“Clear Mandate” To Spend In Free Agency
Post Category(ies): Football, Sports Buzz
“Let’s just buy a couple of real linebackers and see what happens”
Yes, Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik has said the Bucs will be active in free agency this year. And there are three common reactions to that among fans:
1) Duh. The Bucs sign a free agent or two every year. What does that really mean?
2) Hooray!!!
3) Yeah, I’ll believe it when I see it.
Joe understands what generates all those reactions, and Joe would fall into the first group.
There’s been endless speculation from all corners of the country about what the Bucs actually will do when the bell rings on free agency, from big splashes to a lot less, but Joe tunes most of that out. Why? Because nobody knows anything.
However, Joe can’t ignore an interesting choice of words from a preview of tight ends in free agency from the Buccaneers themselves, via Buccaneers.com. Here’s the snippet claiming the Bucs’ brass has a “clear mandate” to spend.
Still, with a new coaching staff being put in place under Head Coach Greg Schiano and a clear mandate to make use of a favorable free agency spending position, the Buccaneers can’t be considered set at any position. With free agency opening in exactly three weeks, Schiano and company will be poring over 2011 game film, upcoming Combine information and the pro scouts’ evaluation of the pending market, seeking to identify where upgrades can and should be made. Tight end, like every position on the depth chart, is worth examining in regards to the free agent market and how it might affect the Buccaneers’ roster.
Whoa! Last Joe checked, “mandate” carried the following definition from Miriam-Webster: : an authoritative command; especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one.
So who’s issuing authoritative commands to spend in free agency at One Buc Palace? Joe suspects only Team Glazer carries such power. Of course, the author of this piece on Buccaneers.com might have mistyped and could now be on an unemployment line as a result, but Joe doubts that’s the case.
It’s going to be very interesting when the bell rings on March 13.
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