A couple of 2015 Buccaneers own a Super Bowl ring, and when one of them talks, it’s always worth listening. (more…)

Joe learned from a Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach that one way to spot a special teams stud is to look for players “jacking around” in the locker room. (more…)

Bucs kicker Patrick Murray’s job just got more important.

Joe’s dome is shaking at the rule change made yesterday that pushes an extra point back to the 15 yard line. (more…)

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The Bucs will turn to Kadeem Edwards at right guard, if rookie Ali Marpet cannot hack NFL competition early on.

Yes, the Bucs are putting a lot of pressure on “America’s Quarterback,” signal-caller Jameis Winston. Starting a rookie QB, no matter how talented he may be, is always a gamble.

Putting that same rookie behind a shaky offensive line could be the proverbial pulling the pin on a hand grenade. (more…)

The godfather of modern scouting said this was a terrible year to trade away a quality draft pick. (more…)

Davin Joseph talks about Lovie Smith’s job security

There are several ways to blow up a rookie quarterback’s career.

One is to have a sieve for an offensive line. (more…)

Yeah, some folks think Joe is too much into football, eating, sleeping and talking football virtually 24/7. Joe could think of worse things to be consumed by. (more…)

Are the Bucs trying to lure another Super Bowl to Tampa? Per a report late last night, that seems to be the case.

Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald claims Tampa Bay is among four finalists to host either Super Bowl 2019 or 2020. (more…)

It’s Tuesday! So Joe was back in the cage of The Big Dog, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620.

Plenty of subjects were on the table. (more…)

Is the defense of the Bucs, led by LB Lavonte David, truly a “strength?”

Yes, Joe knows the Bucs defense last year wasn’t always humming. Hell, what was? The team finished 2-14.

Whenever anyone talks Bucs — including Joe — keep whispering to yourself: 2-14. (more…)

The NFL is filled with so many long shot stories. And the more you scrutinize the Bucs roster, the more it seems seventh-round pick, bruising running back/fullback Joey Iosefa, looks like Mason Foster chasing a tight end. (more…)

Chef Leslie Frazier has work to do

Your Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected exactly one defensive player in the last two NFL drafts.

So Joe figured it might be a good idea to ask defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier about him yesterday. (more…)

New Bucs defensive end George Johnson

Joe’s not sure why, but the day always seems brighter when Casey Phillips is delivering insider news from One Buc Palace. (more…)

Bucs LB coach Hardy Nickerson said he is always looking for an edge to improve.

Coaching is often overlooked as a two-way street. Yeah, coaches bark orders and fans expect players to carry out those orders to win games.

That’s a simplistic approach. (more…)

NFL.com is no fan of running back Charles Sims.

The 2014 Bucs offense was gut-wrenching. Joe didn’t know what made him heave more last year, turnstile blocking, no running game, a turnover-prone quarterback who played like a scared eighth-grader, or the not-so-well-done cheeseburger Joe tried to wash down with a rank craft beer sporting some weirdo name. (more…)

This is one of the most popular questions Joe gets, and powers that be at One Buc Palace — at least Joe’s contacts — are stumped: “Why can’t the Bucs wear throwbacks?” (more…)

Much is made about how much Tampa Bay defensive players should improve after spending a year in the hard-to-master Lovie Smith/Leslie Frazier defense.

But what about their defensive coaches? (more…)

Fired from NFL Network after a $600 threesome landed him in jail, Bucs icon Warren Sapp now has a more soiled criminal record. (more…)

So what happened when the Buccaneers ran sprints last week? (more…)

Hardy Nickerson talks about focus for his linebackers

No team or coach will ever gripe about versatile guys, who in a pinch can play more than one position well. That is called depth.

But if Bucs LB coach Hardy Nickerson had his way, a linebacker would never play two different positions unless absolutely, positively necessary. (more…)

Bruce Carter was signed specifically to play middle linebacker, Bucs LB coach Hardy Nickerson explained.

Today was the first chance Joe had to chat with defensive coaches of the Bucs since December victory in the Chase for Jameis. A lot has happened since.

One free agent the Bucs picked up was linebacker Bruce Carter. In the past, the athletic Carter has mostly played outside, where he used his playmaking skills to make a few extra shekels. (more…)