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       Hapless Bucs are at it Again
   DIR By: PWTRPWR
       Date: March 11, 2015, 7:38 pm
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       The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are proving that today's big free-agent
       signings might just be tomorrow's salary-cap anchor after
       they're cut.
       Hopefully, no team is quite as dysfuncitonal as the Buccaneers
       when it comes to that. They cut defensive end Michael Johnson.
       It happens. Teams sign duds. But this is the third player from a
       huge 2014 free-agent class they've cut, joining quarterback Josh
       McCown and offensive tackle Anthony Collins.
       Add on cornerback Darrelle Revis, who the Buccaneers traded the
       No. 13 overall pick of the draft for two years ago, to cut him
       after only one season, and that's a lot of wastefulness going on
       in Tampa Bay.
       Johnson got a five-year, $43.875 million deal with about $16
       million guaranteed last season. That's a lot for one year,
       especially one with just four sacks. The Buccaneers have to pay
       Johnson $7 million this year even after cutting him, and get
       just $2 million savings on the cap by letting him go.
       McCown signed a two-year, $10 million contract, and then they
       strangely kept starting him even though it was clear second-year
       quarterback Mike Glennon might be better in the present and was
       definitely better for the future. McCown was cut, and signed by
       Cleveland.
       Collins signed a five-year, $30 million with $9 million
       guaranteed after playing sparingly with the Cincinnati Bengals.
       He struggled and was cut after one year.
       At least nobody can accuse the Buccaneers of backing into the
       first overall pick of this year's draft. They definitely earned
       it.
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       Re: Hapless Bucs are at it Again
   DIR By: LEO
       Date: March 12, 2015, 1:47 pm
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       Lets just hope that this years free agent signings are better
       last year was a disgrace
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