“Chris Conte’s litany of health problems last season reads like an entire team’s injury report — right shoulder, concussion, left shoulder, another concussion, right shoulder again, right eye and back.”

That’s how a recent Chicago Tribune feature on new Bucs safety Chris Conte begins. (more…)

Just on paper, the big free agent signing for the Bucs is linebacker Bruce Carter (thus far, remember, Greg Hardy is still a fish unhooked).

Solid and fast in pass coverage, versatile, Joe is of the mind Carter will replace Mason Foster at middle linebacker. (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…)

Marcus Mariota got a backhanded compliment from one of his biggest supporters

As Joe wrote previously, reviews of Marcus Mariota at his University of Oregon pro day yesterday were mixed. (more…)

Henry Melton surely won’t drag down the anemic Bucs pass rush.

If the Bucs don’t find someone to get double-digit sacks this season, it will have marked 10 years — 10 friggin’ years! — since a Tampa Bay defensive lineman had 10 or more sacks.

The last man to do that? You guessed it: Simeon Rice. (more…)

Bucs fans want Greg Hardy

The polls are closed, and nothing was rigged.

Joe’s 24-hour survey of Buccaneers fans revealed a resounding shout to Team Glazer, Lovie Smith and Jason Licht to pursue defensive end Greg Hardy. (more…)

Bucs general manager Jason Licht was at Marcus Mariota’s pro day at the University of Oregon yesterday, and (coincidentally?) Mariota will be in Tampa on Monday for a visit, per the Twittering of Bucs beat writer Rick Stroud. (more…)

Where’s your T.J. Fatinikun jersey?

Smile, haters. This is not a negative post about your Buccaneers.

In fact, it’s an uplifting take from a former Buccaneer who breaks down film like no other. (more…)

It’s painfully clear how desperate Bucs fans are for an edge rusher. (more…)

During the 2013 college football season, Joe thought Brett Hundley was the next best stud quarterback. After Jameis Winston, that is. Joe was really impressed. (more…)

A Duck on the Bucs’ radar?

No, Joe does not have NCAA Men’s Basketball fever, but Joe would like to see a big, athletic, active offensive lineman on the Buccaneers.

One of those guys might have been on display yesterday in Oregon. (more…)

Joe watched University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota’s Pro Day on NFL Network yesterday.

It was rather boring. Mariota looked alright, but a little uncomfortable in his NFL-style scripted throwing session. (more…)

Practicing what he preaches.

Bucs general manager Jason Licht was not bashful telling folks one of the most important lessons he ever learned in the NFL came while working alongside Bill Belicheat. (more…)

Bucs fans from near and far were glued to the NFL Network Thursday, thirsty for any drop of Greg Hardy news.

Joe was just riddled with questions yesterday about defensive end Greg Hardy possibly coming to the Bucs.

Joe couldn’t answer because he didn’t have an answer. It intrigued Joe as well. (more…)

Joe loves Mike Mayock’s draft guru work on NFL Network, but it’s becoming clear that Mayock is struggling trying to evaluate Jameis Winston off the field. (more…)

Another new signing reveals the bigger picture

Yes, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed likely backup cornerback Sterling Moore in free agency late this afternoon.

But Moore represents a bigger picture. (more…)

Love and respect for Lovie Smith is what draws most of his players to the Buccaneers head coach. In other circles, it is called relationships.

New Bucs defensive lineman Henry Melton played with Lovie in Chicago and knows him well. (more…)