Now Joe has a hard time giving credibility to a wild, unsourced rumor flung out there by little known DraftHeadquarters.com.

But NFL Draft guru Justin Pawlowski, of WDAE-AM, did sniff it out with a call to the site’s reporter and thinks there may be at least a tiny shred of credibility to it. But Pawlowski surely isn’t betting on it and thinks it’s just a rumor, too.

Oh, the rumor? The Bucs are looking at a possible swap of first-round picks with Denver (No. 3 for No. 11), with Denver throwing in headache wide receiver stud Brandon Marshall and maybe more.

Maybe. But Joe can’t imagine the Bucs want to pay Marshall the long term deal he’s obviously seeking.

Will Todd Wash's coaching be music to Gerald McCoy's ears should he land in Tampa Bay?

Joe’s like just about every other Bucs fan: He has been so blinded in his football lust for either defensive tackles\ manbeast Ndamukong Suh or Gerald McCoy, Joe forgot to ponder their immediate future.

That would be who will coach Suh/McCoy.

Well, former Bucs defensive lineman Steve White hasn’t forgotten. On his blog, White takes a look at Bucs defensive line coach Todd Wash, who will be in charge of developing Suh/McCoy.

Wash, per a confusingly-written biography on the Buc’s website, returns to coaching the defensive front line after solely concentrating as the Bucs defensive ends coach last year. In 2008 ,he also coached the Bucs front four, his first NFL stint as a defensive line coach.

Let’s just say that White isn’t overly impressed with Wash’s past work.

Listen, for all I know Todd Wash is going to turn one of those guys into the next Reggie White next year and erase any doubt about his prowess as a defensive line coach. I for one would be the first to salute him if he does. But what has he shown in his career thus far that would inspire that kind of faith in him and his abilities? You can discard last year’s performance all you want but then you still have to acknowledge 2008 where Ryan Sims led all defensive tackles with 1.5 sacks on the season and Gaines led all ends with 6.5. I don’t know that Coach Marinelli EVER went through a season where the highest sack total for one of his interior lineman was 2 or less let alone allow that for two years straight, and he is the type of guy that Wash is going to need to try to emulate.

I saw enough head scratching calls on the defensive line this year to further make me skeptical of what we are going to get from Suh or McCoy if we draft one of them. Time and time again we either didn’t run any pass rush games or the ones we ran were harry high school type stuff. Not only that but to this day I am still trying to understand why in the game where White was hurt we moved Jimmy Wilkerson from his starting position at left end over to right end, and then allowed Tim Crowder who backs up both starts to start at left end which didn’t take advantage of either of their strengths.

You put that all together and you have a recipe for disappointment. Again I could be wrong and I hope I am, but put me on record right now saying that if we draft Suh or McCoy neither guy will have more than 5 sacks next year. That’s not hating that’s being realistic based on the evidence at hand.

Of course that’s not hating, that’s insight! Such research and insight is why Joe is humbled that White writes a weekly “Bull Rush” column for him.

This is an excellent question: If Suh/McCoy lands in Tampa Bay, can fans confidently expect them to be coached up enough to help save the defense, and in turn save Raheem the Dream’s job?

Since Team Glazer is turning to a former George W. Bush staffer, Joe suggests Team Glazer consider Dana Perino for the cheerleading squad. She sort of has a Rachel Watson look.

In any economy, an open media relations director job for any NFL team is going attract a strong pool of applicants from across the sports world.

These are prime jobs.

So Joe was quite surprised to learn that Team Glazer hired former George W. Bush administration mouthpiece Ari Fleischer and his new sports PR firm to help them find the Bucs’ new media boss. The longtime guy in that post, Jeff Kamis, quit in February.

What exactly are the Glazers looking for in a candidate? And why do they think they need help with a search?

And since when are they hot on the trail of free agents.

Joe is perplexed.

But Joe can’t blame the Glazers for wanting a super-qualified person to bolster their crumbling image in the community. And they probably want a better media coach for Raheem The Dream, as well.

Now Fleischer told Sports Business Daily that he’s only helping out the Glazers with recruiting and screening candidates. And that’s probably a good thing considering how Fleischer’s firm bombed in its representation of the BCS bowl system.

