The Buccaneers were one of the NFL's most disappointing outfits in 2011, following up their promising 10-6 season in 2010 with a 4-12 effort.

GM Mark Dominik has already changed head coaches, dumping Raheem Morris for ex-Rutgers boss Greg Schiano, and strongly signaled Tuesday that he's ready to revamp his roster, too.

"We'll be more active in free agency than we were last year," Dominik said. "We purposely rolled every penny we could into this year's cap. Clubs didn't have to do that, but we wanted to. We have plans."

He could have more than $60 million to play with, pending how much the Glazer family authorizes him to spend.

"We'll be involved in free agency," Dominik said. "To what capacity, it depends on what the list looks like. We're prepared, and that's the most important thing."

Tampa Bay, which also owns the fifth pick in the draft, could certainly use more explosive offensive playmakers to assist QB Josh Freeman, who seemed to regress noticeably in 2011 after a stellar sophomore year in 2010. Being able to light up the scoreboard is a virtual imperative in the NFC South given the offensive weaponry boasted by the Falcons, Panthers and division champion Saints.

However bolstering a defense, particularly in the back seven, that allowed the most points and rushing yards in 2011 would also seem to be a major priority.

Hat tip: The Tampa Tribune