Carter Signs/Plummer Not Retired/Blah!

This has been yet another interesting day. Kevin Carter signs a deal with the Bucs for reportedly $25 million over 4 years. Obviously, this deal is likely to be one of those standard Bruce style one-year trial deals where the Bucs can either cut him after a year, or eat the hit for as long as they are willing to stick with him. Carter is a stop gap that will bring back some pass rushing ability to the Bucs after last year's lack of any QB pressure. It will allow the Bucs to draft some young DL's and not be forced to start them immediately.

Also, it was reported that the NFL did not receive any papers from Jake Plummer, so he's apparently not retired, and now rumors are swirling that a number of teams are pushing hard to trade for him. Needless to say, I'm quite sure the Bruce knew what he was doing when he acquired Plummer's rights. I'm still hoping that either they trade him to Houston for Carr, or that they trade him to the Raiders to swap #1 picks. Either deal would be great for both teams, and would really help the Bucs out tremendously. If they were to trade with the Raiders for a swap of picks, the Bucs would then be in position to take either Joe Thomas or Calvin Johnson, whoever they have higher on their board. I would think it would be Thomas, who would give the Bucs another Paul Gruber and solidify that side for a long time.

Some people are freaking out on the message boards, but I don't think they understand just how shrewd Bruce Allen really is. I think he's had a plan all along, and that the Bucs are really going to come out smelling like roses after everything is said and done. At the very least, he's got people talking about the Bucs, and that's always a good thing.