New York Giants in an NFC playoff game in Tampa, Florida. It would be the last time the Bucs reached the postseason.
Some misguided decisions in 2008-09 deserve much of the blame for what has become the NFL's second-longest postseason drought.
Those missteps involved three areas -- head coach, quarterback and kicker -- the Bucs are still struggling with today. Let's take a look at each as the Bucs prepare for Sunday's 1 p.m. ET game at the Giants.