Talent, Pedigree Keep Josiah Trotter Ready

May 9th, 2026

Second-round pick rookie linebacker Josiah Trotter.

So projected starting Bucs inside linebacker Josiah Trotter turned 21 years old three weeks ago following two seasons of college football. [read more]

Should The Bucs Have More Urgency To Re-Sign Baker Mayfield?

May 9th, 2026

Joe had an eerie déja vu moment listening and watching Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht talk to Kay Adams this week. [read more]

Aaron Schatz: Bucs Still Need A Corner

May 9th, 2026

Who plays outside corner?

Joe doesn’t think Aaron Schatz is off his rocker. And just maybe, KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles would agree. [read more]

What Todd Bowles Is Looking For With Rookie Minicamp

May 9th, 2026

Goal of rookie minicamp.

Aside from the guys the Bucs drafted and maybe a handful of undrafted free agents, what exactly can be accomplished by the Bucs this weekend by throwing 70 guys together, most of them strangers to each other and first-timers in Tampa? [read more]

Todd Bowles Says Keionte Scott Not Limited To Nickel Corner

May 9th, 2026

Cornerback indecision.

OK, Joe is sensing something weird coming from the Bucs. [read more]

JoeBucsFan Show At 8 A.M. And Noon SATURDAY On WDAE

May 8th, 2026

Wake up tomorrow with the JoeBucsFan Show on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620.

Listen online to Tampa Bay’s all-sports powerhouse, or via the iHeart Radio app, or through the player below. (Joe has been back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend for the past 15 months. Varying times.)

Todd Bowles: Josiah Trotter “Can” Cover

May 8th, 2026

“Not worried” about Josiah Trotter’s pass defense.

After Day 2 of the draft, Bucs vice president of personnel Mike Biehl was peppered with questions about Bucs’ second-round pick Josiah Trotter’s perceived inability to cover in pass defense. [read more]

Bucs Rookie Minicamp 2026 Day 1 Practice Notes

May 8th, 2026
Rueben Bain

Rueben Bain was locked in prior to his first Bucs practice.

If the Bucs have an open practice, then Joe’s going to take notes, even if only (maybe) six or seven of the guys out there on the practice fields behind One Buc Palace will be employed by the Bucs in four months. [read more]

DeMonte Capehart, Keionte Scott Arrive To Rookie Camp Injured

May 8th, 2026

Bucs rookie Keionte Scott.

Well, perhaps this is why Bucs rookie cornerback Keionte Scott fell in the draft where the Bucs could grab in him Round 4. [read more]

“Midseason Form” Already For Rueben Bain

May 8th, 2026

First-round pick Rueben Bain.

The underwear, no-pads football practice known as rookie minicamp was in operation today at One Buc Palace. [read more]

“The Tape Usually Wins The Argument”

May 8th, 2026

Production matters.

Joe has to give Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht credit. How many inventive and interesting ways can one come up with to answer the same question asked a dozen times? [read more]

Mike Biehl: Bucs Executive, Office Vandal

May 8th, 2026

Rough with work equipment.

Joe wonders if Team Glazer will have a special deduction from the next paycheck Bucs vice president of personnel Mike Biehl tries to cash? [read more]

Chris Simms Still Bullish On Emeka Egbuka

May 8th, 2026

Former Bucs QB reacts.

The Joe typing this here post has way too many questions about the 2026 Bucs in early May to feel comfortable about the team returning to the playoffs. [read more]

Jason Licht: Lavonte David And Mike Evans’ Numbers Are “Off Limits”

May 8th, 2026

Rookies better pick numbers carefully.

Joe thought one of the more galling, tone deaf, disconnected-with-reality moves in years was last spring when Giants rookie edge rusher Abdul Carter had the nerve to call up Lawrence Taylor and ask if he could unretire LT’s number and wear No. 56. [read more]

CBS: Bucs Have A Coin Flip Chance Of Playing In Munich

May 8th, 2026

A return to the land of bier, brats, kraut and dirndls for topless Vita Vea?

The NFL is efforting to release the 2026 schedule sometime in the next two weeks. [read more]

Make It Hooters For Lunch Or Dinner

May 7th, 2026

A delicious plate of Hooters wings and their great salads, sandwiches and shrimp make for a heck of a lunch or dinner! Get it done! Lots of great lunch specials today. Locations are across the Bay area and online ordering is always easy from Joe’s great friends.

Josiah Trotter Has A Shot At “Defensive Rookie Of The Year” Award

May 7th, 2026

Bucs rookie LB Josiah Trotter.

He said there’s a chance. [read more]

Jason Licht Got A Little Too Excited Watching Rueben Bain On Draft Night

May 7th, 2026

Calm down!

Too much information! [read more]

Emeka Egbuka Wants Bucs To Run More — So Long As He Totes The Rock

May 7th, 2026

“You, running the ball? Why?”

You don’t hear this too often from a receiver. [read more]

Projecting Rueben Bain’s Rookie Season

May 7th, 2026

Bucs DL Rueben Bain.

UPDATED: For those who believe this research and think Rueben Bain is going to go full-blown Joey Bosa this fall, well, perhaps that won’t quite happen. [read more]