Florida Tuskers coach Jim Haslett said though the level of competition level in the first-year United Football League "may not be the National Football League," he believes his team is "pretty close." Reporters asked if the Tuskers would have a chance against the Buccaneers. Tuskers running back Michael Pittman, a former Buc, acknowledged Wednesday that there are some guys on the team who would "probably tell you we can (beat the Bucs)." That's when running back Tatum Bell chimed in, "I'm one of them." Pittman said: "I'm not going to say we can beat the Bucs; I guarantee we'd give them a great game. This team, we have a lot of fire, we've got talent at every position."