"Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik said the team will be involved in free agency this year. What everyone wants to know now: How heavily will they be involved?

At this point, not even the Bucs can say for sure. New coach Greg Schiano is still in the process of hiring a staff of assistants and evaluating the talent level of the players on the roster.

Until he finishes that, Schiano won't know where the biggest needs are. And until he knows where the biggest needs are, he won't be able to determine whether a free agent or a draft pick can best fill the void.

That said, Dominik explained a long time ago his philosophy regarding free agency, and that explanation should give fans a good idea of the areas the Bucs are likely to target when free agency begins on March 13.

Dominik's belief is that free agency is where you go to correct mistakes you made in the draft, So, you can bet the Bucs will be looking mostly for cornerbacks, linebackers and maybe a running back.

The situation at cornerback is arguably the most dire. Tampa Bay sees recent draftees E.J. Biggers and Myron Lewis as backups and the potential losses of Ronde Barber to retirement or another team and Aqib Talib to a possible suspension or jail sentence could force the team's hand."