Is Chad Too Lippy To Be A Buc?

As the tumbleweed blows across One Buc and the team selfishly deprives bloggers of anything of any substance to write about, we are resigned to continue to beating the horse that is Chad Johnson. Stephen Holder makes an excellent point about the possibility of bringing Johnson to Tampa.

Tampa Bay has been far more likely to sign players with checkered pasts than players who stay within the law but are apt talk out of turn.

I'm trying to think of any free agent that the Bucs have signed since Jon Gruden has been coach that I would consider a loud mouth or a camera whore. Jeff Garcia is the only one who even comes close, and he's just got a big ego and a confident streak; he's not really the kind of guy I'm talking about. So, yeah, maybe signing Johnson goes against that trend. But I think for talent like his, they would be willing to.

Bruce Allen said they wanted a Tiger Woods-caliber player in free agency. A big name, blue chip guy. And receiver is one of the team's most serious needs. But a big name receiver is almost guaranteed to have a mouth and an attitude. I don't think you can separate the two. Go ahead, name a top tier receiver that isn't kind of a douche. Ok, Marvin Harrison. Fine, I'll give you him. But that dude creeps me out a little. He's so quiet and has that mustache and keeps to himself. I'd wager a couple bucks that he has a basement full of corpses dressed in drag. And no one needs that kind of baggage in their locker room. But name another one. Can't do it, can you?

If they're going to go with a receiver as their big splash, Allen and Gruden are going to have to deal with some mugging for the camera and some distractions. But Johnson has never been mean-spirited about it and for some reason, I can tolerate his brand of showmanship much more than Terrell Owens's or Randy Moss's. If the team can't deal with it, they'll have to make their big purchase for another position. Maybe a lineman. Justin Smith, possibly? Ooh, I just got a little excited.