BUCANEER FACTS

KEY OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS: WR Alvin Harper (Cowboys); DE MarcSpindler (Lions); KR Clarence Verdin (Falcons); S Kenneth Gant(Cowboys); S John Booty (Giants); P Reggie Roby (Redskins). KEY OFFSEASON DEPARTURES: QB Craig Erickson (Colts); S Marty Carter(Bears); KR Vernon Turner (Panthers); S Tony Covington (Seahawks); PDan Stryzinski (Falcons). QUICK FIX: The Bucs needed a big-play threat on offense, so theypurchased the one they thought was the best available in free agency:former Cowboy Alvin Harper. They expect Harper to play a much biggerrole than he did in Dallas, where he basically was a complementaryplayer behind the likes of Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and JayNovacek. 1994 …