Call Joe negative, but Joe just can’t stop wondering why the Glazers, experienced NFL owners, feel they need help outside of the NFL to find a media director.

"I'm not worried about Rich Gannon Mr. Glazer. He's still bitter we kicked his ass in the Super Bowl a few years ago."

Maybe it’s the fact he’s a Chucky acolyte and is angry at the Bucs for casting Chucky aside last year?

Maybe he lies awake at night remembering how he threw three pick-sixes against the Bucs in the Super Bowl?

Regardless, former Raiders quarterback and current Sirius NFL Radio host Rich Gannon is not sold on Bucs general manager Mark Dominik’s moves.

Speaking on “The Blitz” Monday with his co-host Adam Schein, Gannon fielded a call from a Bucs fan who defended Dominik. Let’s just say Gannon wasn’t drinking the Bucs Kool-Aid.

The caller noted about Dominik “so far his moves have been right. All the players he let go are out of football. If he wants to build through the draft, let him do it. Gruden never showed the patience to develop young talent. I think it’s stupid to sign 35 free agents. Make your picks and coach them up.”

Gannon didn’t totally buy it.

“I have no problem no re-signing a guy like Antonio Bryant,” Gannon said. “His contract was worth almost $10 million and it was almost wasted money. But spending only $79 million on payroll, that doesn’t show the fans you are willing to find the best available talent. Look at what Cleveland has done. They added some players that can help them. You cannot just do it through the draft.”

While Joe believes Gannon was onto something, he torpedoed his own case by invoking the moves the Browns made over the weekend. Exactly how did the Browns improve themselves by jettisoning quarterback Brady Quinn and replacing him with Jake Delhomme of all people?

Jake Delhomme!!!

This guy is no doubt soaring up draft boards around the NFL

There are mock drafts, and then there are rankings and analysis of the overall best football players eligible for the draft.

The latter is what you’ll find here on the Commish’s Board, which is turned out by NFL Draft guru and WDAE-AM 620 personality Justin Pawlowski, as part of the subscription draft coverage on JoeBucsFan.com.

Pawlowski has made several changes to the his Top 50 since the opening Commish’s Board.

After each selection, Pawlowski also lists where the player falls in relation to the previous Commish’s Board.

Enjoy. {+++}

1. Gerald McCoy – DT – Oklahoma (no change)
Extremely talented and lives in opposing backfields. Best all-around defensive tackle. He can disrupt running plays and pressure the quarterback. McCoy had 6 sacks in 2009, but probably caused another 5 or 6 by being in the backfield.

2. Ndamukong Suh – DT – Nebraska (no change)
Most dominant player on film from 2009. His strength makes him extremely versatile. Suh could be a one-trick pony, as he relied heavily on his strength in college and never displayed another move. No swim move. No rip. No spin. Despite all that, Suh and McCoy are 1a and 1b, I just consider Suh 1b right now.

3. Russell Okung – OT – Oklahoma St (+2)
Has proven to be the top tackle in draft. Possesses all the necessities of being a franchise left tackle.

4. Sam Bradford – QB – Oklahoma (+5)
Showing up at 236 lbs at the combine was a good thing for Bradford. His workout will determine the entire draft layout.

5. Eric Berry – S – Tennessee (+1)
Berry showed off all his skills at the combine. He’s one of the top players in the draft, but how high will a team take a safety? Since 1993, only five safeties have been taken in the top 10 with Sean Taylor being the highest picked at No. 5.

6. Rolando McClain – MLB – Alabama (-3)
I don’t really understand the hate for McClain. Nick Saban has called him the best linebacker he’s ever coached. He’s smart, determined, a leader, physical, good in coverage, and loves to study film. He does have Crohn’s Disease, but so do other players in the NFL like David Garrard.

7. Derrick Morgan – DE – Georgia Tech (+5)
Most balanced and safest defensive end in this draft. Stout against the run, but can still get after the quarterback.

8. Bryan Bulaga – OT – Iowa (+8)
Bulaga is a typical Big 10 offensive tackle. He’s physical, smart, and reliable.

9. Dez Bryant – WR – Oklahoma (-5)
Character issues are killing Bryant. He has No. 1 talent, but his character might drop him to the late 1st or early 2nd round.

