Marty Schottenheimer, speaking on Sirius NFL Radio, said the Bucs should not trade any of their running backs.

If the Bucs are deep at any position, it’s at running back. In theory, the Bucs have three potential starters (Derrick Ward, Earnest Graham, Cadillac Williams) and a pair of backs who appear to be talented enough to start for someone (Clifton Smith and Kareem Huggins).

Joe has wondered if maybe the Bucs might work out a trade, swapping a running back for a player at another position where the Bucs need depth.

It appears Joe isn’t the only one who thought such a thing.

As Joe is wont to do, he was listening to Sirius NFL Radio early Monday afternoon when a Bucs fan called “The Red Zone” with Marty Schottenheimer and Solomon Wilcots, asking if the Bucs might try to trade one of their many running backs for possibly a wide receiver.

Schottenheimer flatly said he wouldn’t; at least not now. Schottenheimer said that the Bucs may very well need all of their running backs.

“They made the decision to go with [Byron] Leftwich and I think that is the right decision,” Schottenheimer said. “Now they have to find a way to get complimentary [running backs] playing time. You don’t want to give up these guys, especially entering the season. It’s one thing to trade a player when you are 30 to 60 days away from the draft. But entering the season, you are one injury away from needing that player.”