Before the Bucs send another player to the World League, they plan to raise a stink of global proportions regarding the treatment of two players. Defensive backs Reggie Rusk and Eric Austin were loaned to the developmental league last summer. But their vacation in Europe was derailed in training camp at Carrollton, Ga. That's where Rusk and Austin were cut by the Scottish Claymores barely a week into workouts. "We were not pleased," Bucs general manager Rich McKay said. "I've written a three-page letter to the (NFL) commissioner, and I expect to have a pretty good story for you in about three weeks. "That league is our league. It was created to help develop players, not to win games. These were not guys we signed just to send to the World League. There are some players you do that with. We had to spend a lot of time convincing their agents it was the right thing to do, because the biggest concern is always injury." It would be different if Rusk and Austin weren't good prospects. Both were drafted in '96, Austin in the fourth round and Rusk in the sixth. Each spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad, combining to appear in three games with no starts. This year, Rusk is making a serious run at earning a roster spot as a backup cornerback and Austin is competing at safety. McKay said being released by the World League shook both players' confidence, but they probably were better served remaining in Tampa. "In the long run, I'm not sure it didn't benefit them more to stay here the entire off-season, because they got to work with (defensive backs coach) Herman (Edwards) all summer and it really helped," McKay said. SAFE AT THIRD: Scott Milanovich could be the inactive third quarterback most of the season, providing Trent Dilfer continues his string of 32 starts. But the Bucs have bigger plans for Milanovich, the former Maryland star. Milanovich has had an impressive training camp but lacks game experience. If he can ascend through the preseason, he could have a shot at eventually replacing Steve Walsh as Dilfer's backup. Dilfer has said he thinks Milanovich could become a starter in the NFL one day. "We hope so," coach Tony Dungy said. "That's what we hoped to see in the preseason, just where he's at. "Last year, he didn't get a lot of time in the games. But we felt the times he went in and played, he showed a lot of poise and understood what we were trying to do." BUCS ON CD: The Bucs as pioneers in the NFL? It's true. Tampa Bay became the first team to make its media guide available on CD-ROM. The multimedia guide is interactive, with searchable and browsing editions, and includes a seven-minute action film. "This CD-ROM is a demonstration of our efforts to be on the cutting edge of the NFL," vice president Bryan Glazer said. "It is just one step. We will continue to introduce new products and new approaches to doing things so we can provide top service to the fans and to the media."