For reasons Joe will never understand, load of Bucs fans worship Father Dungy more than the guy who won the lone Super Bowl in franchise history, Chucky.

Joe remembers these fans rejoiced in glee when the Bucs hired Father Dungy’s most famous disciple, Lovie Smith. (more…)

It seems to be such common knowledge from NFL insiders outside the inner-workings of One Buc Palace that the Bucs will take Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston with the No. 1 overall pick on April 30.

You never hear about teams trading up for Winston. It’s as if Winston is off-limits, untouchable. Almost like the Bucs have him locked into a secret pact. (more…)

Yesterday at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix, Jason Licht held court and mentioned to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times he knew where “holes” were in the roster and wasn’t sweating a quick fix when Stroud asked him about the porous offensive line. (more…)

Not only did the Bucs lose many millions on Ghost Johnson, the Bengals re-signed him and were awarded a pick for losing him.

Joe doesn’t know what to make of former defensive end Ghost Johnson. Oh, he had heart, that is for sure. Johnson was injured and still made it back onto the football field for the Bucs. (more…)

Yesterday, when collared by the “Custodian of Canton,” eye-RAH! Kaufman of The Tampa Tribune while at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix — Joe touched down in the Valley of the Sun last night! — general manager Jason Licht did the NFL equivalent of falling on his own sword, suggesting the Karlos Pena-like swings and misses in free agency were his doing. (more…)

Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon.

It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback ever to wear No. 5 in the state of Florida. (more…)

Optimism is in the air, specifically the Phoenix air where all the Buccaneers big wigs are hanging out this week at the NFL Owners Meetings.

General manager Jason Licht opened up today with some bold optimism. (more…)

Never forget, when in doubt, Bucs general manager Jason Licht once worked for Bill Belicheat. The four-time Super Bowl-winning coach is notorious for his monotone, tight answers to questions.

They very often carry solid sarcasm and dry wit that scoots past most listeners. (more…)

There’s some interesting and wacky stuff going on behind the paywall at ESPN.com. (more…)

Many Bucs fans are still walking around in a daze like a guy on an all day bender who saw his final bar tab. (more…)

All games will be broadcast live in home TV markets this season the NFL announced today.

Bucs fans: NFL warden commissioner Roger Goodell has good news for you.

This season, you can sit in the comfort of your own recliner, in air-conditioning with plenty of your favorite grub and Bud Light at hand’s reach, and no line at the bathroom, and get to watch all of Jameis Winston’s home games. (more…)

The free agency dinner bell rang two weeks ago, and the Bucs have not added an offensive lineman.

They booted one, Anthony Collins, and let another quietly fade away, Oneil Cousins. (more…)

Yes, Joe knows Lovie Smith floated the possibility from the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix this weekend that the Bucs could trade down and pass on Jameis Winston, which would make all the knuckledraggers happy and all but kill off Bucs fandom for a generation. (more…)

A guy who covered the Atlanta Falcons last year can’t understand why the Buccaneers haven’t at least intensely engaged former Falcons guard Justin Blalock. (more…)

For the longest time, Joe scoffed at those who suggested the Bucs obtain a running back. Why? There is no need. The Bucs have one of the deepest stables of running backs in the NFL and just used a third-round pick on Charles Sims last year. (more…)

Former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik again issued his plea for the Bucs to select a quarterback No. 1 overall next month.

Joe just doesn’t get the trade down crowd. Not this year.

In a typical year, if one can find a suitor to dance with and get a decent return, go ahead and trade down to stock up on picks. (more…)

Rarely does a day go by in which Joe doesn’t get the following two questions: 1. Why is Michael Koenen still on the roster? 2. Why hasn’t Koenen been cut?

Joe’s usual response is, “Why, are you losing a bet? The season doesn’t start for six months. What’s the rush?” (more…)

Harsh words from a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer implied that the team can’t afford to draft University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota. (more…)

Conspiracy theorists have had a great time believing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell called The Smoking Man to make sure Jameis Winston doesn’t come to Chicago to attend the 2015 NFL Draft. (more…)

Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon.

It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback ever to wear No. 5 in the state of Florida. (more…)

Might a Division II returner be the Bucs’ next main man?

One 2014 failure has yet to be addressed.

And yes, Joe considers cutting ghostly and ghastly Michael Johnson to be addressing the defensive end position via a glorious subtraction. (more…)

The Bucs will draft a quarterback on April 30 when the bell rings on the 2015 NFL Draft. Simple as that, to coin one of Lovie Smith’s favorite phrases.

But hold on, Lovie said yesterday. (more…)