(My Sportsbook) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans are definitely going to need to pick up a copy of the team's new media guide. That might be the only way they can remember all the new names on the sideline.

The Buccaneers enter the fresh season with a new general manager, head coach, offensive and defensive coordinator, and just in case you still weren't sure if the Bucs were rebuilding or not, a new starting quarterback.

And the funny thing about the QB situation? The club's 2009 first-round pick, signal-caller Josh Freeman, isn't even in the mix to start in place of the departed Jeff Garcia.

That's the decision made by new head coach Raheem Morris, who quickly went from defensive backs coach to defensive coordinator to new head coach in a matter of months.

After former defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin retreated to join his son in the college ranks and Tampa Bay decided to fire head coach Jon Gruden, the 32- year-old Morris was named the eighth head coach in club history on January 17, the same day that Mark Dominik become the Bucs' fourth-ever general manager.

Tampa Bay hopes to accomplish with Morris what the Steelers did when they made a then-35-year-old Mike Tomlin their head coach a few years back. Morris, who turns 33 on September 3, was a member of the Bucs' coaching staff from 2002-05 before a one-year stint with Kansas State, and worked under Tomlin during that time.

In addition to putting former Denver assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Jim Bates in charge of the "D," Dominik and Morris tabbed Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinski as offensive coordinator.

The new duo also made their stamp on the field. Gone are some famous faces of the organization in linebacker Derrick Brooks, running back Warrick Dunn and wide receiver Joey Galloway. The two then added fresh blood in Freeman, running back Derrick Ward, tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. and linebacker Angelo Crowell, though the latter of that group will miss the 2009 season due to a torn biceps.

With Ward, Earnest Graham, Cadillac Williams and Clifton Smith, Morris hopes to make the Bucs a run-heavy contender.

"You have to be a power team. When you're a power team, you run the ball and people tend to load up the box, it's common sense," said Morris. "You have to put more people in the box to stop the run when you're running downhill like that."

Morris hopes that will wear teams down and open up the passing game a bit as well. He also wasn't shy of declaring his goals for the upcoming season.

"Our goal is to come here and win championships. There is no doubt about it. We want to win our division. We want to go into the playoffs and win the conference championship."

That might be hard to do, seeing as Morris has yet to do what his predecessor Gruden could never do; find a quarterback and stick with him.

Chalk it up to the arrogance of youth.

Below we take a capsule look at the 2009 edition of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with a personnel evaluation and prognosis included therein:

2008 RECORD: 9-7 (3rd, NFC South)

LAST PLAYOFF APPEARANCE: 2007, lost to N.Y. Giants, 24-14 in NFC Wild Card

COACH (RECORD): Raheem Morris (first season with Buccaneers, first overall)

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Jeff Jagodzinski

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Jim Bates

OFFENSIVE STAR: Antonio Bryant, WR (83 receptions, 7 TD)

DEFENSIVE STAR: Ronde Barber, CB (75 tackles, 4 INT, 2 sacks)

OFFENSIVE TEAM RANKS: 15th rushing, 11th passing, 19th scoring

DEFENSIVE TEAM RANKS: 19th rushing, 4th passing, 10th scoring

KEY ADDITIONS: QB Byron Leftwich (from Steelers), QB Josh Freeman (1st Round, Kansas State), RB Derrick Ward (from Giants), TE Kellen Winslow (from Browns), DT Roy Miller (3rd Round, Texas), LB Niko Koutouvides (from Broncos), K Mike Nugent (from Jets), P Dirk Johnson (from Cardinals)

KEY DEPARTURES: QB Jeff Garcia (to Raiders), RB Warrick Dunn (released), WR Ike Hilliard (released), WR Joey Galloway (to Patriots), TE Alex Smith (to Patriots), DT Jovan Haye (to Titans), DE Kevin Carter (not tendered), LB Derrick Brooks (released), LB Cato June (to Texans), LB Angelo Crowell (out for season/injured), OLB Patrick Chukwurah (not tendered), CB Phillip Buchanon (to Lions), P Josh Bidwell (out for season/injured)

