Ex-Bucs QB big on Bucs.

If for some odd reason you don’t buy what Nevin Shapiro is selling, maybe Joe can interest you in Dan Orlovsky? (more…)

Rueben Bain’s arms are three inches shorter than those attached to the torso of YaYa Diaby. (more…)

It smells like the Bucs were too comfortable on defense last year, if you listen to the words of one of the fired Bucs defensive coaches. (more…)

Perplexed.

Reading Mel Kiper’s breakdown of each Bucs player drafted last week, you’d think helmethair of BSPN would have given the Bucs a good overall grade. (more…)

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Which Bucs won and who lost in the wake of the 2026 draft?

Let’s have some fun with the draft as draft chatter stretches until Bucs rookie minicamp starts at the end of next week. (more…)

Says Todd Bowles will do Rueben Bain right.

Joe heard all weekend (seemingly from hundreds of people) that new Bucs defensive lineman, Rueben Bain, will light things up solely because he landed with the “perfect” coach, Bucs coach Todd Bowles. (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. (more…)

Nevin Shapiro geeked over Bucs drafting Rueben Bain.

So let it be written, so let it be done. The selection by the Bucs of Rueben Bain will go down in NFL history as the 21st-century version of the Steelers drafting Mean Joe Greene.

Who said? The notorious Nevin Shapiro, that’s who. (more…)

Mike Mayock.

The Buccaneers’ pick of edge rusher Rueben Bain in Round 1 largely has been viewed as a steal acrosss #NFLmedia, and at One Buc Palace. But not every draft guru is in that camp. (more…)

Bucs rookie Rueben Bain.

So a former NFL linebackers coach and personnel executive who studies everything NFL and the draft year-round, a good friend of Todd Bowles, says his favorite pick of Round 1 last week was by the Buccaneers. (more…)

One Todd Bowles offseason move was to oust his defensive line coach Charlie Strong, the longtime college head coach. (more…)

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Rookie Bucs cornerback Keionte Scott. (Photo courtesy of The U.)

Still giddy over the Bucs draft? Well, this will send you racing to the fridge to start another celebration on this fine Sunday. (more…)

Joe lost count of how many times Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht and Todd Bowles have said Bucs No. 2 tight end Payne Durham is a dangerous target with a great catch radius and capable of special plays.

He made a couple of those plays for Tampa Bay in 2023 and 2024. (more…)

Impressed with Bucs draft.

No, the Bucs didn’t go out and draft a bunch of college stars who played for SEC or B1G teams, and dudes who played in a lot of network TV games. (more…)

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels reportedly signed with the Bucs.

Kansas football doesn’t often get people excited. The last time it made any dent in the college football world was when Aqib Talib played for the Jayhawks and got them to the Orange Bowl. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

If one is going to try to apply math to draft picks, the Bucs just had a fairly strong draft. (more…)

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Heart and passion.

The Bucs this year wanted to bring in physical, violent dudes. And it seems they have achieved that goal. (more…)

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