The Legend Of Stanford Routt
December 1st, 2012
There is a reason this guy has been unemployed for about a month and that the worst team in the NFL washed their hands of him.
In the past three weeks, Joe’s not sure a day has gone by that someone on this here corner of the interwebs or on Twitter has asked Joe about the Bucs signing unemployed cornerback Stanford Routt.
Nevermind that he has been on the streets for weeks; nevermind the worst team in the NFL jettisoned Routt.
Routt’s popularity (?) with Bucs fans is akin to the notorious Toe Nash and the Rays.
Apparently, Woody Cummings is being pestered by the Routt crowd as well. He touched upon why Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik is not picking up near-household names and instead is going after neverbeens.
Q: There are two players that are free agents that could come into Tampa and help our team make a playoff push. Why not go out and sign former Chiefs’ CB Stanford Routt? I would have rather had him covering Falcons’ receiver Roddy White than Danny Gorrer. What about former Falcons’ defensive end Ray Edwards to come in and help our horrible pass rush? Those are two quality players the Bucs should at least work out.
— Andrew Athans, Arnold, Md.
A: Routt has been out there for a couple of weeks now and no one has touched him. There must be something we don’t know about him that is causing everyone to lay off. As for Edwards, he’s a player the Bucs had some interest in during free agency last year. He put a rather high price tag on himself, but other than that I don’t see why he can’t help.
— Woody Cummings
In short, Bucs fans, in desperate throws of darts at the wall, are looking for someone, anyone who can help out a beleaguered secondary. Those darts usually are of players whose names fans recognize, and for no other good reason.
There are no magic bullets to help out this secondary. As Bucs legend Derrick Brooks would say, “It is what it is” for the remainder of the season, with the exception of Anthony Gaitor being activated soon.
If the worst team in the NFL — with a general manager and a coach fighting for their careers — didn’t think Routt can help save themselves from working at Costco, and Dominik doesn’t think he can help, the fact that 30 other NFL general managers also believe Routt isn’t worth their time, then Joe will rest comfortably with the fact that Routt is off the Bucs roster.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:44 am
If Detroit passes on a CB, don’t go near him!
December 1st, 2012 at 10:02 am
do you mean eric wright? lol
December 1st, 2012 at 10:11 am
Route is out clearly.
Edwards…he would want a multi-year contract. Dominick will not go for that because we already have long term solutions at DE. That would just be poor money management.
December 1st, 2012 at 10:16 am
If the Chiefs want to trade Eric Berry, I’m buying but I don’t see that happening. Tamba Hali is another Chief I would trade for, but the stupid trade deadline ends way too early IMO.
December 1st, 2012 at 11:57 am
What happened to rookie DB Keith Tandy? He was listed as injured for all the games this year but hes not on IR. So there must be hope hell return before the end of the season? I know the NFL isnt a video game but he is pretty good on the new madden for a rookie.
December 1st, 2012 at 12:53 pm
People that want either of those two guys don’t know anything about the Bucs this year. Isn’t going to undo everything he has done for this team attitude wise for two mediocre talents.
December 1st, 2012 at 1:04 pm
So what Chief player died today?
December 1st, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Jovan Belcher.
First.
December 1st, 2012 at 1:30 pm
How can Stanford Routt be any worse than what we have?? SIGN HIM UP.
December 1st, 2012 at 4:50 pm
Bucs will fix the CB situation in the off season. For now it’s a make do situation with the hope of someone shining.
December 1st, 2012 at 5:36 pm
It’s a shame because our worthless CB’s are the unit that’s gonna keep us out of the playoffs.
December 1st, 2012 at 7:04 pm
What does Burger King think about Routt?