After meeting with Bucs general manager Mark Dominik, Peter King doesn't get the feeling the Bucs will chase Albert Haynesworth.

Today, Peter King has an item about Bucs general manager Mark Dominik who had a sit-down with King in Indianapolis. And unless King — or anyone else — misreads the smoke signals, Albert Haynesworth, nor any other big monied, top-notch free agent, is going to play for Tampa Bay in 2009.

I had a good meeting with new Tampa Bay GM Mark Dominik, who’s an impressive and bright guy. But he’s also under some significant pressure. The Bucs have $55 million to spend under the 2009 salary cap — the most ANY team has ever had entering any cap season. He was careful not to talk about specific players, but I left the meeting thinking the Bucs won’t be a player for Albert Haynesworth. I’m not sure about Julius Peppers.

“To sit there and say we’re going to be major players in the big free-agent market probably is wrong,” Dominik said. “Our goal is to take care of our young core players. The veterans here are important to our future. Then, when you get to free agency, you have to measure the cost and benefit of every player. If you put a value of $4 million a year on a player, and it goes over that, you’ve got to be disciplined about chasing the money.”

Joe has gone on record as being uneasy about Haynesworth. Too many red flags for Joe.

[UPDATE: The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Redskins will sign Haynesworth once the bell rings to open free agency later this week. This reinforces a report Peter King had on the same subject Monday.]