Why not strive for excellence? Why not be the perennial favorite?

We will soon see the quality of our coaching and GM by how they handle the Josh Freeman situation. Do they extend him and lock in mediocrity for the next 5 years? Do they send him to Jeff Carlson’s QB school to work on his mechanics? Do they dumb down the offense so he can understand what is happening? Do they capitalize on his existing value and trade him for a top pick? Do they draft a real franchise QB? Can they sign LGB and send him and the 4th round draft pick they got for Talib back to NE in exchange for Ryan Mallett?

These answers are coming soon and they will reveal exactly what the Bucs have in the front office.

Several of the NFL pundits picked GMC as their DT from the NFC if they had to pick a pro bowl DT. They have the common sense to realize that great play doesn’t always show up on the stat sheet. “Oh, but he doesn’t have double digit sacks so how can he be good????” That’s all the uninformed cry baby fans here look at.

You guys change opinions as often as babies change diapers. If we win 5 out of six Schiano is a genius but we lose four straight and even though two of them were on last second plays….we just suck like 2011. All of you act like you could coach so much better than the current staff but can you imagine how lousy you would be as coaches??? You are so emotionally involved with the Bucs performance and take it so personally that you go on an emotional roller coaster ride all season long. We’re great!… We suck! We’re great!…. We suck!… “Wow! What a great draft Dom!” (3/4 of the way through the season later) “Dom has to go! He hasn’t drafted any pro bowlers! Wahhh! Wahhh!” Every time I visit this site I feel like I need a paper towel to wipe up all the baby tears flowing off of the posts…

“You’re right, you can’ t predict someone’s behavior….”

~Signed, Lindsay Lohan

I heard the two callers……they were calling from their free Obabafones I think and they both need to loosen up a little. This team was only predicted to win 4 or 5 games, they have won 6 and nearly won 2 or 3 more.Better days ahead and let’s get a good draft position now…what the hell.

Breathe people….breathe.

A “good GM” would’ve not even kicked the tires on Eric Wright, and just would’ve shelled out some clams to Cortland Finnegan. That is what a “good GM” would do….

Sorry, but Dom is in the bottom tier of GM’s in NFL.

No probowlers in his tenure, and several signings that were TERRIBLE to boot.

Dom needs to open the checkbook and cut some dead weight this offseason. The Bucs are a ways from contention, and at the minimum, one more offseason overhaul like last year is necessary.

Dom better cut Eric Wright and sign some TOP TALENT FA CB’s. No BSing around, none of this “we can build through the draft”… Horse manure! Look at the Bucs entire 2009 draft, not a single good player.

Our FA punter sucks one year after signing him. What a crock, the owners should be ashamed, and the GM needs to go. Bring in Andrew Friedman from the Rays, he would run the Bucs much better.

I agree with some of your post but how can you list 4 rookies this year as wasted picks when they havent even been on the field for the most part? I would also list Stocker as a “To be determined” as well. He has not proven completely useless. But then you say Dekota watson is a good pick but he hasent really done anything either other than a few splash plays here and there. I think your lists need to be tweaked a little bit.

Now, playing devils advocate, you could turn around and question why it took Mark Dominik as long as it did to try to replace Biggers in the starting lineup. We had Ronde playing at corner until this year, and Talib was entrenched in the starting spot when he wasn’t hurt (and before he was traded). I think Dominik missed badly on Eric Wright (Eli pick six notwithstanding) and will have to make up for it this offseason, but I think he’ll cut Wright, replace him with another free agent signing and draft a corner in the first two rounds, and that will make a world of difference for this defense if he hits on the signing/draft pick, and I’m confident that he’ll at least hit on one of those and that will really help the team.