“The Bucs’ first pick in the 2022 NFL Draft has a new team.”

Former Bucs defensive tackle Logan Hall is a new member of the Texans and met the Houston media late last week.

Joe was intrigued by Hall’s choice of the word “monotony” and him noting he expects more playmaking opportunities with Houston. [read more]

Steelers great James Harrison.

New Bucs running back Kenneth Gainwell earned a very high level of respect in a hurry during his lone Steelers season last year. [read more]

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Let’s not lose sight of what really happened to the 2025 Buccaneers. [read more]

Yeah, one could argue new Bucs edge rusher Al-Quadin Muhammad thrived and soared in a contract year with the Lions last season, but one could make a case Muhammad has been in a contract year ever since he was drafted in 2017. [read more]

Strategy.

Sometimes, the road map is right in front of your face. [read more]

Responds to ex-Bucs’ remarks.

The thing that sticks in Joe’s craw about the first couple of days of legal tampering earlier this month — not craw, craw! — is the backhanded slaps at the Bucs. [read more]

Steal or fluke?

The Bucs’ signing Detroit edge rusher Al-Quadin Muhammad is a curious puzzle that keeps Joe up at night. [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]

Georgia LB C.J. Allen.

Joe has written about really, really liking how the Bucs signed Alex Anzalone and A’Shawn Robinson because this defense — which quit on Bucs coach Todd Bowles last year, let’s call it like we saw it — badly needed juice and energy added to what was such a soft unit. [read more]

The Bucs defense was a soft unit last season, but that doesn’t mean every player was a feathery presence, or that each guy was as brittle as Jamel Dean. [read more]

So Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht acknowledged his front office spent a little effort keeping its eyes on adding edgy dudes in free agency. [read more]

Todd Bowles

You know it, Joe knows it: the Bucs need an edge rusher like a fish on a boat needs water. [read more]

GM Jason Licht

Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht does not live in Joe’s head, but he is feared by other media types. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 8:05 a.m. Poll closed at 9:22 a.m.

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Coach him up, Coach.

Could the Bucs be the beneficiary of a guy not fitting an almighty scheme? [read more]

Needed juice.

Joe likes how the Bucs got a quality starting linebacker in free agency. [read more]

New Bucs defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson.

The Tampa Bay defense was pillowy soft last season.

Steps were taken to increase the defense’s toughness quotient, per Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Channel Mike Ditka?

The Bucs have proven, just in this century alone, that building up the secondary in order to make up for no edge rush generally blows up in their faces. [read more]

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Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht was talking to Joe and three other reporters during an intimate sitdown at One Buc Palace this week.

No cameras allowed. No donuts. No nonsense. (Well, maybe a little nonsense.) [read more]