10. CJ Spiller – RB – Clemson (+1)
Playmaker every time he touches the ball. He is lightning quick and extremely fast.

11. Jason Pierre-Paul – DE – USF (-1)
Potential is the big word with Pierre-Paul. No detail here, just know that if he reaches his potential, he’ll be the best player in this draft by far.

12. Dan Williams – DT – Tennessee (+9)
Active nose tackle who’s big enough to stand his ground, but also active enough to get in opposing backfields.

13. Brandon Graham – DE – Michigan (+4)
Best pure pass rusher in this draft. 20 sacks in the last two years prove that.

14. Trent Williams – OT – Oklahoma (no change)
Strong and long armed make Williams a solid it as a right tackle in the NFL.

15. Earl Thomas – S – Texas (+5)
Tremendous in coverage. As a safety, Thomas is a true centerfielder who has a nose for the ball.

16. Mike Iupati – OG – Idaho (+2)
Simply dominant and overpowering. A luxury to a team without many needs.

17. Joe Haden – CB – Florida (-9)
Speed is the biggest question. A good forty at his pro day (3-17) will help him out.

18. Sean Weatherspoon – OLB – Missouri (+13)
I’m starting to really love this guy. He’s big and can run. We could see him continue to rise.

19. Kyle Wilson – CB – Boise St. (+11)
A strong senior bowl really helped Wilson. He s great in coverage and isn’t afraid to stick his nose in on run plays.

20. Maurkice Pouncey – OC – Florida (+12)
By far the top center in this draft. Pouncey has all the talent, but is also smart and knows all the correct calls. He is a true leader of an offensive line.

21. Kareem Jackson – CB – Alabama (+20)
I love the combination of speed (4.41) and physical play Jackson possesses.

22. Brian Price – DT – UCLA (-9)
While a lot of other players have helped themselves, Price hasn’t done much to stand out. Still love the work of his hands.

23. Anthony Davis – OT – Rutgers (-16)
Character issues are really starting to concern me with Davis. There are major red flags here. Without those flags, he’s a top 10 pick.

24. Jared Odrick – DT/DE – Penn St (-5)
Great fit as an end in a 3-4 defense. Odrick is strong with nice size (6’5’’ 300 lbs.)

25. Sergio Kindle – OLB – Texas (+8)
Some scouts have said that Kindle is more prepared for the NFL than Brian Orakpo was last year.

26. Devin McCourty – CB – Rutgers (NR)
I loved McCourty at Rutgers. He is physical, fast, and a leader.

27. Jerry Hughes – DE/OLB – TCU (+20)
Hughes was brilliant in linebacker drills at the combine. His stock is on the rise, and shouldn’t fall out of the 1st round.

28. Arrelious Benn – WR – Illinois (-4)
I keep hearing that Benn has the work ethic of Marvin Harrison. I love that. He has prototypical size and speed. Inconsistency in college might have been from his quarterback.

29. Carlos Dunlap – DE – Florida (-14)
Dunlap has all the talent in the world, but just doesn’t want to be great. If he finds “it”, look out. For now, teams might shy away.

30. Jimmy Clausen – QB – Notre Dame (-8)
Clausen is solid, but there are plenty of question marks around him. With the right coach and right system, Clausen can be great.

31. Demaryius Thomas – WR – Georgia Tech (NR)
Risk/Reward. Thomas has the size (6’3’’ 224 lbs) and the speed (4.40), but also played in an option offense and will not be able to fully workout for scouts before the draft.

32. Taylor Mays – S – USC (-6)
As expected, Mays was great at the combine and measured extremely well. Unfortunately, he struggles in coverage and was not productive on the field in 2009.

33. Jermaine Gresham – TE – Oklahoma (-6)
Top tight end in the draft, but needs to improve his run blocking.

34. Terrance Cody – DT – Alabama (no change)
You’ll be hard pressed to find someone who improved their stock as much as Cody did from the senior bowl to the combine. He slimmed up from 370 to 354, and even got down to 349 lbs for his pro day.

35. Ryan Matthews – RB – Fresno St (+2)
Matthews may be the most balanced back in this draft. He’s a workhorse.

36. Everson Griffen – DE – USC (-13)
Excellent pass rusher who saw his sack totals rise each year at USC.

37. Golden Tate – WR – Notre Dame (-2)
Blazed the 40 at the combine (4.42). Tate has been called this year’s Percy Harvin.

