With the 2023 NFL draft now over and most of the impact free agents off the market, teams have done a majority of their offseason work. A handful of notable players still could be cut or traded in the coming weeks and months, but blockbuster deals figure to be few and far between.

Once the season gets underway, though, teams will quickly find out whether their offseason makeovers paid off. That should lead to a steady stream of trade chatter.

The 2023 NFL trade deadline is still a half-year away, but it's never too early to start thinking about the league-altering changes that could occur leading up to it.

Last year's trade deadline was arguably the most frenzied in NFL history, with 13 players getting moved across 11 deals made on deadline day itself. That could set a precedent for a similar volume of transactions in 2023.

With that in mind, here are some bold early predictions for this year's trade deadline.

Buccaneers Get a Head Start on 2024 Rebuild

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in a difficult position following the retirement of Tom Brady.

Despite going only 8-9, the Bucs made the playoffs last season, which put them out of the running for a top draft pick. That left them without a long-term answer under center in the wake of Brady's reitrement.

The Bucs spent a second-round pick on Kyle Trask in 2021, but he has only nine career pass attempts. They also signed 2018 No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield to give Trask some competition, but he went 2-8 as a starter last year with the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams.

The Bucs did draft some potential contributors in the trenches like defensive tackle Calijah Kancey and offensive lineman Cody Mauch, but they're likely to struggle with either Mayfield or Trask under center.

With talented veterans like wideouts Mike Evans and Chris Godwin still around from the 2020 Super Bowl-winning team, it may finally be time for the Buccaneers to convert those players into draft assets and embrace a full rebuild. They should have gone that route as soon as Brady retired with no heir apparent on the roster, but doing so at the trade deadline will at least allow them to get a head start on the 2024 offseason.

Picking up a handful of additional early- and middle-round picks for win-now veterans would put the Bucs in much better position to contend in the coming years. While that won't help them compete late in 2023, they're likely to be well out of contention before the trade deadline even rolls around.