Jason Licht and Team Glazer have made their bet

So the official numbers are in from NFL Network.

Did the Bucs really get a good deal? The reality is the Bucs have gambled about $3.25 million to save about $10 million over the next two years. [read more]

This 3-hour poll is closed.

*Note, the minor typo here annoyed Joe but couldn’t be edited without wiping out results.

One down, one to go.

Jason Licht got the first task done. He re-signed Doug Martin, who proved to be one of the top running backs in the NFL last year. [read more]

Doug Martin will play for the Bucs in 2016!

Justice has been served. [read more]

Thief!

Update: 2:12 – Source below is backing off claim of a done deal, discussions still in progress.

The Bucs just took a kick in the groin from their former head coach. [read more]

Unwanted?

Barring a bizarre twist from the football gods, the Bucs will let two defensive tackles walk at 3:59 p.m. [read more]

Boxed in.

Look, Joe really loves what Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht does with the draft. And Joe understands his philosophy. [read more]

Could LB Bruce Carter be brought back? (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Now that the Bucs failed to extend an offer to previously restricted free agent and strongside linebacker Danny Lansanah, it sure appears that the Bucs may be looking for a new linebacker (along with a defensive end). [read more]

Jason Licht is free to hunt a big game he named

BSPN is now reporting that the young Dolphins pass rusher, the coveted defensive end Olivier Vernon, is now a free man, released from his transition tag tender after Miami signed Mario Williams. [read more]

Once upon a time last year, Bucs left defensive end Jacquies “Jack” Smith led the NFL in sacks with four. [read more]

Are the Bucs reading this?

One of the few remaining heralded free agent targets at defensive end, Dolphins pass rusher Olivier Vernon, has plenty to say. [read more]

Pen, please.

CBS Sports super insider Jason La Canfora has the latest on the Doug Martin saga. [read more]

Interesting typing in the Dallas Morning News. [read more]

Dolphins honcho Mike Tannebaum isn’t going to pay big money for three defensive ends, is he?

Yes, it is disappointing that the Bucs couldn’t land a big fish of available defensive ends yesterday when one fish was in the house, Charles Johnson. [read more]

Donovan Smith = flexibility in free agency.

The Bucs are poised to gift America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, an even stronger offensive line. [read more]

Money didn’t talk for Charles Johnson.

Joe gets that some Bucs fans right now are a bit miffed at Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht for not bagging coveted defensive end Charles Johnson when he stepped into One Buc Palace yesterday to talk turkey. [read more]

It seems the Bucs and Doug Martin are not that close after all. [read more]

The plot thickens.

With Lamar Miller and Chris Ivory being snatched up today (pending contracts signed), the pool for available (decent) running backs is quickly evaporating. [read more]

Legal tampering is here!

Joe is keeping this post near the top of the home page to update any reports and rumors of the Bucs and potential free agents.

UPDATED 03/08, 7:49 p.m. [read more]