38. Bruce Campbell – OT – Maryland (-13)
Looks great with his clothes off, but not on film.

39. Jahvid Best – RB –Cal (-10)
Big-time playmaker with speed to burn. Durability is a concern.

40. Charles Brown – OT – USC (+4)
Brown has grown on me, and I can see him anchoring the left side of an offensive line. Good pass protector.

41. Brandon Spikes – MLB – Florida (-13)
Speed is still a concern, but teams seem to like the nastiness he brings.

42. Tyson Alualu – DE/DT – Cal (NR)
I’m not as high on Alualu as other people. When I watch him on film, I see him moving a lot, but taking a long time to get where he’s going.

43. Vladimir Ducasse – OT/OG – UMASS (-4)
Might be a project, but might be worth it. Ducasse is big and nasty.

44. Patrick Robinson – CB – FSU (-4)
More of a cover corner with decent skills and good speed.

45. Nate Allen – S – USF (same)
Centerfield type safety that has a nose for the ball.

46. Rob Gronkowski – TE – Arizona (NR)
Most balanced tight end in the draft. Blocks and catches equally well.

47. Alex Carrington– DE – Arkansas St. (-5)
This small school product has the tools to be a solid 5-technique in a 3-4 defense.

48. Thaddeus Gibson – DE/OLB – Ohio St (NR)
Gibson’s stock is rising slightly as a hybrid outside linebacker after a nice pro day.

49. Perrish Cox – CB – Oklahoma St (-6)
Physical corner with nice speed.

50. Dorin Dickerson – TE – Pitt (NR)
Ran a 4.40 at the combine. He’s a playmaker at tight end and could be a huge weapon for a creative offensive mind.

It seems eye-RAH! Kaufman, of the Tampa Tribune, has heard all the complaints about Barrett Ruud and he’s fed up.

Appearing on The Fabulous Sports Babe Show on WHBO-AM 1040 Monday afternoon, Kaufman all but called out the critics of the Bucs underperforming middle linebacker.

Kaufman blamed Ruud’s problems not so much on Ruud but on who is playing in front of Ruud.

“I will not judge — nor should you — I will not judge Barrett Ruud when Ryan Sims is playing in front of him,” Kaufman said. “Now, when he has a stud playing in front of him and he is making tackles six yards downfield, then we have a problem.”

Kaufman didn’t just tear into Ruud’s critics. He also seemed skeptical of the current player-acquisition philosophy.

“If the season started today, this is the worst receiving corps in the history of professional football,” Kaufman said. “Reggie Brown? There’s a reason why the Philadelphia Eagles kept drafting receivers. You can’t pass up on guys like Anquan Boldin who wouldn’t have cost that much.

“[If the Bucs are banking on a starting receiver being drafted] putting stock in a second round receiver is dangerous.

“This team has so many needs. It’s tough to hit five out of five and this team’s track record [in recent drafts] is not very good, but I won’t blame [Bucs general manager Mark] Dominik for that. There were too many big misses. Poor Kellen Winslow. He may get triple-teamed.”

Kaufman also suggested there will be blackouts this year, not thinking the Glazer family will continue to pick up the cost of 20,000 tickets each game to qualify for a sellout.

This should get the masses irritated.

On the heels of learning the Bucs are tied for the lowest payroll in the NFL comes word that Bucs owner Malcolm Glazer is the richest of the four NFC South owners.

Listy Forbes compiled another list (shocking!) documenting the world’s most monied people. The Glazer Family, again, per Forbes, has slightly more cash than Joe, via Vacation Man of BSPN.com.

Glazer and his family are tied for 400th with a net worth of $2.4 billion. For context, Oprah Winfrey is one of the people the Glazers are tied with.

Joe’s guessing the comments field on this post will reach double-digits rather quickly.

Of course, Forbes, normally a highly respected publication, comes up with these types of lists as a slick way to sell magazines and lure eyeballs to its website.

Without accessing tax records, there’s no way of documenting the accuracy of these Forbes’ lists.

