Lovie Smith took the Winston-Mariota debate to a new level this morning at the NFL Owners meetings.

As Joe wolfed down bagels and lox and bran muffins like a slob, Lovie sat before a colorful plate of fruit and talked about impact. (more…)

Lovie Smith weighed in on his new offensive coordinator today.

You could argue new Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter will be a savior of the franchise. (Did you miss what Jack Del Rio told Joe yesterday?)

Compared to the Tampa Bay coordinator situation last year, Koetter is a godsend. Joe asked Lovie Smith about Koetter today at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix. (more…)

Joe, of JoeBucsFan.com, along with Ira Kaufman of The Tampa Tribune and Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, chatted with Lovie Smith before the NFC Coaches media breakfast in Arizona today. (more…)

Is barbecue-yearning left guard Logan Mankins a renowned player mired in a steep decline, or did he just need adjustment time and is now ready to revive and thrive? (more…)

Linebacker Brandon Magee cut; races to participate in Red Sox spring training.

Joe doesn’t believe in writing about transactions just to write about transactions. This site has always been, and will always be, about subjects that interest Joe. (more…)

Poor Cleveland Browns fans. It’s bad enough just to be a Browns fan, but now they’re faced with Josh McCown likely leading their team on opening day.

In a fun exchange at the NFL Owners Meetings this morning, where Joe is live in Phoenix, a Browns beat writer asked Lovie Smith why Cleveland fans should look at McCown’s 1-10 record as a starter last year and do anything but cringe. (more…)

Not long after the free agency dinner bell rang, Raiders center/guard Stefen Wisniewski visited the Bucs to talk turkey and maybe a contract. Wisniewski left without a contract and headed to Seattle, which needs a center. (more…)

Leslie Frazier’s defense may spark a turnaround for the Bucs this season.

Last year, for the first half of the season, the Bucs defense was revolting. Couldn’t stop the rush. Couldn’t stop the pass. Couldn’t stop their own shadow.

It was an abomination of the highest order and an insult to both sober and drunk football fans. (more…)

Joe’s live at the NFL Owners meetings and chatting with Lovie Smith today.

And there is plenty of quarterbacks chatter to share. (more…)

There are a lot of angry Bucs fans who believe their players should be altar boys, helping old ladies cross the street, selling lemonade and cookies on street corners and raking leaves of neighbors’ lawns.

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Yes, Joe relaxed on the lavish grounds of the Arizona Biltmore hotel today and talked Buccaneers football with team co-chairman Joel Glazer. (more…)

Lost in all the Jameis Winston/Team Glazer news last night was the finality of what Joe knew weeks ago, and most Bucs fans finally came to grips with. One of the best guys to ever enter the Bucs locker room is officially gone. (more…)

Savvy drafting can mine a solid rookie offensive lineman. This was proven by the NFL’s best teams in 2014.

Bucs fans’ blood pressure is rising from the yet-to-be repaired Tampa Bay offensive line. Joe is sure Bucs general manager Jason Licht is tiring of hearing people whining about his offensive line. (more…)

Team Glazer talks to Joe about the question of the year

Joe got a chance to pepper Team Glazer with questions this evening at the Arizona Biltmore hotel in Phoenix.

Of course, Joe asked about Jameis Winston. (more…)

The football men, not the analyst types, keep lining up to anoint Jameis Winston as the No. 1 quarterback in the NFL Draft.

It just so happens, the Bucs have the No. 1 overall pick and desperately need a quarterback. (more…)

Joe enjoyed private time with Bucs general manager Jason Licht today at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix. It’s always great to catch up with the GM in a relaxed setting, and Joe will share various nuggets this week.

One area Joe wanted to explore was new offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, who could be the new savior of the franchise. (more…)

Be careful out there Mike Evans. The Bucs need you.

Joe knows the following will give Bucs fans such a scare and shivers up their spine, they are going to race for the nearest bottle and begin chugging, whether it is the end of the work day or not. (more…)

The owner of the No. 2 overall pick, Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt, lit a giant metaphorical bong at the NFL Owners Meetings this morning in Phoenix. (more…)

Jags head coach Gus Bradley talks about sitting a rookie QB like Blake Bortles was last year

Both Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston will be 21 years old on opening day of the 2015 season.

Sane Bucs fans want to see Tampa Bay draft one of those quarterbacks on April 30 (may the heavens help us), and then sit the guy for a season and let him develop thoroughly and effectively in more of an old-school fashion, like Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Carson Palmer. (more…)

Mike Tomlin talks to Joe

Joe sure hopes Lovie Smith is like his old friend and colleague Mike Tomlin when it comes to quarterbacks.

Joe munched on scrambled eggs and fruit today with Tomlin at the NFL Owners meetings in Phoenix. (more…)

Jack Del Rio talked to Joe about his former offensive coordinator, new Bucs OC Dirk Koetter.

Joe shared some bran muffins this morning in Phoenix at the NFL Owners meetings with Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio. What a fun dude.

Anyway, Joe’s chatter turned to Del Rio’s experience with new Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. (more…)

Joe is live in Phoenix at the NFL Owners Meetings dining with AFC coaches today.

Fun stuff, and it got intriguing when Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt talked about Marcus Mariota. (more…)