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03:41 AM ET 12.13 | It's true that the Buccaneers have a slimmer than slim chance of still making the 2012 postseason, but I have more of a chance of scoring with Kate Upton, Kate Middelton and Kate Hudson all at the same time while floating on an inner-tube made of chocolate gold. But while some may still cling to this hope that the postseason might be within grasp, the fact that it isn't is not something to get down about. Here's the thing: if this team had made the playoffs this year it would have been on dumb luck and nothing else. Sure, the offense is explosive and can compete with top-notch defenses (or so we think), but this defense is not elite -- it's not even mediocre. There is a very distinct and important difference between belonging and being and that's a difference that seems to be lost on the hopeless romantics in Tampa. Now is not the time for the Buccaneers, and that's all right. Because the moment for the Bucs to belong is not far off and it's bitter defeat like this that makes winning it all even more sweet.