Lovie Smith discusses 2014 defense.

Yesterday, it was learned that Leslie Frazier was stripped of his playcalling duties.

Instead, it is head coach Lovie Smith who will be the shotcaller when the Bucs’ defense takes the field. (more…)

Yes, Joe was on ESPN Tallahassee radio yesterday talking Bucs with Jeff Cameron, he of “The Jeff Cameron Show.”

Joe has long been a fan of Cameron who puts together a damned good radio show.

Cameron a native of St. Petersburg, got Joe all fired up talking about how opposing defensive lines have “unabated” access to Bucs quarterbacks, and Joe nearly lost it talking about a nonexistent edge rush on opposing quarterbacks. (more…)

Joe served up cool video of the Bucs in an angry practice skirmish yesterday at One Buc Palace.

And now, Joe has video of what led to the flared tempers. Gerald McCoy, Clinton McDonald, Ali Marpet and Evan Smith are the stars. (more…)

Bucs defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was relieved of playcalling duties.

“When you look at those last 10 games of the season and you see that we finished in the top five in almost every category group, including points, that’s what gets you excited. There are some things we can build on. We are expecting the guys that are coming back to really improve.” — Leslie Frazier talking in May about the Bucs defense last year. (more…)

Joe is often asked how players look in training camp.

It’s a tough answer for a variety of reasons, but after a couple of weeks of practices things start to stand out. (more…)

Longtime NFL Films Xs and Os guru Greg Cosell is down on the Bucs because he sees Tampa Bay as a team with a “pocket passer behind a bad O-line.”

But Cosell also offered some upside after the Bucs’ preseason opener in Minnesota. (more…)

Former Bucs DT Booger McFarland demands more consistency from Jameis Winston.

Former Bucs defensive tackle Booger McFarland had all sorts of things to say about “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston.

Booger was part of the SiriusXM NFL Radio broadcast team at One Buc Palace yesterday for the station’s annual training camp tour stop. Bucs day was lively and filled with interviews. (more…)

Similarities between regimes are growing

It was fashionable for some to liken the Lovie Smith era to the early days of Father Dungy coaching the Buccaneers.

But now that Lovie has seized the playcalling reins of the defense, Joe thinks the Raheem Morris analogy fits much better. (more…)

A Bucs veteran dared to compare MLB Kwon Alexander to Ray Lewis.

Accolades for Bucs starting middle linebacker Kwon Alexander continue to flow in, and the rookie’s name was spoken quite a bit yesterday as SiriusXM NFL Radio broadcast their three-hour Bucs training camp special from One Buc Palace.

A slew of coaches and players made appearances to chat with co-hosts Zig Fracassi and former Bucs defensive tackle Booger McFarland. And yes, Joe will bring you a slew of the interview highlights over the next few days. (more…)

If this latest report is accurate, then Joe believes it says a heck of a lot about what Lovie Smith thinks of the Bucs’ 2014 defense. (more…)

Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter has pet peeves. You can see it on his face at times. The guy is not stoic in the Lovie Smith mode. (more…)

It’s Joe’s exclusive video from today’s practice.

Enjoy. And scroll down. Joe’s got plenty more.

Center Evan Smith and his teammates are grinding through steamy practices of late.

Man, the practices the past two days at One Buc Palace have been really steamy. Today, Joe thought he just stepped out of the shower. It was only 10:30 a.m.

Imagine what the Bucs were feeling? Trust Joe, they were broiling. (more…)

Former Bucs starting right tackle Demar Dotson was on the practice field today talking about his knee injury, and Lovie Smith weighed in.

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How do people expect Bucs QB Jameis Winston to shine if he can’t even get a decent snap to begin with?

Joe’s about ready to turn a bottle of Bushmills upside down and fill his gullet; Joe’s so hacked off at what he sees of the Bucs centers snapping the ball of late.

In the immortal words of Vince Lombardi, “What the hell is going on out there?” (more…)

Joe’s got exclusive practice video from today’s skirmish at One Buc Palace.

Watch Gerald McCoy march into the backfield after Clinton McDonald gets hot. This is a good one. (more…)

Updated: 2:58 p.m. – Bright sunshine, full pads and a hard working football team at One Buc Palace this morning. Yes, your Bucs are grinding away in preparation for their second preseason game, Monday night in Tampa.

Joe was on the sidelines and has all kinds of play-by-play and more. Enjoy! (more…)

“I need you, bro. I want to be able to walk when I am 25.”

Joe understands there is great angst among Bucs fans over the offensive line.

As Joe’s friend Jeff Cameron, drive-time radio personality for ESPN Tallahassee and pride of Lakewood High School described it from Saturday’s first preseason game, the Vikings’ defensive line came “unabated” at America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. (more…)

Joe’s already called opening day against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 13 in Tampa a “must-win.”

It’s not a must-win for the standings. Duh. But it is necessary for the psyche of a fanbase that hasn’t seen a home victory since 2013, and compares Jameis Winston to Marcus Mariota. (more…)

So former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik was granted a $142.3 million salary cap from ESPN.com and was tasked to build and detail the best NFL roster money could buy.

No Buccaneers made the team. (more…)