Common sense is lacking all throughout the world, these days. Especially when it comes to Tom Brady and his retirement.

But it's not lacking for Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians and general manager Jason Licht.

Ever since Brady retired in February, it's been nothing less than a fanatical mindset in regard to finding the next quarterback for the Buccaneers. Video game-like trade proposals and strategies completely eschewing any kind of cap-related issues have run rampant in the minds of many. And said minds are those of media and non-media, alike.

But the worst part is that in the minds of those many, the Buccaneers have failed if they don't bring in a Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, or any other top-tier quarterback. Any signal-caller that hasn't had a lengthy career filled with NFL accolades simply isn't an option.

It doesn't get more delusional than that.

Fortunately, Arians and Licht don't have that mindset. They know the reality of the situation and they know how the NFL operates. Said reality is the fact that teams -or smart teams, for that matter- don't trade away top-tier quarterbacks.

“There’s always some chatter," Licht said Tuesday. "There’s always some talk. It’s usually a little more talk than it is action.

“It’s not as easy as what my neighbor says, 'Just go trade for another All Pro quarterback.'.”

Arians isn't delusional, either. He knows that in order to trade for a quarterback, another team has to be interested. Or else it's all moot.

"You don’t trade by yourself – you’ve got to have a partner, so that could be out of the question," Arians said to the media.

When you add in the Buccaneers' cap situation and the key free agents they need to bring back, it only compounds the situation and makes it that much tougher to pull off a trade.

The Bucs won't be able to bring their guys back if they're investing $19-$30 million in a quarterback in 2022. What good is a top-tier quarterback without those pieces, anyway? The question coincides with why Brady came to Tampa Bay in the first place: the roster.

It's like people forgot that Brady fell into the Bucs' lap as a free agent. Tampa Bay didn't trade for him. Do we really think New England would've traded him away in the first place?

It may hurt in the short-term, but the best long-term plan is to retain the core and move forward with the best possible candidate after you have your core in place.

That may not work in Madden, but it works in real life. And fortunately, the captains of the Bucs' ship understand this.

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