QB: Though the Buccaneers moved up in the draft to take Freeman 17th overall -- a move some saw as a reach -- it doesn't seem as though he will figure into the club's 2009 plans. At least not right away. Instead, Luke McCown and Byron Leftwich will battle it out for the starting spot, with second-year pro Josh Johnson figuring to be the odd-man out unless the loser of the McCown-Leftwich battle is traded. Leftwich signed with the Bucs after serving as a backup in Pittsburgh last year. The 2003 first-round pick flamed out in Jacksonville and failed to hang on in Atlanta before throwing for 303 yards and two touchdowns in five relief appearances last season. McCown, who owns just seven starts over five seasons, threw only one pass last year for the Bucs after passing for 1,009 yards in five games in '07, making three starts. He is just 1-6 in his career as a starter. This battle isn't expected to be concluded until late in the preseason.

RB: A high ankle sprain ended Graham's 2008 season six games early last year and caused the Bucs to use Dunn a little more than they would have liked. Tampa Bay is hoping to get 2007-type production out of Graham, as he rushed for 898 yards and 10 touchdowns on 222 carries that season before totaling 563 yards and four scores on 132 carries a season ago. Tampa Bay, though, appears as if they will rotate a handful of other backs onto the field as well, including free agent addition Ward. The Bucs added Ward (1,025 rushing yards, 2 TD with the Giants) to keep Graham fresh, a task that also falls to Williams and Smith. After suffering a nasty torn patellar tendon in his right knee in '07, Cadillac remarkably suffered the same injury to his left knee last year, though it wasn't as serious as the first. Still, it is unknown how much the Bucs can get out of the former Offensive Rookie of the Year. Second-year back Smith, who excelled in the return game last year, will also get carries. B.J. Askew, who stands at 6-foot-3, 233-pounds, made four starts at fullback last year while appearing in 10 games total. He'll be backed up by Jameel Cook after Byron Storer was lost for 2009 because of a knee injury.

WR/TE: Antonio Bryant returns to the Buccaneers off a huge season that earned him the team's franchise player tag. Bryant led the Bucs with 83 catches, 1,248 receiving yards and seven touchdowns a season ago, all career-highs, after being out of football for all of 2007. He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee during the preseason, but should be back in time for Week 1. Fellow wideout Michael Clayton (38 catches, 1 TD) returns for his sixth season with the club, and at 6-foot-4, offers a physical presence to complement Bryant's athleticism. Though the Bucs lost a veteran in Galloway, also losing some depth at the wideout spot, the addition of Winslow should help to offset that. The former Brown was acquired for a pair of draft picks and was promptly signed to a monster six-year extension. Though he clashed with Browns management over the handling of a staph infection he suffered last year, Winslow is just two seasons removed from a 2007 Pro Bowl campaign that saw him make 82 catches for 1,106 yards and five touchdowns. He slipped to 43 receptions last year after missing six games due to injury. Jerramy Stevens (36 receptions) is the reserve tight end, while the club drafted wideout Sammie Stroughter in the seventh round out of Oregon State to strengthen the bench, along with Maurice Stovall and Dexter Jackson.

OL: Whoever takes the snaps for Tampa Bay this year will benefit from a young and talented offensive line. Right guard Davin Joseph is coming off a Pro Bowl year, and the 2006 first-round pick is a blend of power and athleticism that allows him to excel in run-blocking. Jeremy Trueblood lines up alongside him at the right tackle position, as he has since being taken in the second round of the '06 draft. Center belongs to Jeff Faine, the veteran of the group at age 28. Mix in left guard Jeremy Zuttah, a 2008 third-round pick, and 26-year- old tackle Donald Penn, and Tampa's line appears set for the future. The line did take a bit of a hit, as left guard Aaron Sears has yet to report for unknown personal reasons. He started 15 games last season. Tampa Bay drafted Xavier Fulton out of Illinois in the fifth round of this past draft.