Joe hates to throw salt in the wounds of the many Bucs fans mourning the free-agency loss of Antonio Bryant, the Bucs’ best receiver in 2009. But Joe will do it anyway.

(Actually, Bryant wasn’t lost in free agency, the Bucs had no interest in a guy like him.)

Bryant chatted with the Cincinnati media last week and Bengals beat writer Joe Reedy talked to others about Bryant for a report in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

The one thing that struck offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski in his meeting with Bryant on Tuesday was his recall ability on schemes and routes even after talking for a few minutes with receivers coach Mike Sheppard.

 But Bratkowski also lauded Bryant’s ability to make the tough receptions.

 “He plays very big and makes a lot of the tough catches in crowds,” Bratkowski said. “He is great in transition from going to full speed and stopping abruptly. He makes some amazing one-hand catches.”

 Another person who is overjoyed at getting Bryant is Palmer, who said from California that he has the video department already getting footage of Bryant from Tampa Bay. Palmer said that one of the first text messages he received after the signing was announced was from Trent Dilfer, who played with Bryant in Cleveland and San Francisco. Dilfer told Palmer that he was excited about the signing.

 “From what I’ve heard de’s one of those guys who can move around and play inside and outside,” Palmer said. “Hopefully he can give us what we’re missing and I can’t wait to start working with him.”

Again, Joe apologizes about throwing salt in the wound. Joe would much prefer to write about the Bucs’ No. 1 receiver, except the Bucs don’t have one.

However, Joe already talked all things Reggie Brown with Eagles beat writer Les Bowen on the JoeBucsFan.com Radio Network.

Joe now wonders why the Bucs have yet to schedule a meet-the-media conference for Brown? After all, he is the Bucs’ big offseason acquisition.

NFL Draft subscribers take note — the latest Commish’s Board will be released tonight.

The Commish’s Board is NFL Draft guru Justin Pawlowski’s detailed breakdown and ranking of the top-50 overall players eligible for the 2010 draft.

Fun stuff.

You can find all of the subscription draft coverage here. ***Also, the 32-day march to the draft begins on Sunday, March 21. That means daily stuff from Pawlowski leading into the Round 1 selections on Thursday, April 22 in New York.

"Hi. I'll be 27 on opening day. John Lynch made the Pro Bowl when he was 26. ... I hate numbers."

Goat fans might want to skip this post.

In this cut from the JoeBucsFan.com Radio Network, former Bucs defensive end Steve White and Joe talk about drafting a safety.

White details Sabby Piscitelli’s shortcomings and explains there’s little, if any, hope for turning him into a quality safety, despite Raheem The Dream saying he would “fix” Piscitelli this offseason.

Enjoy.

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The ugliness is intensifying for Team Glazer over in England, where many Glazer-loathing fans of Manchester United are so obsessed with ousting the Bucs owners that they’ve seemingly forgotten their soccer team has won three consecutive championships and is now in first place in the 20-team league.

Frankly, these fans should be kissing the feet of Team Glazer for bringing them all that glory.

But growing legions of angry Manchester United fans think Team Glazer is going to destroy the organization with massive debt and has already cut back on spending on players.

The dissenters have become so vocal and widespread that Team Glazer is employing Fidel Castro-like tactics to lessen their bite, so reports The Guardian.

In response the club have already:

• Banned players from discussing the campaign in the media.

• Forbidden the in-house TV station, MUTV, from referring to the rebellion and edited questions about it from broadcasts of Ferguson’s press conferences.

• Ejected a supporter from the audience of an MUTV show after he refused to remove a green-and-gold scarf (the official colors of the dissenters)

• Sacked a steward after 19 years’ service for attempting to return a confiscated anti-Glazer banner to its owners.

Joe wonders whether a Bucs fan could make it through a game in Tampa wearing a “Fire Glazer” shirt.

Unless one has been under a rock of late, it’s March Madness.

Largely influenced by Joe’s good friend, Jason McIntyre, the father of TheBigLead.com and his Pop Culture tournament, Joe is offering his Buccaneers tournament.

Today, Joe will offer the first round of two regionals: the Eyecandy region and the Icon region.

First up, the Eyecandy region.

Please check back early and often to vote.

