“Football doesn’t really begin until November.” — Lovie Smith, October 30, 2014 (more…)

Yes, the other day running back Bobby Rainey signed the offer sheet Tampa Bay put in front of him weeks ago.

But how will the Bucs use him?

Rainey is diverse. He can catch, run, and some believe he can be a strong returner. (more…)

Adrian Peterson and the Bucs is just empty chatter. So far.

A few days ago, Bucs fans went gaga when Adrian Peterson’s agent, Ben Dogra, post a photo of himself on Facebook wearing a Bucs cap with a Peterson jersey behind him, with a caption hinting of action brewing. (more…)

Tampa Bay made a bunch of offseason moves. Many more to come with next week’s draft.

The Bucs didn’t pull off any major news. No big fish were landed in free agency. After the Bucs burned through tens of millions of Team Glazer cash with bums signed last spring, it was probably a smart move. (more…)

Earlier this week, Gerald McCoy told Joe and other local scribes about doubling down on his intense offseason workouts.

But he expanded on that to his hometown newspaper, The Oklahoman. (more…)

Sure, Joe read the nonsense peddled by an unnamed NFL personnel executive to renowned Packers writer Bob McGinn, the stuff that claimed Jameis Winston is the next JaMarcus Russell, one of the greatest quarterback busts of all time.

A former general manager, a Marcus Mariota backer no less, is now on record ripping McGinn’s report. (more…)

Is Logan Mankins a key to righting Jameis Winston?

So what will happen if Jameis Winston walks into One Buc Palace and acts like he did at Florida State University?

Soon to be Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian has an answer. It won’t go over well. (more…)

Illogical fear is running wild

Joe’s head is about to explode from things being written in recent days. It boils down to there is way too much time between the NFL Scouting Combine and the draft. (more…)

Joe never understood the vile hatred too many had for former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik. Yes, it took him a while to learn the NFL ropes, but once he did he was just fine.

Sadly, he was Pearl Harbored when leaky, sleepy quarterback Josh Freeman went mental. (more…)

Men tonight will get free shots from bartenders.

Subway sandwich makers will give hotties extra roast beef and free chips just because. (more…)

Joe might have to scream at former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik for this one.

Yes, Dominik has been in Marcus Mariota’s corner for months. No problem there. But now Dominik is taking shots at Jameis Winston. (more…)

Every time Mike Mayock says something outrageous about Jameis Winston, every time someone mentions Winston’s name in the same sentence as “Publix,” nervous Bucs fans who have been pining for a franchise quarterback freak out thinking the end is near. (more…)

So how down on the Bucs offensive line is former Tampa Bay tight end Anthony Becht? He’s talking about a fifth-round pick stepping in and possibly starting at center or guard. (more…)

What’s fair and just is not the NFL’s top concern. (more…)

The Bucs have spoken with Penn State OT Donovan Smith “many times.”

Back at the NFL Scouting Combine, Joe talked to Penn State left tackle Donovan Smith and shared that Tampa Bay already talked to Smith several times.

Since then, Smith, a true manbeast at 6-6, 338 pounds, climbed draft boards and is looking like a second-round pick. (more…)

If one suggested the Bucs had the worst offensive line in the NFL last year, Joe wouldn’t argue. The lone decent guy was right tackle Demar Dotson, who led the NFL in penalties at the position. (more…)

In recent weeks, NFL Network’s top draft guru, Mike Mayock, has really turned on Jameis Winston. Not sure what got into Mayock but it is getting comical.

Joe gets why Mayock had a bug up his rear end about Winston for the longest time, and it is a fair issue — Winston’s behavior off the field. Again, that is fair. (more…)

Everyone is welcome at Joe’s draft party at Pete & Shorty’s in Clearwater, but there have been requests for reserved seating. So Joe’s making a limited number of tables available now.

Here’s the deal: Your paid reservation for four, for example, gets you a guaranteed table (before 7:45 p.m.) and four $10 gift certificates to Pete & Shorty’s. So you’re really not paying anything, just buying gift certificates you’ll use anyway.

Buy now, and you’ll get email confirmation and separate details via email within 12 hours. The Bud Light girls, Joe and former Bucs DE Steve White look forward to seeing you there.

The Bucs would certainly be wise to upgrade the slot receiver position from Robert Herron.

The Bucs have one of the best, if not the best, one-two punches in the NFL at wide receiver in Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson. After that, the wide receiver group drops off the cliff when your No. 3 is Louis Murphy. (more…)