After a roster shakeup yesterday with cuts, additions and Danny Gorrer placed on injured reserve, the Bucs are down to 10 cornerbacks.

Two are injured. Will Tampa Bay keep seven to start the season?

Here’s a look at who’s still around: [read more]

Bucs general manager Jason Licht and director of player personnel Jon Robinson both logged years with the New England Patriots serving Bill Belicheat. That’s when Licht and Robinson got to know guard Logan Mankins up and close and personal.

In fact, likely no one who works at One Buc Palace knows Mankins the way those two do. So when Licht raved yesterday about what a solid citizen and teammate Mankins is, not only did Mankins sound like the anti-sleazy Richie Incognito, but it seems their take was dead on based on the depression in New England. [read more]

It helps that this past spring and summer, FOX brought back Jack Bauer and “24” for (at least) a season. It gave people who like espionage and conspiracies all sorts of fresh firewood for the noggin.

Since the Bucs brought in sleazy Richie Incognito for a five-hour dinner and chat Monday night, the Bucs reportedly threw in the towel on acquiring 49ers guard Alex Boone but did pull the trigger on a deal to bring in All-Pro Logan Mankins for a price far less than Boone’s ransom demand. [read more]

The roster now sits at 75. Final cuts are Saturday.

Mandatory roster cuts are a cruel thing, and Tampa Bay had to get its roster down to 75 by 4 o’clock this afternoon.

In a flurry of moves, the defensive backfield thinned out first with Danny Gorrer placed on injured reserve. [read more]

The tough guy stories on new Bucs superstar left guard Logan Mankins are all over New England. There’s immense sadness that the Bucs now own their warrior for the NFL equivalent of a nice lunch, aka Tim Wright and a fourth-round pick.

Christopher Price, of the Patriots’ flagship radio station, shared great takes on Mankins playing through a torn ACL for most of the 2011 season and his impact last year. [read more]

The Bucs have yet to release names of the two players the team must trim in order to get down to the mandatory 75-man roster today. Joe is not sure what the holdup is.

As Joe is typing, it is nearly 4:30 p.m. The deadline is 4 p.m. Lovie Smith tried to claim he didn’t know who was getting cut. (C’mon, Lovie, that’s lame.) [read more]

Pats coach Bill Belicheat talks about new Bucs guard Logan Mankins.

Today, the Patriots of Bill Belicheat fame parted ways with All-Pro guard Logan Mankins. This has Patriots fans in an uproar, partially because they are paying attention to football now that the BlowSux are out of the pennant chase, and partially because they forgot to buy a six-pack of Sam Adams summer ale.

Belicheat opened up about the trade of Mankins to Tampa Bay, by way of Adam Schefter of the four-letter. [read more]

Da’Quan Bowers hasn’t played football in 2 1/2 weeks after injuring his groin. Lovie Smith said Bowers missed practice today.

Joe’s really getting sick of writing about Da’Quan Bowers doing nothing on the field. If he even makes the final roster, it’ll be surprising if he sees the field.

Keep in mind the Bucs have a firm, three-man rotation at defensive tackle, and Lovie Smith already figured out Bowers isn’t much of a defensive end.

Jeff Tedford’s offense isn’t the only mystery surrounding the offensive coordinator.

Tedford remains out of action for health reasons and Lovie Smith wasn’t talking about a speedy return today. [read more]

Today’s Bucs-Pats trade sending Logan Mankins to the Bucs is a stunner in Boston

There is no dancing this afternoon in Copley Square, no celebrating at the Cape. Patriots Nation is stunned by the trade of Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins to the Buccaneers for Tim Wright and a fourth-round draft pick.

NESN.com Pats beat writer Doug Kyed pulls no punches in his report. [read more]

New Bucs G Logan Mankins.

This move is so big, it even has the talking heads at the four-letter yapping. That’s how big this is.

It can be expected when the Bucs acquired All Pro guard Logan Mankins from Bill Belicheat today. We all know how much BSPN loves anything Boston-based. [read more]

When needed, Bucs G Logan Mankins can make a grown-arse NFL defender cry.

One sad aspect of Bucs fans rejoicing like they won the Lotto after learning Lovie Smith was dancing with sleazy Richie Incognito was many claimed the team needed Incognito’s attitude in the locker room.

Yeah, just like the Bucs needed someone to set off a canister of mustard gas in the locker room. [read more]

After acquiring All-Pro guard Logan Mankins today, GM Jason Licht didn’t rule out anything more.

Read into it what you will. Less than 24 hours after Bucs general manager Jason Licht and coach Lovie Smith danced with sleazy guard Richie Incognito, Licht pulled the trigger on a trade he has been working on for a month with Bill Belicheat to acquire All-Pro guard Logan Mankins. [read more]

GM Jason Licht lauded new Bucs guard Logan Mankins for his locker room leadership.

Wow, Joe knew something was up this afternoon when Bucs media relations staff said general manager Jason Licht would have an impromptu press conference outside under the Florida sun.

While Licht is media friendly, he has kept arm’s length away from media for a while outside of the Carl Nicks news, which also was revealed under the Florida sun. But it was clear this was big news when the impromptu press conference was relocated inside One Buc Palace. [read more]

Jason Licht isn’t a patient man

This Tim Wright + fourth round draft pick trade with the Patriots for Pro Bowl left guard Logan Mankins has Joe fired up.

What a move! What a win-now statement on top of plenty of other win-now moves by the Lovie Smith-Jason Licht regime. [read more]

New Bucs guard Logan Mankins.

The Bucs’ void at guard has been solved! The hole has been filled!

Today, Tampa Bay traded for Patriots All-Pro guard Logan Mankins, per the uber-NFL insider Jay Glazer. Mankins, 32, was a Pro Bowler last year and started every regular season game. [read more]

Mason Foster weighs in on potential new Bucs guard Richie Incognito

Mason Foster is a big Richie Incognito fan.

This afternoon at One Buc Palace, Foster talked about studying sleazy Incognito’s game in previous years and walking away impressed. [read more]

Noted film guru and ex-NFL quarterback Ron Jaworski is pounding the table for Richie Incognito.

Jaworski took to the BSPN airwaves to explain. [read more]