Plans to return.

Future Hall of Fame wide receiver Mike Evans is going to play this season. It seems the Bucs may get first dibs. (more…)

Looking for a better 2026.

Entering the 2025 season, Joe was really stoked thinking the Bucs would have a strong, dangerous run game. (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.

Challenge.

The Bucs have so many holes on defense, a screenshot from an All-22 video of the defense looks like the surface of the moon. (more…)

Could Bears really cut him?

We don’t know if Bucs icon Lavonte David will return for a 15th season. Even if he does, the Bucs need to be proactive in bringing in a quality off-the-ball linebacker. (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…)

Clock ticking?

Anthony Nelson has known no other NFL defensive coordinator than Todd Bowles. Will that change this fall? (more…)

What went wrong with the Bucs last season? (more…)

Listeners to the Ira Kaufman Podcast and the JoeBucsFan Show on WDAE radio heard this discussed last week, but now Joe is typing it up for the record. (more…)

Emeka Egbuka is broken down by receiving great.

The eighth-leading receiver in NFL history with (14,731 yards) wasn’t a Pro Fooball Hall of Fame finalist this year. (more…)

Available.

The following sentence applies to all available edge rushers who, if motivated, the Bucs could sign: (more…)

Backup material.

The more Joe thinks about it, the angrier Joe gets. (more…)

Talkin’ Bucs.

It’s one thing for Joe to bang on a keyboard about the Bucs’ problems in 2025. It’s also another thing for Joe to hop on a podcast and holler. (more…)

Can he bounce back?

Defense, defense, defense. Damn, the Bucs have holes all over the defensive side of the ball. (more…)

QB guru?

Did the Bucs luck out and upgrade at offensive coordinator? Obviously, that’s the plan when you launch an offensive coordinator and replace him. (more…)

Why did the Bucs offense crash in the second half of last season?

It got so bad, fall guy offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard was fired last month. (more…)

Legendary Bucs receiver Mike Evans turns 33 in August. When legendary Panthers receiver Steve Smith was 33, he had 73 catches for 1,174 yards for the Panthers. (more…)

Let pass rushers eat.

Joe isn’t going to refer to this as a broken record. It’s just by far the most glaring hole on the Bucs’ roster and has been for a few years. (more…)

Decisions.

The Bucs of the post-Tom Brady era seem to be of the “trust the process” mindset, as Nick Saban might say. (more…)

Anthony Nelson holds the ball aloft after walking into the end zone with his first NFL pick-six at New Orleans.

UPDATED: The Bucs need to count nickels because they must spend a bunch of Team Glazer loot on defense and maybe more than they want on a backup quarterback. (more…)