"Roy Miller noticed the difference almost as soon as he walked into One Buc Place on Thursday morning.

There was a buzz around the building the likes of which he had seldom, if ever, felt before, the type generated by the presence of someone of notable distinction, a rock star, maybe.

Funny, but just a few hours later, after Albert Haynesworth wowed coaches and teammates during his first workout with the Buccaneers, that's precisely how many in the locker room described the defensive tackle.

"We haven't really had any rock stars in our locker room before,'' backup quarterback Josh Johnson said as nearly two dozen reporters crowded around Haynesworth's locker. "(Quarterback) Josh Freeman might be a rock star some day, but right now he is the closest thing we've had to one.''

That the Bucs are counting on the 30-year-old Haynesworth to rock their world tells you just how desperate their situation is on defense. Though a two-time All-Pro, Haynesworth has flamed out in each of his past two stops, in Washington and most recently in New England.

The Bucs claimed Haynesworth on waivers Wednesday, one day after he was released by the Patriots."