Believes Baker Mayfield can return to being a top-shelf quarterback.

Fix Baker Mayfield and you have fixed the Bucs’ offense. [read more]

New Bucs OC Zac Robinson.

Joe understands a good number of Bucs fans were disappointed to learn that Mike McDaniel was not going to be the Bucs’ offensive coordinator. Understandable. [read more]

Offensive staff building.

It seems new Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is bringing some offensive assistants with him from Atlanta rather than cherry-picking assistants from his previous home with the Rams. [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]

What happened?

So, now that the Bucs have new offensive coordinator Zac Robinson on board, he has to solve three riddles to unlock the offense. [read more]

So what are the playing futures for Buccaneers legends Mike Evans and Lavonte David? [read more]

Flash poll posted at 11:00 a.m. Poll closed at 12:35 p.m.

It’s hard to believe, but veteran tight end Kyle Pitts, who had a standout 2025, will be just 25 years old when next season kicks off. [read more]

Defends Bucs coach.

Based on fan polling in the weekly “Todd Bowles Confidence Poll” the final few weeks of the season, Bowles is the most unpopular Bucs head coach since Joe started doing the weekly in-season poll during the lousy Lovie Smith reign of terror.

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New Bucs OC Zac Robinson

Updated: The Bucs finally got an offensive coordinator. And he’s from the coveted Sean McVay tree. [read more]

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Intel.

For the 2025 season, the Dixie Chicks’ offense under Zac Robinson was, well, meh. Average. [read more]

Zac Robinson

This really isn’t a shocker to Joe. But there are NFL fans who would be stunned by this revelation. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 7:43 a.m. Poll closed at 9:42 a.m.

Gauntlet thrown down.

Whenever there is something that doesn’t make sense in football, a safe bet is that the source of the nonsense is the PFF tribe. [read more]

Search for new OC continues.

Let Joe be clear: No one has tipped off Joe that an offensive coordinator hire is imminent. Or that it may happen in the next four days. [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]