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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Crickets. Not a blessed peep.

Isn’t it wonderful to hear the sounds of silence when it comes to the Buccaneers and their interest in notable players from other teams who may be moved?

Let Chucky go to bed at night dreaming about landing Aaron Rodgers — the Bucs don’t need him.

Let Bill Belichick drive to Gillette Stadium thinking about a trade for Julio Jones — the Bucs don’t need him.

While other teams scramble to fill holes, Bruce Arians hits the sheets and experiences the sleep of kings. He’s got a stacked roster and Job 1 is to keep these guys motivated now that the Bucs are the hunted heading into the 2021 season.

A daily ritual at One Buc

There are different ways to measure just how loaded this franchise looks, barring a slew of injuries. It’s also understood that one injury in particular, sidelining Tom Brady for an extended period, would likely derail Tampa Bay’s chances to repeat.

The fact that Jason Licht entered the draft room without a bottle of TUMS by his side tells you all you need to know about the confident state of this franchise. The Bucs had a group of players they would have been happy to select at No. 32. If they were all off the board, so be it … we trade down.

A year ago, the draft priorities were finding new starters at right tackle and safety. This year, the theme was: let’s upgrade our coverage and return teams. That’s a remarkable turnaround, a tell-tale sign of what happens when every starter returns from a championship team.

But it’s only the latest example of a scenario that has played out all offseason.

Few NFL observers would describe the signing of Giovani Bernard as a major transaction, although he is a proven third-down threat catching passes out of the backfield.

Imagine the swinging doors at One Buc Place in March if Brady hadn’t jumped aboard and that nasty playoff drought was still in place. You’d be reading every day about Tampa Bay’s interest in Rodgers, Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson.

It’s all different now.

Let the 49ers shell out the big bucks to retain Trent Williams, we’ve got Donovan Smith. Trey Hendrickson? Nice pass rusher, but we just posted 48 sacks with JPP and Shaq coming off the edges. Jadeveon Clowney? Not interested.

Armbars with Team Glazer

Memo to Titans GM Jon Robinson regarding Bud Dupree: he’s all yours.

Jared Cook? Yeah, right, like this team needs another tight end.

Kenny Golladay’s a nice receiver, but he’d be No. 3 on this team.

Good luck in Carolina, A.J. Bouye, but we’re happy with our corners. They’re young and they’re improving.

Congrats, Arizona, nice trade for center Rodney Hudson, but we like Ryan Jensen just fine. We’ve also found our kicker in Ryan Succop, so lose our number, Matt Prater.

Yes, free agency came and went without the Bucs making much of a stir, except for keeping their own key players off the market. As a result, the Bucs enter the 2021 season with a pat hand instead of their usual default position — trying to fill an inside straight.

The days of reaching in free agency are over, at least for now. That’s the ghost of Buccaneers Past. In the new version, free agents are falling out of their cleats while running toward One Buc Place, except there’s no room at the inn.

Enjoy the moment, Buc fans, because days like these don’t come around very often in a league that prides itself on celebrating a new champion every year.

Can Tom Brady do it again? Why not … he’s done it before.

A few years back, this roster seemed like it was shot full of holes. Now the Bucs are looking down on the rest of the league, blessed with star power and the greatest winner this sport has ever seen.

What a country.

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