“Hey Bucs, do you have my agent’s number? We expect a call Monday.”

Joe was never comfortable with the chatter that the Raiders and John Spytek/Mark Davis/Tom Brady wanted two first-round picks for badass edge rusher Maxx Crosby. (more…)

Gone.

Maxx Crosby will become property of the Baltimore Ravens. The Friday night trade news is blowing up various NFL social and traditional media. (more…)

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Ineffective backup guard play hurt the Bucs last season. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

So noted Bucs insider and plugged-in NFL insider Peter Schrager of BSPN was talking free agent edge rusher Trey Hendrickson yesterday on ESPN TV. (more…)

It can be done.

Man, as lousy as the Bucs are at an edge rush, Joe cannot fathom how a team wouldn’t be “motivated” to sign a star edge rusher with 74.5 sacks this decade alone. (more…)

Waiting continues.

If it is up to Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Bucs coach Todd Bowles, they want to roll with a 36-year old inside linebacker. (more…)

“Hey Jamel, you’d look good in this helmet.”

Seems the Giants struck out on trying to swing a deal for Chiefs corner Trent McDuffie, who was shipped to Los Angeles this week. And now, new Giants coach John Harbaugh (who reportedly piqued the interest of Team Glazer earlier this year) apparently has set his sights on Jamel Dean. (more…)

Pro Bowl LB now a free agent.

This will get you tossing and turning when you go to bed tonight, or help kick-start your caffeine Friday morning, depending on your sleep pattern. (more…)

There are lots of late-bloomer pass rushers across the NFL.

Just ask star free agent Trey Hendrickson. He had total of 6 1/2 sacks through his first three seasons. (more…)

The most interesting news to come from the NFL Scouting Combine absolutely was Todd Bowles’ piercing words during his sitdown on the Ira Kaufman Podcast, presented by Bill Currie Ford, which celebrates its 65th anniversary in Tampa today. (more…)

Price too steep?

See Joe in a bar after a few beers and ask if Joe would like Maxx Crosby on the Bucs roster for 2026. Joe probably wouldn’t shut up all night, so stoked with the thought. (more…)

The Bucs say publicly that they believe deeply in Baker Mayfield and he’s been everything they’ve asked for and more, the ultimate leader and a team-first talent. (more…)

He is happy at home.

More evidence that Mike Evans’ agent, Deryk Gilmore, is a con artist if not a well-known fearmonger. (more…)

Bring him home, Bucs. Make it happen.

Dang, Joe is starting to wonder about the reach of “Pardon My Take” now that the video feed is behind a Netflix paywall. (more…)

Still valuable.

Yes, Joe knows the Bucs have holes at inside linebacker. Joe is on record saying the Bucs need to add three inside linebackers this offseason. The position is that bad. (more…)

“The Chiefs suck, Mike.”

The Chiefs traded one of their best players today and didn’t get a player in return. (more…)

Twice Joe wrote about inside linebacker E.J. Speed as a quality free agent target for the Bucs last year. (more…)

High ranking unpopular.

Apparently, across NFL fandom, it’s not wise to be a Cade Otton fan. (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. (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. (more…)

Vikings shopping Pro Bowl edge rusher.

Joe has a sneaky suspicion this guy just may end up on the Bucs’ roster. (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? (more…)