Cornerback options dwindling

The Bucs targeted cornerbacks Jacques Reeves, Drayton Florence and Randall Gay at the opening of the signing period.

Already, two of them are off the market, with Reeves agreeing to terms today on a contract with Houston and Jacksonville expected to sign Florence to a deal with a $12-million signing bonus.

So, where does that leave the Bucs? Well, at the moment, Gay is visiting New Orleans and it's expected they're going to press him to sign a contract, agent Albert Elias said. But the Bucs have the ability to prevent that from happening, assuming they present an offer to Gay today that intrigues him enough to follow through on his plans to visit the Bucs on Monday.

Gay is a guy the Bucs could use, and they'd be wise to do what they can to get him because of this unimpressive group of cornerbacks. If not, the next best cornerback available might be, well, Brian Kelly. Somehow, I can't see that working out.