Archive for 2015

Report: McCown Heading To A Playoff Contender

Monday, February 16th, 2015
Tears of joy today for Josh McCown

Tears of joy today for Josh McCown

Life is good for Josh McCown.

The NFL’s worst team cut him last week and a playoff contender with a lousy quarterback situation now wants him real bad. (more…)

Jameis Watch: “Scared To Death”

Monday, February 16th, 2015

Jameis 1107Crab-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 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…)

Silly V-Jax Trade Talks

Monday, February 16th, 2015

Last year, when it was clearly obvious to everyone not named “Lovie Smith” that Tampa Bay was out of contention for January games, the Bucs allegedly rebuffed trade offers for wide receiver Vincent Jackson.

It was a smart move.

First, it was forward thinking. (more…)

“Make Them Remember Your Name”

Sunday, February 15th, 2015
Jonathan Banks, the Bucs' 2013 second-round pick.

Jonathan Banks, the Bucs’ 2013 second-round pick.

The popular underwear Olympics kick off this week in Indianapolis, the glorified track meet known as the NFL Scouting Combine.

Joe will be there braving the ridiculously cold temperatures, chatting with Bucs officials, top prospects and various NFL types. (more…)

Jameis Watch: No Nightlife Concerns

Sunday, February 15th, 2015

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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 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…)

Report: Michael Johnson Got A Talking To

Sunday, February 15th, 2015

JohnsonBig bucks defensive end Michael Johnson delivered four sacks and about five quarters of good football last year.

His play was ghastly, ghostly and soft.  (more…)

Bridges

Sunday, February 15th, 2015

sunshine skyway bridgeOf course, Joe, like many, thought Lovie Smith was settled on using Josh McCown as a bridge quarterback of sorts for Jameis Winston — that McCown would start until Winston was deemed ready to rock and roll. (more…)

Donald Penn Thwarts Home Invasion

Sunday, February 15th, 2015

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Just because you have money, fame and live in a gated community doesn’t mean you are safe.

Just ask Donald Penn.

The former Bucs Pro Bowl left tackle (boy, the Bucs sure could have used a guy like him last year. Oh, wait…) spent a quiet day at his Los Angeles home recently. (more…)

Jameis Watch: “Not A Franchise-wrecker”

Saturday, February 14th, 2015

jameis 0213Crab-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 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…)

Top 30 Buccaneers Mysteries Of 2014 – No. 19

Saturday, February 14th, 2015

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In many ways, Tampa Bay’s 2014 season was more bizarre than the MRSA-infected, quarterback-gone-mental, Fire-Schiano-billboards campaign of 2013.

There were plenty of real Bucs mysteries last year, and Joe’s revisiting the most interesting of the bunch. (more…)

Lovie Is A Scouting Combine Kind Of Guy

Saturday, February 14th, 2015

lovie 0912Ask Bucs general manager Jason Licht about the NFL Scouting Combine, which kicks off in Indianapolis next week, and Licht will tell you it’s “underwear Olympics” and he won’t adjust his draft board much based on combine stats.

Lovie Smith is the opposite. (more…)

Flexible Lovie

Saturday, February 14th, 2015

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Joe never dreamed Josh McCown would have been cut like he was — when he was. That’s not to say he shouldn’t have been cut.

When you are the worst starting quarterback in the NFL on the worst team in the NFL, you shouldn’t have job security. (more…)

Worst Quarterback Situations

Saturday, February 14th, 2015
"The Sporting News" isn't that enamored with Bucs QB Mike Glennon.

Sporting News isn’t enamored with Mike Glennon.

Hey, did you watch your Bucs play last year, two years ago, hell, three-quarters of the seasons since Brad Johnson won the Super Bowl? Gruesome, right?

Joe thinks Bucs fans have become so accustomed to godawful quarterback play, they don’t know any better. (more…)

Jameis Watch: The Better Mentor Remains

Friday, February 13th, 2015

JameisCrab-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 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…)

Adam Schein Eviscerates Bucs

Friday, February 13th, 2015
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Popular radio and TV personality Adam Schein mopped the floor with the Bucs for their 2014 season, recent moves and the team’s perceived flirtation with Jameis Winston, among other things.

Adam Schein has had it. The popular radio and TV personality finally reached his boiling point with the Bucs. So Thursday, upon news the Bucs cut bait with turnover-prone quarterback Josh McCown, a favorite of Schein’s, he took to the airwaves of “Mad Dog Radio,” part of the family of sports channels heard exclusively on SiriusXM Radio, dedicating half of his “Schein on Sports” monologue to tearing apart the Bucs. (more…)

“Worst Josh”

Friday, February 13th, 2015

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Just recounting the miserable 2014 season makes Joe want to reach for a bottle of Pepto-Bismol and chug. It was nauseating, which one should expect from a 2-14 team. (more…)

“Buyer’s Market”

Friday, February 13th, 2015

Brandon Marshall?

The report of the Bucs preparing a pay cut proposal for Vincent Jackson may be a pile of poop, but that doesn’t mean Tampa Bay won’t be sniffing an impressive crop of wide receivers. (more…)

Barring Robbery, Glennon Shopped

Friday, February 13th, 2015
"The Pope," Mike Francesa, claims short of Jameis Winston holding up a store, will force the Bucs to move Mike Glennon.

“The Pope,” Mike Francesa, claims short of Jameis Winston holding up a store, the Bucs will be forced to move Mike Glennon.

How much did the Bucs releasing turnover-prone quarterback Josh McCown blow up NFL news cycles?

In an unprecedented move, the subject was a focus with “The Pope” of sports radio, Mike Francesa of WFAN-AM 660 in New York.

Francesa, manning his wildly popular show, also simulcast weekdays on Fox Sports 1, took a chunk out of his busy time otherwise discussing Tom Coughlin, the hapless Jets and Alex Rodriguez, and authoritatively stated the Bucs already have decided who their next quarterback is in the wake of McCown’s release. (more…)

Report: Bucs Seeking To Cut Jackson Pay

Friday, February 13th, 2015

Vincent Jackson

Vincent Jackson is set to earn about $10 million in 2015.

That’s a lot of cheese for a team’s No. 2 wide receiver. (more…)

Top 30 Buccaneers Mysteries Of 2014 – No. 20

Friday, February 13th, 2015

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In many ways, Tampa Bay’s 2014 season was more bizarre than the MRSA-infected, quarterback-gone-mental, Fire-Schiano-billboards campaign of 2013.

There were plenty of real Bucs mysteries last year, and Joe’s revisiting the most interesting of the bunch. (more…)