Posted by  BO, tampa on 03/06  at  11:56 AM

why not, we’d get one good year outta him. and raheem would be his “buddy” instead of coach.

Posted by  Roland, PC on 03/06  at  04:55 AM

Ref813 if Vick = V. Young then does V. Young = Tim Tebow?
BTW nice posts lately.

Posted by  DaKidGottSkillz5, Tampa on 03/05  at  09:05 PM

ok yea we kno TO is a problem but i tell you what. if you want to draft a WR this year then you can say bye to drafting a QB. i say we sign TO so we can fill in the other WR and tell me this wont be nice. TO on the Left Bryant on the right and kellen Winslow at TE or slot!!!!! that WR core right there is sick and anyone that doesnt agree is crazy…!!!!! we sign him and then we can trade for a QB or Draft one. we got the running game checked but we missing a reciever who can stretch the field and To is that guy And plz holt is old hes not as good as TO and if you think so U got problems

Posted by  Erik, Chester,Pa on 03/05  at  07:53 PM

Cortez Hankton=310 yds in 5 years or T. Owens, future hall of famer? What a joke. Hankton? That’s a whopping 62 YARDS A YEAR!! Back the truck up and pay this guy!! We should lock him up at $100 million over the next 5 years! The YUCK is BACK! Thanks Dominik!

Posted by  Erik, Chester,Pa on 03/05  at  07:28 PM

To all T.O. haters I have 2 names and 2 words for you geniuses. Warren Sapp, Keyshawn Johnson=Super BOWL!! Oh that’s right, re-signing Hankton will help get us to the Superbowl,right? LOL.Go BUCS!!

Posted by  Andrew, Orlando, FL on 03/05  at  06:14 PM

Wouldn’t surprise me Joe. As long as he doesn’t sign with us. Dallas only let him go cause his ego won’t fit in their new stadium.

Posted by  Jake, Lutz on 03/05  at  06:14 PM

Bring him on board…at least it will make losing both interesting and quite entertaining!

Posted by  greg, Bradenton on 03/05  at  03:46 PM

NO NO to a TO! Torry Holt is getting up there in age and has lost some steps as well, but can catch the football still. But, our need is on Defense at the moment, DL and CB. Sign Tank Johnson Duminik and a CB. Then draft for a WR with 1st round pick. Or are you guys just focused on next years first round pick? If you are, you better play poor enough to draft McCoy, 4.6 speed and throws a great deep ball. If we win too many games we may have to take Tebow to placate Floridians!

Posted by  cval,  on 03/05  at  02:06 PM

Ditto on NO-T.O. But, maybe we could trade our 1st and 3rd picks for a slew of 5th rounders so we can give plenty of opportunity to “young and inexperienced players.” What hogwash. (Please note the sarcasm)

Posted by  GloboBall, The Press Box on 03/05  at  01:37 PM

Is any top rate free agent a good fit for the Buccaneers?!?

I sure would like to see something of the Derrick Ward caliber signing on the defensive side.

At the risk of jumping on the band wagon, I’d even celebrate a Tank Johnson signing.  At this point that’s a no brainer.  Isn’t it?!?

Hell, I’d even go get those Ravens CB’s, Ivy and McAllister.

Posted by  Scott Fink, New Port Richey on 03/05  at  01:35 PM

I think you are right on target.  The hard decisions are being made everyday…new coach, younger players….T.O. is heading down the road…we need guys coming up.

Posted by  Todd, PSJ on 03/05  at  01:28 PM

THEY HAD PLENTY OF CHANCES TO GET DEALS DONE TO BUILD TOWARD OUR FUTURE IN FA AND HAVEN’T DONE SQWAT !!!!!! BESIDES PICKING UP ANOTHER RB THAT WE NEEDED. THREE STRAIGHT DAYS AND HAVEN’T DONE ANYTHING EXCEPT PICK UP A PK…LOL WHAT A FREAKING JOKE !!!
  WHAT WE NEED IS NEW OWNERS THAT LOVES THE BUCS AS MUCH AS WE DO. AN ACTUAL BUCS FAN SHOULD OWN THIS TEAM.

Posted by  wayne james, clearwater on 03/05  at  01:16 PM

Bring T.O. to tampa r u kidding me we have never had an off.player of his talent in tampa.ya i know he is a ego problem. every team he has been on has made the playoffs went to super bowl with philly on 1 leg .i dont care what he does off field .when he is on field he is top 5 wr in nfl at his age

Posted by  Jim Kinzer, Winfield, WV on 03/05  at  12:16 PM

I’m like the little old hamburger woman, “Where’s DA Beef”!  If Bates don’t stop losing players and start getting some players, he may jump the sinking Pirate Ship!

Posted by  Ray Peters, Dade City on 03/05  at  11:49 AM

Aw come on. The Bucs aren’t going to win anyway. Bring in TO so we can at least have some national TV coverage. The Bucs will be in LA in a couple of years anyway so lets have some fun!

Posted by  Larry Williams, Sebastian Fl on 03/05  at  11:33 AM

ONE WORD…..CHEMISTRY
**JUST SAY NO TO T.O.**

Posted by  B. L. Zeebub, Another Dimension on 03/05  at  11:26 AM

Writer should have heeded the advice of the first line of this article:

“Don’t even think about it.”

Why do we even need to ask this question? Any team signing TO risks alienating 50% of its fans and wrecking the locker room… Should not even be mentioned.

Posted by  Austin F, Tampa on 03/05  at  11:17 AM

Forget Owens. Focus on Holt, hands down the best receiver that anyone could have hoped to attain this free agency.

Posted by  Joe, Brandon FL on 03/05  at  11:05 AM

ref813…nice point! I hadn’t considered that.

Posted by  Jay Molina, Tampa on 03/05  at  11:05 AM

The dismantling of the Tampa defense continues.  Let’s not make it worse by bringing in this cancer that has been unhappy at every stop in his career and has thrown every one of his quarterbacks under the bus. It doesn’t matter what Morris said at his bubbly news conference.  The facts say that this team is in complete rebuilding mode and we should not expect more than 6 wins next year.

Posted by  ref813, memphis on 03/05  at  11:02 AM

Joe, Haley was O coordinator for Dallas when Owens got there.  He doesn’t want him.  I don’t want him on our team.  The Raiders are probably the only option.  I can’t see TN taking him.  The only thing I would dislike more than signing Owens would be trading anything for V. Young.  He’s a bigger Vick.  Neither can throw.

Posted by  Joe, Brandon FL on 03/05  at  10:42 AM

Also, I read a couple of weeks ago that T.O. was going to have tv cameras following him around throughout the offseason. Some kind of reality show I guess. Don’t think that would sit well with the Bucs organization.His ego has surpassed his ball skills!

Posted by  :PapaJohn, Tampa on 03/05  at  10:37 AM

TO should go to Oakland where he where losers and thugs go to be never heard from again.

Only a senile owner would be so crazy to sign him that jacka—.

Posted by  bucfan4life, edgewater on 03/05  at  10:32 AM

everyone is a bad fit fot the bucs by the looks of it…..

Posted by  JK, KY on 03/05  at  10:30 AM

That’s not what Coach Morris said at their news conference on black Wed. He said the Bucs would be competing for championships in year one and beyond.