Petitgout Signs And Carter Gets No Bonus

First, let's start with Petitgout. He's now signed for three years, and will likely push Davis for the starting LT job. Davis may be moved to LG in place of Buenning, who may not be ready to play at the start of the season. Davis would make an excellent guard and Petitgout is a solid LT. The Bucs still need to address the Center position, but that might not happen until the draft, now that Newberry has signed with the Raiders. In any case, the Bucs now look to be extremely solid on both sides of the offensive line, and that will help the Bucs tremendously by allowing the Tight Ends to go out on routes much more frequently.

Now, as to Carter's contract, Pewter Report has the gory details of his contract, and it appears to be another one of those Bruce Allen specials where the guy really only counts a small portion this year, and has no significant hit next year. There was no signing bonus with a lot less than the $5 million being guaranteed. Duemig stated that his guaranteed was only $2 million, but I have seen reliable reports as high as $3 million. In any case, if you were one of those who thought that this was a break the bank style bad deal, you are quite mistaken and shall be subject to 30 lashes! Carter is a player who brings more size and consistency to the Bucs' defensive line. He'll be an impact player on the field and in the locker room.

So far I have to give Allen two thumbs up on what he's done to date. Nothing harmful had been done to this team, and that's a good thing. I'm starting to get excited about this off-season.