As I read over the various Buc website message boards, I'm becoming more and more aware that the internet is comprised of teenagers with nothing better to do than spend their parents money. A team releases a player, and the boards light up, what about so and so. There is malise regarding the so called lack of activity in free agency. Then, there is the Madden factor, avid gamers think just because a player does well on their home computer or X-Box, he would be a perfect fit for the team.
Let's look here for a minute at some key needs for the Bucs. First, defensive tackle. Kris Jenkins, Marcus Stroud and Shawn Rodgers were all pined over by cyber GM's on the boards. Sure, they were signed by other teams, but if they were really difference makers in games, do you think that their respective teams would have let them go? I remember this years Bucs game versus the Lions, Rodgers is about 360 and a Big Mac away from a heart attack. Do you really want to give up a third round pick for that???
Wide receiver- Oft-injured Javon Walker got outrageous money from Oakland this year, along with Bernard Berrian and Donte Stallworth. Do you really want to mortage the future of the franchise on the backs of one of these three wideouts? Not me. I was all for Stallworth if the price was right, but not at the price he got.
Running back- The Bucs have been rumored to be interested in Julius Jones from the Cowboys, but in my opinion , if he doesn't come with a reasonable price tag, address running back in the draft, and this years draft is deep at that position.
Many folks, including those in the media in the Bay area, are about to write off the Bucs chances next season before they even hit the field for training camp, I will state, I support Bruce Allen and the front office for the financial restraint they have shown. There were no giants out there this season in free agency. Moss was going to return to New England and even turned down more money from other clubs to return. Samuel was not a corner which was worth the money in a cover 2 defense and that was a great call.
As free agency moves forward, each day a player isn't signed, means less in his potential contract. I'm looking forward to some acquisitions made by the Bucs for bargain prices down the stretch.
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