"The "Raheem Morris Is Gone" stories are flying fast and furious from all directions. There will be a new one today. And that's not to say they aren't true.

Where is Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik in all this?

I'd hate to think he's the source for some of these stories. That would just be so Stinky Pete of him. I want to believe that's not true.

There's an ESPN report that Raheem would have been fired after the Jacksonville debacle if only the Bucs had anyone to replace him.

Huh?

Meanwhile, if you're a member of the Mark Dominik Fan Club, you love the fascinating Yahoo Sports report that says Dominik didn't want to bring back screw-up Aqib Talib, but Raheem convinced him to stick with No. 25.

Dominik has dived for cover. It's understandable on some levels. Funny, the GM was relatively eager to talk about "the plan" after last season's 10-6 record, and to explain the Bucs' lack of shopping in the offseason.

What's next? A report that he didn't want Raheem to have either Jeff Jagodzinski and Jim Bates as coordinators in 2009? That Dominik thought Gerald McCoy was "injury prone" and a reach at the No. 3 overall pick in the 2010 draft?

Just kidding.

If Dominik truly didn't want Talib back, I'm glad. No one in the organization should have wanted anything to do with Talib. It was a no-brainer. A lot of us thought it was lunacy -- and irresponsible -- to bring Talib back after his alleged Texas gun play. A lot of us thought it sent a wrong message to Morris' players as far as discipline is concerned."