Posted by  Ed Johnson, St. Petersburg, FL on 10/02  at  08:08 PM

How about trading for Michael Turner of SD?  He should be the Bucs first choice to pursue a trade.

Posted by  bill thomas, dunedin on 10/02  at  07:54 PM

McKinnie alone is worth more than a fourth round pick. The guy was a top seven selection and while he isnt perfect in his technique, he is still a very good left tackle. wasnt he a top ten pick in the draft just a few short years ago.

The guy is huge and would have been worth a two in my opinion, i mean a six eight left tackle with strength and reasonable feet is not something thats easy to come by. Too bad the Vikes pulled back…

Posted by  Patrick Dotson, Tampa,FL on 10/02  at  07:01 PM

i agree this is stoopid…JUST BRING UP DARBY….

Posted by  Jason Toms, Carnduff, SK, Canada on 10/02  at  07:00 PM

This would be a horrible deal.  Mewelde Moore is not a feature back so why bring him on board.  Chester Taylor would be fine.  But Moore is another injury prone back who doesn’t run well between the tackles and goes down on first contact.  You don’t give up anything more than a 6th rounder for guys like that.  A 4th would be ridiculous.  Would you give up the possibility of drafting a Tanard Jackson who may start for you for 10 years for someone who should be a bench player???  Let Earnest and Pittman carry the load.  they’ve played very well thus far anyways and in all honesty have outperformed Cadillac at times.

Posted by  Gregory Donoghue, Bradenton on 10/02  at  06:47 PM

Bad idea. Stop giving away draft choices for the player of the day. Bring up the kid from Alabama and bring back Antonio Gates for the practice squad. Gates reminded me a bit of a former buc RB Warrick Dunn up in Atlanta. Gates demonstrated an ability to make people miss and should have been tried at running back kickoffs.

Posted by  david birch, san mateo on 10/02  at  06:46 PM

i agree with the sentiment that rb is not the most pressing need…a lot of people (including me) want to see what darby can do when it counts…i’d much rather see the front office check the waiver wire to see what might be available rather than forfeit draft picks…i see the colts cut ot michael toudouze (5th round pick from tcu, 6-6 303) he was rated 15/110 tackles that entered this year’s draft…plus it never hurts to bring in a player that just got released from your next opponent…

Posted by  Maurice, Schenectady, New York on 10/02  at  05:44 PM

Bring Darby back and forget about Moore. The Vikings arent the only team in the NFL that has players on it. We shouldnt even trade for a RB we just need a left tackle. Pittman and Earnest are gonna pound the rock for us like they’ve been doing. So I think we should trade for another big name left tackle like Levi Jones for Trotter since the Bengals are in serious need of a linebacker and I think their desperate right now so I think we should take advantage of them. But thats just my opinion.

Posted by  Erik Cottman, Chester,Pa on 10/02  at  05:42 PM

Everyone reach down and pull your seat belt a little tighter. This is going to be a long ride. So far, however, the ride has been fun. Here comes the bumpy part. The roughest part maybe this week. It will be rough becuase of the Colts AND the injuries suffered last week. This game can make or break this team, the season and the little bit of respect that the Bucs have gained in the past 4 weeks. This should be looked as a big payback for that NFL record setting collapse of a couple years ago. The can do it and they will WIN!!! GO BUCS!!!

Posted by  Mike Dorite, sylvania, OH on 10/02  at  05:41 PM

Being both a UT rockets fan and a bucs fan, I think we may be overlooking the kinship between Gradkowski and Chester Taylor. They worked magic here in NW ohio with a lot of passes coming out of the backfield. I’m sure bruce could help out chester with the new system. He’s a good back and wasn’t Mckinnie a very high draft pick in the past? It could be a good deal but i’d pass on mewelde.

Posted by  Dave Taylor, Tampa on 10/02  at  05:27 PM

I think this would be a bad move. Graham and Pittman can handle the load at running back. We need to find a replacement at tackle

Posted by  Shawn Golan, Los Angeles, CA on 10/02  at  05:22 PM

While I think Moore is a fine running back, I don’t know why we would need him - especially at the cost of a valuable draft pick.  Moore is NOT an upgrade over Pittman, and is, at best, equal to Earnest Graham.  If the concern is for “depth,” then we need to bring up Kenneth Darby, who played very well during the pre-season.  I sincerely hope that this deal doesn’t get done…it’s just unnecessary.

Posted by  John A. Valenti, Tampa on 10/02  at  05:12 PM

What will we be giving up here? I love our team and I can’t see what the Vikings would want beside’s a big name? Other thank Maybe Ike Hilliard( peak price right now) or maybe moving Trotter or (GASP!) Simms/Gradkowski, I don’t see us getting any advantage of this. I liked Taylor and McKinnie coming, but not at the cost of anything earlier than a 4th rounder.

Posted by  ken chance, inverness fl on 10/02  at  05:04 PM

this would be a good fit.  he can catch out of the backfield and is durable.