So Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht said last week that he feels like the Bucs are the same 6-2 team that walked into the 2025 bye week before crumbling later in the season.

Do you feel the same, Todd Bowles? Joe asked the head coach this morning at the swanky Biltmore resort in Phoenix. (more…)

What an optimistic state of the union address was delivered by Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht yesterday.

Joe loved it. (more…)

Class.

Yesterday was a sad day, but damn, Joe never expected to hear a farewell speech like the one Lavonte David gave as he bid the NFL goodbye after 14 years with the Bucs. (more…)

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“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. (more…)

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It started off poorly — and never improved.

Although the 2025 Bucs won their season opener at Atlanta, warning signs emerged for Todd Bowles and his young defense. (more…)

The last straw?

“Third-and-28!” (more…)

Another weapon has landed in Tampa. (more…)

Notre Dame G Billy Schrauth .

Is drafting for depth in Round 4 a smart way to go? (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. (more…)

If Mike Evans tests free agency when the dinner bell rings next Monday, he’ll surely find at least a team or two willing to give him a two-year contract. (more…)

Interesting and telling take from Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. (more…)

Is this man helping run Mike Evans out of town?

One Joe likes to use the word “silly” when he hears nonsense. “This Joe” guesses that word is a little more palatable than “horsesh!t.” (more…)

Joe got a feeling today that new Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson watched film of the Bucs-Rams game in November. (more…)

So Broncos head coach Sean Payton was the face of the evil Saints empire, one despised by Bucs fans for years.

Today, he might have lost a few haters in Tampa after Joe asked Payton a question about Lavonte David. (more…)

So CBS rolled out a couple of receiver stats that don’t require a math degree. (more…)

Aging roster.

Unless a team has arguably the best coach in NFL history and finds ways to keep salaries down and squeeze the most out of everyone on the field, sooner or later a team will tumble from its former championship ways. (more…)

So Jay Glazer of FOX Sports is on the list of NFL super insiders with contacts spanning from players to owners to executives that like to suck up to him. (more…)

Bucs OC Zac Robinson.

This is refreshing. (more…)

New Bucs QB coach Chandler Whitmer.

The last time Joe felt this good about a Bucs hire of an assistant coach, then-Bucs coach Dirk Koetter hired Southern Miss coach Todd Monken as his wide receivers coach/offensive coordinator. (more…)

Baker Mayfield likes a fiery hot kind of coach. (more…)