Joe was going to wait until the morning to discuss this but so many Bucs fans late on a Sunday night want to talk about this transaction, so here goes:

Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik didn’t spend his Sunday lounging at Hooters watching the Subway Fresh Fit 500.

No, not only did Dominik land a quarterback coach, he is in the final stages of getting Bucs left guard Jeremy Zuttah re-signed, so writes Stephen Holder of the Tampa Bay Times.

Zuttah, 25, and the Bucs are putting the finishing touches on a contract extension that will keep the offensive lineman off the free agent market, the Tampa Bay Times has confirmed. Zuttah, capable of playing all line positions, was drafted in the third round by the Bucs in 2008 after playing for Schiano at Rutgers. He was scheduled to become a free agent with his rookie contract expiring.

Zuttah is considered the Bucs’ top priority among their impending unrestricted free agents. Kicker Connor Barth is a close second, with his fate expected to be decided prior to this afternoon’s franchise-tag deadline. General manager Mark Dominik has said he will franchise tag Barth if a multiyear deal isn’t reached by today, thereby keeping Barth off the market.

This seemed like it was just a matter of time that Dominik and Zuttah came to terms. The Bucs wanted to keep Zuttah and it appeared Zuttah wanted to stay with the Bucs, especially since his old Rutgers coach is now the new Bucs coach.

It sure helps to have a solid player like Zuttah on the offensive line, who can play multiple positions, and play them well.