It’s a safe bet Bucs general manager Jason Licht will not look at the hefty, non-guaranteed contracts of Davin Joseph and Donald Penn and rubber stamp both to return at their current pay grades. That wouldn’t represent the “value” Licht says he covets.

One of those veteran offensive linemen, if not both, are sure to get a renegotiate-or-else call from their agents before the free-agency bell rings next Tuesday. [read more]

Acerbic sports commentator Keith Olbermann offers his take on the Bucs new uniforms in this BSPN video.

The Bucs aren’t that far away. In fact, they’re loaded with talent. That’s the take today from former longtime Falcons offensive lineman and current NFL Network analyst Jamie Dukes.

Dukes hosts a daily sports radio show in Atlanta and is a close follower of the NFC South. He’s scrutinized the Bucs and thinks Michael Vick is the answer to replace the Tampa Bay’s ”quality backup,” Mike Glennon. [read more]

The former Bucs quarterback says a change in QB valuation is coming in the 2014 NFL Draft

Joe needs to get former Bucs quarterback Shaun King immediately evaluated by a mental health professional. [read more]

One of three QBs who would make the Bucs’ dreams come true, says an NFL Network analyst.

If it isn’t clear by now to the Mike Glennon Mob that the Bucs’ braintrust, including general manager Jason Licht and coach Lovie Smith, are not anointing Mike Glennon starting quarterback, then Joe isn’t sure what to say.

While both Licht and Lovie are quick to point out they believed Glennon did good things last year in less than idyllic conditions, neither thinks his 13-game sample size was enough to stamp Glennon as the leader of the future.

Besides, neither Licht nor Lovie drafted him. They didn’t invest anything in him. [read more]

No. 8 gear surely will be in high demand

So what was the thinking behind the Buccaneers’ new jerseys rolled out yesterday?

Well, Team Glazer and a NIKE official chatted with local media yesterday to explain and answer questions. [read more]

Yes, the Bucs have the bread to sign Jared Allen and other big names.

If Joe has learned but one thing since launching this here corner of the Interwebs nearly six years ago, it is Bucs fans just love names they recognize. Ah hell, just cut Darrelle Revis and Dashon Goldson, so the Bucs can have the gratification of signing Peanut Tillman and Jarius Byrd.

Joe still hasn’t read a reasonable reason why the Bucs would want to get rid of — at worst — the second-best cover corner in the game. And yes, Bucs coach Lovie Smith plays a lot of man coverage with his corners. [read more]

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Bucs news forthcoming.

If you drink Coke, you are probably an AARP target. [New York Times]

Is John Calipari a gutless fraud, which is what Bobby Knight has been saying for some years? [Yahoo!]

The sad decline of Dean Smith. [Washington Post]

Vegas doesn’t like Wichita State. [WSJ]

Matt Moore nearly got beheaded yesterday. [RaysIndex]

Some claim Dashon Goldson is on the verge of exile

Joe guesses it is the offseason and fans are a combination of mocked drafted out and on edge waiting for the ringing of the free agency dinner bell. This afternoon, Twitter is alive with rumblings the Bucs are seeking a way to unload safety Dashon Goldson.

Joe will stop the Goldson nonsense with words that came straight from the mouth of Bucs coach Lovie Smith from the NFL Scouting Combine two weeks ago. [read more]

Lovie wants to spend it all

Data haters can scroll down and stop reading, but money-friendly fans can take note. Per multiple reports on BSPN, the Bucs have $19 million available under the 2014 salary cap.

That’s plenty of cash to sign a quarterback, Jared Allen and Michael Bennett. [read more]

Yes, it was one of the silliest moves Joe can remember, the Bucs letting 2012 sack leader Michael Bennett walk away for no good reason. No, Bennett will never be confused with Reggie White. But when a team is simply crying for sacks, it shouldn’t let its only proven defensive end who can make quarterbacks cry get away.

Bennett, who was a critical player for the Super Bowl champion Seahawks — imagine that, a guy who couldn’t help the Bucs but could help a team win a Super Bowl — appeared on “The Blitz,” heard exclusively in SiriusXM NFL Radio today to discuss his pending free agency. [read more]

Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Well, these are better than the white jerseys unveiled this morning. Personally, Joe doesn’t like multi-colored jerseys with different color shoulders. Screams “CFL.” Joe really liked the classic look of the original pewter and red uniforms. No need to fix what wasn’t broken. But given that NIKE had its fingers involved, it could be a whole lot worse. About the only team NIKE hasn’t messed with once they got a team contract was Penn State’s beautiful uniforms.

Thankfully, the Bucs didn’t pull a stunt with black jerseys (yick!). Joe has no idea why people are fascinated with black jerseys. If everyone had black jerseys, then what would be the point? Let the Raiders have their black.

Is Revis earning twice as much as he should be?

Last offseason was a bizarre one for cornerbacks. Free agent corners scored nowhere near the cash they had in previous years, yet injured Darrelle Revis landed a whopper of a payday from former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik.

Revis got $16 million a season while his peers were signing for one-third as much. [read more]

Akeem Spence’s legal woes will linger after the start of Bucs offseason workouts on April 7.

In January, the 2013 starting defensive tackle alongside Gerald McCoy was hauled to jail by Alabama State Troopers after a late morning drive. Spence was alleged to be cruising at 100+ miles per hour with marijuana in his car. [read more]