FA…Oh My!!

The Bucs apparently tried to pull a trade for Plummer, who then abruptly retired (either because he wanted to be named the starter or because he wants to be back with Kubiack in Houston). Thankfully, the deal fell through. I don't like seeing the Bucs let go of a fourth round pick for an old QB who's thrown roughly a 1:1 TD to INT ratio. Not good. Now it's back to focusing on Garcia, or trying to trade for Carr (my preference, if you're thinking long term).

The Bucs will have LB Napoleon Harris visit (ironic if they sign him, as he was one of the picks the Raiders got for coughing up Gruden). Steinbach was scheduled to visit, but then signed with the Browns for big time money. SS Lewis is off the board, having gone to the 49ers, so the Bucs will have to go after Hamlin and Doss (Hamlin is, arguably, the best safety out there). The Bucs managed to resign Buchannon and Cox. And may be signing White back. Griffith visited the Bucs (no word yet). And the Bucs appear to have reached an agreement with Chukwurah for a 5 year deal, but he's attending a funeral and won't be officially coming down to sign until next week.

Quite frankly, I think my head is going to explode watching all of this. Some teams have seriously overpaid some players and are throwing cash around like nothing. That's fine. They'll just get into cap trouble while the Bucs keep the dough freed up to sign some big time players the next couple of years. We should see the Bucs start to really get the signings going during the next 3 or 4 days, then it will cool down. In the meantime, we'll all keep glued to every little tid bit that comes out. I have some thoughts late tomorrow on who we've signed and their impact. Until then...