“Seriously, Pete. I can make a good argument I should go offense at No. 15.”

Todd Bowles has not been shy about saying the following the past two offseasons: (more…)

Looking for a trade partner.

When the Bucs personnel people gather to go through the draft, they go through so many possible angles it would make your head spin. (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. (more…)

Hire this man!

“This Joe” has gone on record: If the Bucs are thinking about drafting an edge rusher from Miami in the first round, the move has to come with a catch — and a coach. (more…)

So the high-profile mock draftniks benefit from producing multiple mock drafts. Why? Because each mock prompts feedback from NFL coaches and executives that have the mocker in their contacts. (more…)

Gerald McCoy demands the Bucs hand Baker Mayfield a fat contract extension, and another former Buccaneer, a guy who coached on staff with Todd Bowles, also says to pay the QB. (more…)

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Another position breakdown just one week from the NFL Draft. It’s quarterbacks. Draft guru Sean Sullivan is all over the 2026 class, the Bill Parcells evaluation system and a look at past successes and failures.

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Ohio State DT Kayden McDonald.

One reason Joe likes NFL humorist/columnist Mike Tanier is the guy just grinds, while seemingly every publication Joe Flacco’s former high school math teacher has worked for has shuttered, sans the New York Times. (more…)

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“You smell it too, Todd? I swear it’s not the burritos and pale ale I had last night.”

Jason Licht didn’t say on Wednesday that the Bucs will be in Los Angeles in February playing for a Super Bowl crown. But if the Bucs are in the Super Bowl in the near future, Licht said he would not be shocked. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht was in good spirits Wednesday.

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht gushed Wednesday about his working relationship with his head coach. (more…)

Tipping pitches or bluffing?

Someone isn’t listening to Todd Bowles. (more…)

It was a painful listen but Joe got through it. (more…)

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David Walker (51) and YaYa Diaby.

The Bucs feel great about their scouting of edge rushers. Why? In part because they see successful pass rushers on other clubs that they wanted to draft but weren’t in position to pick. (more…)

Bad predraft news conference for Payne Durham and Devin Culp.

Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht addressed various Bucs media today at his annual predraft news conference. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Soft! (more…)

Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq.

Ol’ helmet hair Mel Kiper, the living grandaddy of NFL draft coverage, has changed course this season and issued his final two-round mock draft early. (more…)

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“Greeny, just tell Schrager the truth again. Nobody will believe it.”

The logic behind publishing multiple mock drafts is very sound if you’re trying to get a mock draft right when it counts the most.

ESPN super insider Peter Schrager explained his fascinating process yesterday. (more…)

LSU CB Mansoor Delane.

If a player can handle himself in the SEC trenches or succeed as a top SEC skill position player, then Joe is interested in the guy. (more…)