Accepting bad with the good.

Look, Joe can live with Baker Mayfield’s German shorthaired pointer puppy approach to football. It’s exciting and fun and it galvanizes the Bucs. (more…)

Bucs TE Cade Otton.

Some Bucs fans’ dreams were shattered Monday but Cade Otton’s dreams may come true. (more…)

Victim of poor coaching?

This isn’t really all that surprising to Joe, but the source(s) of the story is a little. (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…)

It’s that time of year again, when Tampa Bay’s big PGA Tour event returns. And there’s no better way to watch it than in the Hooters Owl’s Nest.

If a classy player plans on quitting, does he have his agent meet with his team of 14 years as free agency approaches? (more…)

“Jason, let’s take care of ‘Shep.'”

Joe wouldn’t blame Bucs receiver Sterling Shepard one bit if he was outraged how the season ended. (more…)

On the same day the Dixie Chicks let it be known they plan to use the franchise tag on free agent tight end Kyle Pitts, did the Bucs make headway in re-signing their free agent tight end? (more…)

For Joe, the NFL Scouting Combine is all about information gathering and mingling with important NFL types, and making sure to avoid Mark Sanchez if he’s on the downtown Indianapolis streets after midnight. (more…)

“Jason, I know this isn’t real.”

Interesting choice of words today by a Buccaneers legend. (more…)

Readers here during The Lost Decade may remember the player Joe referred to as a “misplaced Calgary Stampeder.” (more…)

“They think you’re washed, Tae.”

When Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles host news conferences tomorrow at the NFL Scouting Combine, fans might learn the football fate of legendary Lavonte David. (more…)

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How skilled is Rueben Bain covering receivers?

Joe read an interesting breakdown of edge rushers. It motivated Joe to try to think outside the box. (more…)

What is Cade Otton’s future?

Before last season, in a rare glimpse of controlled emotion, Bucs tight end Cade Otton seemed disappointed. (more…)

Demonstrates blocking prowess.

Bucs running back Sean Tucker is a restricted free agent. And it seems he’s grown tired of a label slapped on him. (more…)

Offense was never the same.

The Super Bowl happened two Sundays ago. And all the while watching that game, and in the aftermath almost daily, Joe wondered, “What the hell happened?” (more…)

“Tom, you, Spytek and Davis can keep pretending you know what you’re doing. We’re looking at another playoff run.”

How close was Tampa Bay to being a good team last season?

The answer depends on who you ask. (more…)