DL: Though Tampa Bay ranked fourth versus the pass a season ago, the club was only 19th against the run. That is something Bates will need to change. Chris Hovan (69 tackles, 1 sack) and Ryan Sims (27 tackles, 1.5 sacks) are penciled in to start at defensive tackle. Sims takes over for the departed Jovan Haye, and the Bucs are not deep in the middle, with third-round pick Roy Miller and 2008 fourth-round selection Dre Moore listed as the reserves. Miller lacks skill, but makes up for it with effort, while Moore spent all of last year on the practice squad. The key will be getting more out of 2007 first-round pick Gaines Adams, who was taken fourth overall. Bates would love to see an increase of the 6 1/2 sacks Adams (55 tackles) posted in 2008 at right end. Jimmy Wilkerson (28 tackles, 5 sacks) starts at left end and will be pushed by fourth-round pick Kyle Moore out of USC. The former Greg White, now known as Stylez G. White (40 tackles, 5 sacks), is also in the mix for playing time.

LB: It marked the end of an era when the Buccaneers let go the 11-time Pro Bowl selection Brooks, who had been with the club since 1995. His release allows the Bucs to go young at the linebacking spot, with 26-year-old middle linebacker Barrett Ruud already taking over the role as leader. Entering his third year as a starter, he topped the team with 178 tackles last year to go along with three sacks and two interceptions. Tampa Bay was going to replace Brooks at the weak side with Jermaine Phillips, but pulled the plug on that experiment and will shift Phillips back to his normal safety spot. Instead, second-year LB Geno Hayes, 22, will likely claim the starting spot. On the other side, 25-year-old Quincy Black and Adam Hayward, 25, compete to start. The Bucs thought they had an insurance policy at the strong position in Crowell before he suffered a biceps injury. Crowell also missed all of last season with the Bills due to a knee injury.

DB: Aqib Talib appeared on his way to claiming a starting spot on the left side after getting drafted 20th overall last year and tying for the team lead with four interceptions a season ago. However, he was reportedly charged with simple battery and resisting arrest without violence on August 20 after allegedly assaulting a cab driver. Though he has yet to be suspended, a possible ban could be coming from the NFL offices for the 23-year-old. Torrie Cox is listed behind Talib on the depth chart to occupy a position left vacant after Phillip Buchanon's release. Veteran Ronde Barber will start full-time as he has since 1999, two years after being drafted by the Bucs. Barber (100 tackles, 4 INT) will be 34 this season and clubs may try to test his aging legs. Free safety Tanard Jackson (102 tackles, 1 INT) will miss the first four games of the season for violating the NFL substance abuse policy. He started all 16 games last year, while Phillips (86 tackles, 3 INT) made 11 starts at strong safety, a spot he figures to reclaim from Sabby Piscitelli to add depth to the secondary.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Though Smith figures to work his way into the running back rotation, he is also expected to spearhead the return game as well. After taking over duties from Dexter Jackson last year, Smith averaged 14.1 yards per punt return and 27.6 yards on kicks. He returned a kickoff 97 yards for a score and also took a punt to the house. Punter Josh Bidwell tied for fifth in the NFL with 27 punts inside the 20-yard line, but will miss the 2009 season because of hip surgery. To replace him Tampa Bay signed 34-year-old Dirk Johnson, who averaged 41.8 yards per punt last year with Arizona. Matt Bryant was 27-for-27 on field goal tries inside the 40-yard line, but was 5-for-11 from beyond. That included misses on all three of his 50-plus yard attempts. That led Tampa Bay to sign former Jet Mike Nugent, who is 20-for-31 in his career from 40 yards out or more, and the two will battle for the job.

PROGNOSIS: Though nobody in Tampa Bay is saying it, the Bucs enter a 2009 season that is step one in a rebuilding project. The offense is in place, even if its signal-caller of the future might be holding a clipboard this year. The addition of Winslow to a nucleus that contains a young offensive line and weapons like Graham, Ward and Bryant seems to have Tampa set on the offensive side of things. However, the defense is going through a transitional period and a new scheme, and while the Buccaneers are electing to go young, those players will need some seasoning. The Bucs open the season with four games against the tough NFC East in the first five weeks, and also play in a division with three other teams that are just better. The club also gave up a home game to battle the Patriots in London in October, a team that it probably could have used home-field advantage against, and it will be an accomplishment for Morris if he can keep his team out of the basement in the NFC South.