Bucs Trying To Unload Michael Clayton
April 25th, 2010
Early this evening Joe noticed Bucs fans Twittering that NFL Network analyst Michael Lombardi mentioned the Bucs were trying to find someone, anyone, to take blocking icon Michael Clayton off their hands.
Unfortunately, Joe was stranded at a watering hole due to the heavy rains, virtually imprisoned and subjected to cold beer and warm, busty waitresses with the Cardinals-Giants baseball game on the big HDTV, thus unable to find this evidence on his Blackberry.
Joe missed the Sunday evening NFL Network draft recap, and so perhaps missed the Lombardi mention of the blocking icon.
Well, as Joe is wont to do, he was surfing for Bucs news and came across an article by Lombardi on NationalFootballPost.com timestamped 1:01 p.m. today stating in fact, the Bucs are shopping Clayton.
Tampa Bay was looking to move wide receiver Michael Clayton during the draft. I wonder now if they’ll move him off the roster this week.
Whoa, could it truly be that the blocking icon has just a mere hours left in his days as a Bucs wide receiver? It’s not shock that with the three receivers the Bucs added last week (two in the draft and one undrafted free agent), Clayton and his salary were going to be pushed down the depth chart.
Joe is rather stunned to read Clayton just might be shipped away.
If Bucs fans don’t think Bucs general manager Mark Dominik can’t pull this off, consider Dominik found someone to give up a draft pick for journeyman quarterback Luke McCown and coerced the Bears into giving up a second round pick for defensive end Gaines Adams, a player who couldn’t start for one of the NFL’s worst defenses.
Don’t sell Dominik short on getting someone for the blocking icon.
April 25th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
No place for him any longer on this team. The Bucs got two very good wide outs in the draft that were both underrated. Benn was underrated because he had an awful QB throwing him the ball for his career and Williams had character concerns. Both wide outs are going to be very good in the NFL and can come in and start right away. Add Stroughter and Stovall to the mix and Clayton just isn’t worth the money.
April 25th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
peace and grease clayton….im loving the idea of the core of guys they have right now!! sammie,benn,williams,brown….its gonna be a decent season and worth going to the games on sunday!!
April 25th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
I dare someone to tell me why Micheal Clayton shouldnt be on this football team HEE HEE
April 25th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
Thank you holy Buccaneerthis hsould have happen 3 or 4 years ago
April 26th, 2010 at 12:03 am
Joe,
Dominik can NOT pull it off. It is Mission Impossible, and I will bet you a cold one that it is the case. Dominik has also tried to unload Hovan and Sims during the draft, but the problem is all three are worthless league-wide so no deals were made.
Honestly, if you’d like to make a friendly wager on this I’m game 😉
April 26th, 2010 at 12:03 am
I know, trade for Jamarcus Russell. A Bust for A Bust
April 26th, 2010 at 12:24 am
Just CUT him and quit teasing us!
April 26th, 2010 at 1:41 am
No way, no how Clayton gets traded. We are the only team stupid enough to have him on a roster. I hope for the sake of his livelihood he is able to catch on somewhere but I do not see any way that another team gives up something for him. Joe, 3 TDs in 5 years.. Cmon.
April 26th, 2010 at 1:49 am
Heck I would go in on the bet any day as well. Why in the world would anyone trade for Clayton with that contract? They won’t. If someone wants him, I would think they would just wait for the Bucs to cut him. He truly is not worth anything. The guy hasn’t produced since his rookie year. Just like Hovan and Sims aren’t worth anything. Hovan and Sims were terrible last year. Sims has been terrible his whole career.
Dominik could get something for Adams because he did show flashes of greatness every now and then. And Chicago has one of the best DL coaches in the game.
I just think the Bucs will end up cutting all 3 players and save the Glazers a lot of money. They should be very happy about that.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:01 am
When the Bucs cut Clayton,Hovan and Sims it will be one of the rare occassions where I am happy and onboard with the team cutting salary.
April 26th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Hey Joe, is that some healthy admiration for Dominik I sense in your post? Careful now… you might end up influenced by drinking too much ‘We have a plan’ kool-aid 🙂
April 26th, 2010 at 9:28 am
I would love to get a 6th or 7th rounder for him, but his salary and production (or lack thereof) will probably prohibit such a deal. Either way, buh-bye.
April 26th, 2010 at 9:33 am
that sucks!!now who’s gonna teach the rookie wideouts to catch..eh i mean block..lol.just joking.good luck to all 3.hovan should be kept tho to be a leader.
April 26th, 2010 at 9:37 am
Hey sheep:
Here is what Greg Rosenthal says about your baby GM:
“Bucs continue to try to unload Michael Clayton
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on April 26, 2010 9:17 AM ET
It’s hard to trust any front office that doesn’t know how to evaluate their own roster. The Bucs handed wide receiver Michael Clayton a five-year deal with $10.5 million in guarantees last February, and now they are trying to unload him.
Good luck with that.”
My thoughts exactly. He may have been tradeable if you dont sign him to such a bad contract!
April 26th, 2010 at 10:23 am
@thomas
You beat me to the quote!
April 26th, 2010 at 11:47 am
no team would trade a bucket of turds for Clayton … even though it would be an even trade because you’d at least come ahead with one bucket