A former NFL scout expects big plays from the Bucs tight end this fall.

Yes, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht has taken risks in his 16 months or so on the job. Of course, hoping a pair of second round rookies, one a Division-III product, can keep the uniform clean of “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, is a gamble by any measure.

As Joe has stated, early in his tenure, Licht will be defined by his second round picks. (more…)

New Bucs DT learning from GMC.

One of the forgotten free agent signees is defensive tackle Henry Melton.

Now two years removed from knee surgery and a veteran of Lovie Smith’s defense in Chicago, Melton is expected to be a plug-and-play kind of tackle. (more…)

Rich Gannon explains

So what the hell went wrong with Robert Griffin, III? Where did things turn sour for Colin Kaepernick last year?

And what could this have to do with America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston? (more…)

Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

Joe has stated many times that when a team finishes 2-14, there are more holes to fill than on a freaking screen door. On top of that, the Bucs jettisoned five starters, which one could argue were holes to begin with. (more…)

Yes, it’s June and some don’t feel any urgency for football season because they think it’s so far away.

Joe’s here to remind you that things get very dangerous in just 66 days. (more…)

Joe can’t decide what’s more interesting: Jameis Winston getting a new locker room neighbor or punter Michael Koenen having a fire lit under his ass. (more…)

Change isn’t really change

Once upon a time, the Buccaneers had the NFL’s ninth-ranked offense under first-year (and first-time) offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan. (more…)

Save for the Andrew Lucks of the world, rookie quarterbacks struggle far more often than not. That’s why Joe thinks if the Bucs can get six wins this year, that would be a nice season, tripling their wins from the previous puke-filled season. (more…)

Joe will never forget when Mike Evans, in his first rookie minicamp practice, made one of the silliest catches Joe has ever seen.

You could almost hear all the audible “Ohs” from witnesses all the way to Jesuit High School. (more…)

Look, it is June. Joe’s concentration this time of the year is tilted toward gawking at lovely lasses in tanned legs while nursing cold beer on a hot afternoon more than who the starting long snapper will be. Sorry. (more…)

Greg Schiano wanted his quarterbacks terrified of making a mistake.

Lovie Smith? He nailed his audition for Fear Factor in Game 2 last season. (more…)

Bucs rookie WR Kenny Bell doesn’t have a high bar to clear for a roster spot.

Readers who come to Joe on this here corner of the Interwebs know Joe loves the one-two punch of Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans. They may not be the best receivers duo in the NFL, but the list ahead of them is awfully damn short. (more…)

Joe gets that Mike Glennon should have some first-team reps in June, but the latest information makes Joe feel like the Buccaneers are going overboard. (more…)

Joe has scrutinized the dozens of photos released by the Buccaneers from Day 7 of OTA practices yesterday. The session was closed to media. (more…)

Football Outsiders has harsh data on Bucs CB Alterraun Verner.

Regular readers here are well aware Joe is no fan in any way of cornerback Mike Jenkins. Joe doesn’t give a damn where Jenkins is from or where he played college ball, the guy is a slug.

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When Joe thinks of the Buccaneers who are interesting, intriguing guys people in the bar five beers in can recognize, Gerald McCoy comes to mind.

Arguably the best 43 defensive tackle in the game, GMC is both a stud on the field and a good guy wearing a perpetual smile off it. (more…)