NFC South scribe Pat “Vacation Man” Yasinskas, of ESPN.com, threw out some salary cap figures that place the Bucs in a position with plenty of cap cushion available.

No surprise there.

 Tampa Bay still leads the division in cap room with $36.3 million.

Vacation Man wrote in a different mailbag post on his blog that the Bucs have, in fact, reached the minimum salary level needed for the 2009 season.

The Bucs still must sign their rookies, but that’s not a lot of money against the cap, especially with just one first round pick. The eventual dumping of Brian Griese and possibly Sean Mahan would provide even more money for Manchester United.

Joe doesn’t care much about how much cash the Bucs sit on. It can be $89 million for all Joe cares, as long as the wins are there and the frugality is not at the expense of the roster.