In a surprising announcement late this afternoon, and but two days before he was to report to training camp, Bucs nickel cornerback D.J. Moore was rudely awakened to the business side of football when he was cut to make room for a couple of ham and egg linebackers (if they were unemployed two days before they were supposed to report to camp, how exactly can they be anything more than camp meat?).

The release of Moore is odd, not counting the timing. He played nickel with the Bears under Lovie and was quick to be picked up by Lovie. It sure smells like the Bucs may think Leonard Johnson is the starting nickel with Mike Jenkins and Rashaan Melvin competing with incumbent Johnthan Banks for the other corner spot.

Joe knows the previous administration of former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik thought they had a steal in Melvin, an undrafted free agent. From the talks Joe had with current Bucs types, they tend to agree.