“The Chiefs suck, Mike.”

The Chiefs traded one of their best players today and didn’t get a player in return. [read more]

Twice Joe wrote about inside linebacker E.J. Speed as a quality free agent target for the Bucs last year. [read more]

High ranking unpopular.

Apparently, across NFL fandom, it’s not wise to be a Cade Otton fan. [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, did you see the latest drivel from Mike Evans’ agent?”

When trying to connect dots related to the Bucs, Joe always pays attention to ESPN NFL insiders Peter Schrager and Adam Schefter.

Schrager is a longtime close personal friend of Bucs assistant general manager Mike Greenberg, and Schefter and Greenberg are from the same hometown. Greenberg is likely the only director of football operations (2021) to ever be a guest on Schefter’s podcast. [read more]

So in five short days, various NFL insiders like Adam Schefter, Dianna Russini and Ian Rapoport will start spitting out free agent deal after deal on social media, announcing X player has agreed to a multi-year contract.

It’s a wildly fun and stressful time across the league. [read more]

Vikings shopping Pro Bowl edge rusher.

Joe has a sneaky suspicion this guy just may end up on the Bucs’ roster. [read more]

Doesn’t sound like Mike.

Thanks to intel from Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, we recently learned of demands Bucs free agent wide receiver Mike Evans has for his 2026 team next week when the free agency dinner bell rings on Wednesday.

Or, are those really Evans’ demands? [read more]

Florida boy aims to return home.

To hear the words coming out of Adam Schefter’s mouth, superior sack artist Trey Hendrickson is there for the Bucs to take.

If the Bucs want him. [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]

Scapegoat?

Can Zac Robinson really make that big of a difference for the Bucs’ offense? Well, we will find out in a few months. [read more]

Joe knows a sect of Bucs fans wants the team to draft the best available edge rusher and hope for the best. [read more]

Allianz Arena in Munich, where the Bucs hosted a game in 2022.

Most folks don’t like it; most folks hate it. But these games aren’t going anywhere. In fact, there will only be more. [read more]

Pizza parties are optional, says Bucs GM Jason Licht.

So over the past couple of the years, the Bucs have gone to great lengths to let fans know the team’s front office has a detailed “I Am That Man” philosophy to identify future players, a mantra inspired by Lavonte David, among others. [read more]

Defensive tackle Greg Gaines.

The free agency dinner bell rings at noon on Monday, March 9. What an exciting day that will be! [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

Yes, the Bucs absolultely can make sure Mike Evans doesn’t play for another team this season. [read more]

Gamble to sign?

Joe would gladly take a chance on the “boom.” [read more]

“Baker, you played in Cleveland. What’s it like scraping ice off your windshield every day? Do they sell ice scrapers up north?”

This may be the first time that Joe has linked to Matthew Berry of NBC. He’s a fantasy guy and “this Joe” isn’t. [read more]

Hope again.

Look, Joe gets how NFL suits like to gloss their homegrown talent. It’s like an Iowa farmer bragging about how many bushel an acre his corn crop produced. [read more]

Graham Barton was caught between a rock and a hard place last season.

When speaking last week at the NFL beehive that was the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht was asked at least a half-dozen times as he went through the media car wash, “What happened to the Bucs?” [read more]

Joe has long believed it’s highly likely Mike Evans re-signs with Tampa Bay. [read more]

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There’s still no official word from the Buccaneers or Lavonte David as to whether the iconic Tampa Bay linebacker wants to play a 15th NFL season. [read more]