Despite the fact Woody Cummings and eye-RAH Kaufman, both of the Tampa Tribune, are reporting from their sources within the walls of One Buc Palace that the rumors about Bryan and Joel reaching out to Bill Cowher are false, it’s almost like a lone wolf howling in the wilderness.

The rumors continue to swirl, fueled by national reporters that there is merit to the whispers.

Joe Henderson, also of the Tampa Tribune, writes that Bryan and Joel can easily quash these rumors — provided they are false — if they so chose.

But they have not (yet).

Every minute [the Glazers] delay undermines [Raheem the Dream] and casts doubt over just what they plan to do with this team. When there is silence, the void gets filled with opinion, analysis and flat-out guessing.

You start thinking that if the Glazers (or their designated representatives) “reached out” to Cowher, as NFL.com says they did, maybe they should keep reaching until he tells them no. As uplifting as beating the NFC’s best team is, you don’t base the future direction of your franchise on the outcome of one game.

The Bucs declined comment on that report, and who is surprised by that?

Joe sure isn’t.

If Bryan and Joel like Raheem the Dream so much, why let him twist in the wind? Sure, they may have privately assured Raheem the Dream he is returning next season, but why let the man’s reputation continue to get tarred?

If Raheem the Dream is coming back, just direct Bucs media honcho Jeff Kamis to issue a one sentence release:

“Bill Cowher will not coach the Buccaneers next year.”