Former Bucs defensive lineman Kevin Carter is still unemployed, one of many smaller moves Bucs general manager Mark Dominik got right.

Bucs general manager Mark Domink was roasted over the coals far and wide for letting go Derrick Brooks. Other moves raised an eyebrow higher than Brooks usually did.

But for the most part, Dominik’s transactions have been smart, so writes Woody Cummings of the Tampa Tribune.  

As Joe pointed out yesterday, the Bucs swindled Bill Belicheat, who dresses for games as if he just walked out of a homeless shelter.

Cummings scoured the waiver wire yesterday for ex-Bucs who Dominik let go and found many.

Though a lot of Bucs fans were angered over the release last spring of franchise stalwarts Derrick Brooks and Warrick Dunn, no rival NFL team has suggested it wasn’t the right call.

With the start of the 2009 regular season now just a week away, neither Brooks nor Dunn has found a new team to play for, and the same holds true for Kevin Carter, Ike Hilliard and Brian Griese.

And while a few of the players let go by the Bucs in recent months did find work with new teams, none seem to have found the kind of work they once had with the Bucs.

Joe could quibble over some of the other moves. Joe still believes Ike Hilliard could have been a valuable asset off the bench as he was last year. The Bucs depth at wide receiver is paper-thin.

Joe also believes Dunn could have helped but the Bucs don’t exactly need running backs. And as Cummings points out, Joey Galloway is so far playing well for Belicheat and the Patriots.

But Dominik wanted to go younger and when a team is rebuilding — yeah, Ra’, you are rebuilding — it’s always best to go young.