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How Warrick Dunn escaped.
Way cool story from Chucky on Bucs history and how he was initially denied the chance to coach one of the best running backs in team history, Warrick Dunn. [read more]
Baker Mayfield is confident Chris Godwin and Emeka Egbuka will rise up.
Joe doesn’t believe there is one Bucs fan happy that Mike Evans sprinted out of One Buc Palace like the place was on fire and into the open arms of Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch and the 49ers. [read more]
Popular NFL analyst reacts.
Joe can already tell that the Baker Mayfield contract debate will fuel Bucs fans and fill the sleepy gap from Bucs minicamp — next week! — through the start training camp in late July. [read 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. [read more]
Gunslinger.
Potentially, the Bucs’ regular-season opener in Cincinnati will be full of fireworks. [read more]
“Schefty, where’s the respect?”
A plugged in former NFL executive who has negotiated plenty of contracts says the Buccaneers will have a very hard time not paying Baker Mayfield more than $50 million per season. [read more]
This post has nothing to do with the Sunshine Skyway or the Buccaneers defense. Don’t go there. [read more]
Still has it.
When people ask KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles or Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht about their passing game, specifically in the wake of Mike Evans leaving, one reason they express confidence the Bucs shall overcome is because Chris Godwin made plays late last season. [read more]
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.
Joe is as confident as can be Baker Mayfield, if healthy, will line up under center for the Bucs to open the 2027 season. [read more]
Adjustment complete?
Now this is an interesting angle Joe had never thought of while spending hours scanning websites trying to find a clue why Emeka Egbuka was hot as a firecracker on the Fourth of July in the first half of the season and cold as Arctic ice in December and January. [read more]
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“Look, Mr. Glazer, Baker will come around. His agent went limp on us two years ago.”
The Buccaneers showed Baker Mayfield the money. He held his nose. [read more]
Improve tackling, please.
Here’s a good bar bet to use tonight. [read more]
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The Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, started his sports media career in September of 1976, later hopping on the Buccaneers beat in 1985. He joined JoeBucsFan.com in 2016. This week, Sage had a sitdown with Buccaneers GM Jason Licht at One Buc Palace. Noteworthy nuggets are below.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Bucs GM Jason Licht is confident about a franchise that slipped from 10-7 to 8-9 last season. I had an opportunity to ask him about the state of the organization in a 1-on-1 interview at team headquarters.
Q: Is this still an ascending franchise?
Licht: Yes. We have a lot of good young players from the last four drafts that we’re very excited about. We didn’t win enough games last year for various reasons. We’ll never hide behind injuries, but that was a factor. Here in Tampa, Lavonte David never got enough credit. There are a lot of players that have been here in the past that didn’t get their due for what they were. It is what it is, I’m not complaining about it. If we have a chance to win more games, there will be more players that people realize how good they are.
Q: How are you feeling about the wide receiver room?
Licht: Really good. There’s a lot of energy there — and a lot of talent. We have a lot of different skill sets among the group, starting with Chris Godwin. I think Emeka Egbuka is going to have a year like he showed in the first half of last season.
Q: Why did Egbuka’s play fall off after the bye week?
“Mike, why bro?”
Sort of lost in the mystery of why Mike Evans took a massive paycut to pay a 13.3 percent state income tax rate to play with the 49ers is, “What does Baker Mayfield think of this?” [read more]
Many Bucs fans have smiled and said the 2026 Bucs offense should hit the ground running with new coordinator Zac Robinson because it’ll look exactly like Liam Coen’s electric 2024 system.
Not quite. [read more]
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