“The Closer”

Joe has been researching new linebacker Bruce Carter, purloined by the Bucs yesterday from Dallas. It seems Carter may have finally been realizing his potential last season. (more…)

Defense-first Lovie Smith shocked the world last year when Tampa Bay selected all offensive players in the 2014 NFL Draft. (more…)

Bucs fans — and former players — are already stressing out over the makeup of the offensive line.

Yes, Bucs fans are beginning to look up psychologists covered on their Obamacare plan because they can’t take it any longer.

Bucs fans watch the screendoor-on-a-submarine of an offensive line last year and, and on Day 3 of free agency, the Bucs have yet to address the Swiss cheese of a front wall.

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Would you trade Da’Quan Bowers for Henry Melton?

Your Tampa Bay Buccaneers just did. (more…)

A nugget of sadness came yesterday via the release of players who will attend the NFL’s brand new veteran free agent scouting combine, which will be held in Arizona a week from this weekend. (more…)

Justice was served when the Buccaneers cut ghastly and ghostly defensive end Michael Johnson yesterday.

That wise move spared Joe countless offseason hours of counseling and wearing a padded helmet. (more…)

Relax.

It’s been a long time since Joe has seen Bucs fans freak out on Twitter when it wasn’t after yet another loss.

But they were freaking out  last night on what could be classified as a loss. (more…)

The Bucs have no need for Adrian Peterson.

This totally came out of the blue last night. Within minutes of each other,  two folks Twittered Joe questions about Adrian Peterson and the Bucs.

Joe doesn’t believe in coincidences. So this must be a growing trend of the day, so Joe will try to get a head of it. (more…)

[UPDATED] Joe’s excitement for a young, healthy, quality offensive lineman was extinguished tonight when Joe learned about 9 p.m. that free agent visitor Stefen Wisniewski left Tampa without a contract.

To make matters worse, Joe was first to break the news on Twitter. (more…)

The build-the-defense-from-the-back Greg Schiano philosophy is now ancient history. (more…)

Lovie Smith is reuniting the band. (more…)

It looks like the Bucs have a new starting strongside linebacker. (more…)

Literally minutes after ghostly and ghastly Michael Johnson was cut today by the Buccaneers, captain Gerald McCoy took to Twitter. (more…)

Joe officially and happily can confirm the sanity of the Buccaneers front office, because it would have been downright insane to keep ghostly and ghastly defensive end Michael Johnson on the roster.

Joe was flabbergasted that some fans thought a low-effort guy like Johnson would be somehow wise to retain. (more…)

Michael Johnson earned every bit of his ghost label

Michael Johnson was ghastly and ghostly, as invisible a player that’s ever signed a huge free agent contract for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Johnson played about five good quarters of football last season, earning “the apparition” nickname and causing Bucs fans to bang their collective heads against available slabs of concrete. (more…)