TAMPA, Fla. -- With quarterback Tom Brady officially retired, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers must set their sights on finding his replacement. “Operation Shoeless Jackson” was the code name Bucs director of player personnel John Spytek coined for the organization’s pursuit of Brady two years ago. Can they lure a top free agent to Tampa via free agency or a trade? Will they turn to the future in Kyle Trask, drafted in the second round last spring?
They have a roster ready to win now if they can keep the core of it intact; but without a quarterback, it won’t matter.