After having lunch with Bucs first-round draft pick edge rusher Rueben Bain, YaYa Diaby came away with a distinct impression. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Man, Joe hasn’t seen Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht get this excited for a fourth-round draft pick since edge rusher David Walker last year. [read more]

Rondé Barber

Joe loves when Bucs super insider and Hall of Fame cornerback Rondé Barber starts talking all things Tampa Bay. [read more]

Seems scared of Rueben Bain.

When he played for the Titans, former left tackle Taylor Lewan, who was a three-time Pro Bowler, was a nasty SOB to tangle with. He backed down from no one. [read more]

New draft strategy?

Joe remembers a story former Bucs general manager Rich McKay often told. [read more]

Lots of football people are obsessed with quarterback pressures. Many are not. [read more]

Still out there.

One, two, three… (four?) edge rushers is not enough, says a man who has a large platform on the Tampa Bay airwaves. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

A delicious plate of Hooters wings and their great salads, sandwiches and shrimp make for a heck of a lunch or dinner! Get it done! Lots of great lunch specials today. Locations are across the Bay area and online ordering is always easy from Joe’s great friends.

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Fans are still jumping up and down about Rueben Bain, the Bucs’ first-round draft pick last week. Now the real test is here: Can Bain overcome Bucs coach Todd Bowles’ indifference about an edge rush? [read more]

Six-time Bucs Pro Bowl DT Gerald McCoy talks Rueben Bain.

Six-time Pro Bowl Bucs defensive tackle Gearld McCoy is the biggest Tampa Bay cheerleader — figuratively and perhaps literally. [read more]

Bucs rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain.

This was a rare year in which Bucs officials could say “we got our guy” in Round 1 of the draft without people thinking they were floating a few ounces of BS. [read more]

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An interesting dynamic is headed to the Buccaneers’ cornerbacks room. [read more]

Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht continues to get the same question about extending Baker Mayfield’s contract. [read more]

Home run?

When it comes to draft guides, there are so many to choose from. But one is well above the rest. [read more]

Guard/center Ben Bredeson.

So what’s been happening at One Buc Palace since the early stages of the offseason program kicked off nine days ago? [read more]

Rookie Bucs third-round pick receiver Ted Hurst.

Joe’s good friend Ross Tucker decided to share this video snippet Monday. But it sure seems to be old. [read more]

No thanks.

Boy, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht does not like the slimy Saints. At. All. [read more]

It seems — and Joe doesn’t fully know why — that the big knock on Bucs’ second-round pick Josiah Trotter is that he allegedly cannot defend the pass. [read more]

Too soon?

Well, Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht seems to think so, but he almost couldn’t help himself. [read more]