey-look-
at-me players.  And while the money spent to bring in the
aforementioned is mind-numbing to say the least, it won't be
worth a hill of beans if the results on the scoreboard don't
change.  In other words, it's time for those veterans t