Bucs fans should be careful with their expectations for DE George Johnson, says ESPN.

Now the Bucs may want you to believe the trade for Lions defensive end George Johnson answers Tampa Bay fans’ prayers to fix a way-too-long dearth of pressure from the edge.

And while Johnson showed promise, and some talking heads like Bill Polian think the Bucs found the Hope Diamond, let’s get real says ESPN. (more…)

Vinny Testaverde arguably was the worst of the No. 1 overall picks by the Bucs, and he played well after leaving Tampa.

Yes, Bucs fans are anxious for the draft to get here. Joe is among them. Can’t wait for Jameis Winston to help get the Bucs turned around.

While Tampa Bay has the No. 1 overall pick, it’s not something a team wants if not acquired by a trade. It means your team is worse than lousy. (more…)

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

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

Andy Benoit

Joe is cleaning out NFL types from his notebook, guys that Joe has talked Bucs football with this year. One is X’s and O’s guru Andy Benoit of theMMQB.com. (more…)

Bucs quarterbacks last season stunk with screen passes.

It was a complete and total mystery how Mike Glennon, who got half the Bucs’ wins last year with an impressive victory over the playoff-bound Steelers in Pittsburgh, was benched and never again given a chance to start despite the team circling the drain. (more…)

Team Glazer owns the Buccaneers, a company worth $1 billion, give or take a few shekels. So absolutely Team Glazer is making decisions on impact draft picks and big-money free agents.

To think otherwise would be pure silliness. (more…)

Newcomer edge rusher George Johnson had six sacks last year for the Lions.

It’s easy to say he was just cleaning up the scraps gift-wrapped by Detroit’s nasty interior front. (more…)

Could Utah DE Nate Orchard be wrapping up quarterbacks for the Bucs this season?

Until recently, there were differing opinions at JoeBucsFan world headquarters. One Joe thought the Bucs surely would pick an offensive linemen with their second pick. The other Joe believed, given the top-heavy talent at defensive end, that is where the Bucs would go. (more…)

One of Akeem Spence’s three sacks last year.

Jason Licht wasn’t joking when he suggested the Bucs are emphasizing their pass rush up the gut of the offensive line.

There’s data behind him. (more…)

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

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

Former Bucs QB and current Yahoo! Sports talking head Shaun King did his Bucs-specific mock draft and has Stanford OT Andrus Peat coming to Tampa Bay.

You have a mock draft, Mike Mayock has a mock draft, Charles Davis has a mock draft, the drunk at the bar has a mock draft. Damned near everyone but Joe has a mock draft.

So why shouldn’t Shaun King? (more…)

During a discussion of the shelf life of Lovie Smith today on WDAE-AM 620, Tampa Tribune beat writer Woody Cummings said he’s not sure Raheem Morris and Greg Schiano got enough time to build their regimes. (more…)

The pride of St. Petersburg, former Bucs quarterback and current Yahoo! Sports NFL analyst Shaun King, sees Tampa Bay looking to get more explosive on Day 2 of the draft. (more…)

Last year, the Bucs declined the dreaded fifth-year option on defensive end Adrian Clayborn, which was a blunt way to say, “Since you are from Missouri, show me and we will re-sign you after the season.” (more…)

Does Lovie Smith see what Chris Simms does?

The trade-down crowd is growing and getting louder. Joe finds these folks to be out of their minds, in most cases.

They’re usually fueled by Jameis Winston fear, and a belief that on-paper draft picks are the key to everything. (more…)

Joe senses the Bucs may go offensive line in the second round of the draft, or at least with their second pick (moving back into the first-round is always possible). (more…)

Only 121 more days!

Yes, that’s when your beloved Bucs will take the field again. (more…)

Zero yards after a catch on touchdown throws for Mike Glennon.

You want to know why the Bucs are on the cusp of drafting burgeoning star quarterback Jameis Winston?

You want to know why the Bucs may have given up on Mike Glennon? (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…)