Rachel Watson

Captain Fear

Jaime Hanna

Bucco Bruce

Kayla Drawdy

Roseanne Strobel

Nina Stauffer

Marlana Aref

Look, Joe’s a journalist. He’s been trained for decades to be objective. Sometimes, Joe’s fault is to give someone the benefit of the doubt maybe too often.

It’s getting hard for Joe to continue to do this with the Bucs, but Joe is biting his tongue. He understands where Mark Dominik is coming from; totally gets it.

But it’s missives like what Gary Shelton of the St. Petersburg Times wrote today, and unearthed salary figures from Mike Florio, the creator, curator and overall guru of ProFootballTalk.com, that make Joe wonder if he is being a sap?

Per Florio, the Bucs are tied with the Chiefs for the lowest players’ payroll in the NFL.

Based on the numbers, the following franchises are, to date, taking full advantage of the lack of a salary floor: the Chiefs ($79 million), the Buccaneers ($79 million), the Jaguars ($81 million), the Bengals ($85 million), the Cardinals ($91 million), the Rams ($92 million), the Bills ($98 million).

What rankles Joe is that three of the most notorious skinflints in NFL history are paying more for players than the Bucs — Mike Brown, whose greatest talent Joe can decipher was the fact he was bred by an NFL legend, world class carpetbagger Bill Bidwill and senile Ralph Wilson.

And to think that Brown and Bidwill were able to piece together playoff teams while counting their nickels!

And the Jags, who can’t draw flies to a game! Can you imagine?

Makes Chucky seem like a damned good coach, doesn’t it, cobbling together a winning team with duct tape and chewing gum?

This makes Joe hate English kickball even more.

"Why are you feeling sorry for me Gary? I have a Sam's Club membership."

Veteran St. Petersburg Times columnist Gary Shelton has seen a lot in his days covering sports in the Tampa Bay area. So when Shelton takes aim at a subject, Joe sits up straight in his chair and rests his bottle of Caybrew.

In a powerful column this morning, Shelton seems to have had enough with what is — or, more correctly, what is not — coming out of One Buc Palace of late.

He wonders in print why other dreadful teams last year saw fit to try to improve their roster in recent weeks, why teams with young quarterbacks to groom actually went out and got a solid receiver for said young quarterback.

Meanwhile, Shelton notes, the Bucs pretty much stayed pat.

Around them, other teams are trying to get better. The Ravens, who have a young quarterback of their own to grow, have added Anquan Boldin. The Bears, who have their own pressures to endure, have signed Julius Peppers. The Lions have added Nate Burleson, and the Dolphins signed Karlos Dansby, and the Jaguars signed Aaron Kampman, and the Bengals signed Antonio Bryant and so on. Before the Bucs got around to signing linebacker Jon Alston on Friday, 28 other teams had signed 81 other free agents (47 from other teams and 34 from their own).

Here’s a question: Were all of those teams wrong while the Bucs were right?

Here’s another: On a team that finished 3-13, are we to believe there was no one else out there — no one — who could help?

Please make sure to read the entire column linked above. It’s a sobering look at the state of the Bucs.

Shelton believes the Bucs are so bad, he actually is beginning to feel sorry for Mark Dominik and Raheem the Dream.

Joe already wrote how he feels sorry for Raheem the Dream.

If a Bucs fan hasn’t yet forgotten about the Bucs trying to lure Brandon Marshall, now would be the time to do so.

Seems the Bucs have no use for diva receivers. At least for the near future.

In a recent NFL notebook on ProFootballWeekly.com, it seems the Bucs waved goodbye to receiver Antonio Bryant not so much because they didn’t think he could still produce.

The Bucs unloaded him because they feared he wanted the ball.

Sources say the Buccaneers’ strategy for grooming QB Josh Freeman was part of the reason the team chose not to be more aggressive in its efforts to re-sign unrestricted free-agent WR Antonio Bryant, who signed with the Bengals March 10. Tampa Bay was concerned that Bryant might put pressure on Freeman and demand the ball be thrown to him, which is not an environment the team is seeking to create for its young quarterback.

Joe sort of understands this. Sort of. A headcase of a receiver could really mess with a young quarterback’s head.

Let’s be honest though, if Bryant was back in the Bucs fold, who the hell else would Freeman throw to, blocking icon Michael Clayton?