A Bucs icon who knows Jameis Winston and family well put a bold Winston prediction out there in November, long before Tampa Bay locked up the No. 1 overall pick.

That guy hasn’t wavered one bit. (more…)

Check your damn pulse if you’re not jacked up by the thought of Jameis Winston throwing balls to 1000-yard receiver Mike Evans.

Both are 21 years old! (more…)

Joe’s been saying this for months, and nothing has changed: Team Glazer is the entity that would make the Buccaneers’ No. 1 overall pick tonight, and it chose Jameis Winston. (more…)

Jameis Winston will wear No. 3 for the Bucs.

The Bucs just announced Jameis Winston will wear No. 3. The Bucs new franchise quarterback, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.

Godsend! (more…)

Finally!

Joe is wiping a tear of joy from his cheek.

Finally. Rejoice Bucs fans, finally the Bucs have a franchise quarterback.

Tonight, Team Glazer, Jason Licht and Lovie Smith did the right thing, the smart thing, the only thing. They selected the best quarterback in the draft, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston. (more…)

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo

Behold, Joe’s notebook is now empty from interviews with national NFL media folks in recent weeks. This time, it’s one of Joe’s favorites, the one and only Chris “Mad Dog” Russo of SiriusXM fame. Russo, never afraid to share an opinion, is not riding on the Lovie Smith bandwagon but thinks the Bucs coach has a safe job, despite what may happen this season, despite what happened last year. (more…)

Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said today he does not expect the Bucs to select QB Marcus Mariota.

It seems college coaches know more than their NFL counterparts these days.

Last night, Florida State assistant Tim Brewster Twittered he was coming to Tampa tonight to celebrate Jameis Winston’s selection by the Bucs. (more…)

Bud Light girls, amazing giveaways, former Bucs DE Steve White, killer food, great indoor & outdoor setup. It’s Joe’s big draft party!

Celebrate Tampa Bay’s date with destiny!

Father Dungy might be soon-to-be NFL quarterback Marcus Mariota’s biggest fan.

Heck, Joe talked 1-on-1 with Dungy about this topic during Super Bowl week. (more…)

Trivia time! Which Bucs running back has more 100-yard rushing days through the past 30 Buccaneers games, little used Mike James, or 2012 first-round pick Doug Martin? (more…)

Here’s a riddle: What is something that three huge Bucs names don’t want to see, and will be given away at Joe’s draft party tonight?

It just wouldn’t be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with comedy and drama entering the NFL Draft.

And this year’s edition is served up by two Bucs icons and a guy too many Bucs fans consider to be the devil. (more…)

NFL Network’s Steve Wyche.

Joe is emptying a notebook of recent Bucs-focused interviews with national NFL media types. Below, NFL insider and NFL Network talking head Steve Wyche discusses with Joe how Lovie Smith will turn the Bucs around this fall. (more…)

Last night, still under a deadline buzz after covering a thrilling Game 7 win by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the “Custodian of Canton,” eye-RAH! Kaufman of The Tampa Tribune, decided to do a little trolling over the Jameis Winston deniers. (more…)

Can Lovie clean the house?

Rampant MRSA bacteria sank the Bucs and Greg Schiano. But a new antibiotic-resistant disease infected Lovie Smith and friends.

It’s known in medical journals as “Josh McCown,” says one former Buccaneer. (more…)

Former NFL linebacker and current NFL Network analyst LaVar Arrington.

Joe is emptying a notebook of recent Bucs-focused interviews with national NFL media types. Below, former monster linebacker and current NFL Network talking head LaVar Arrington discussed with Joe how Lovie Smith can rebuild the Bucs. (more…)

Bucs players lobbied GM Jason Licht for Jameis Winston “last season.”

A rather stunning tidbit of background information on the Bucs’ pursuit of Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was let loose by NFL Network last night.

It seems it wasn’t just front office personnel and coaches of the Bucs who were smitten by Winston.

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(This is a repost of a previously published article Joe runs as an annual tradition for the morning of the first day of the NFL draft.)

Joe’s going to go slightly personal here, a rare, albeit tiny window into Joe’s background on this holiest of high football holidays. (more…)

A Florida State coach can’t contain himself

A Florida State coach has lit up Twitter tonight with a bold proclamation. (more…)

Thank goodness nobody asked Joe to wager on whether the Bucs would add an offensive lineman before the NFL Draft.

Joe would have lost big money betting on Tampa Bay to have at least signed one body, such as a second- or third-wave-of-free-agency veteran for depth. (more…)