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…)

Bucs rookie receiver Kenny Bell had a nice career at Nebraska, spent five years at the school and walked out with a college degree and academic awards.

His dad played four seasons for the Denver Broncos, so this rookie knew how to work, right? (more…)

Sad news hit the NFL family today when it was learned Carolina Panthers’ No. 1 receiver Kelvin Benjamin was lost for the season with an ACL tear.

No, Joe’s not cheering because the NFC South champs were dealt a crushing blow like this. Well … (more…)

DT Clinton McDonald said the chaos created by the rain is a good thing.

Yes, there were several Bucs fans annoyed because practices got moved, delayed and shortened due to the rain that has pelted the region like a seemingly nonstop thunderstorm the past few weeks. (more…)

There’s been much written about the football genius and overall genius of Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback.

Now there’s even more insight — at least new to Joe — about how Winston was breaking down the game during his kindergarten years. (more…)

Lovie Smith says he has a “history” and a reputation, and Bucs players are seeing it and he thinks they believe in it. (more…)

A stroll inside the walls of One Buc Palace showed Gerald McCoy just about all he needed to see from one of his newer teammates. (more…)

Former Bucs were impressed after one game.

Coming out of his first preseason game, the pride of Divison-III Hobart College, Ali Marpet, found some love from Buccaneers past. (more…)

Safety D.J. Swearinger’s mentality fits perfectly with Lovie Smith’s defensive philosophy. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

Yes, Bucs coach Lovie Smith loves turnovers. Joe means he is obsessed with turnovers.

If you ever have the chance to chat with Lovie in public and start talking about turnovers, he suddenly gets animated — yes, animated! — and prattles on about turnovers. (more…)

Shotgun snaps continued to haunt Bucs G/C Garrett Gilkey in practice today.

Yes, Joe was at practice this morning. It was rather toasty, too. Few fans showed up. Maybe it was the short-notice time change? Maybe it is because school is in session? Maybe it is because folks can’t skip work in the mornings?

There were maybe 400 fans. If that. Likely closer to 300. Far short of the 3,500 that packed the place for the first training camp practice. Crowd was so sparse, it was like a high school volleyball match. When the Bucs switched sides of the field to work on, people just got up and moved with them, and had ample elbow room if not room on the bleachers to stretch out and take a nap. (more…)

Lovie loves adversity.

Fans have gone bonkers (until the preseason farting by the Bucs in Minnesota) about rain (what, are the players made of sugar and will melt?).

Even yesterday, Joe got Twitters from angry fans about the rain-shortened practice. (more…)

Your new Bucs starting MLB.

In what Joe finds to be a shocking move, Bucs coach Lovie Smith elevated rookie Kwon Alexander to the top of the depth chart at middle linebacker, despite the Bucs going out and signing free agent Bruce Carter to handle those duties. (more…)

Recruiting magnet.

New Bucs right tackle Gosder Cherilus could have gone to a variety of teams. It isn’t just the Bucs that need help on the offensive line. And truth be told, perhaps the Bucs overpaid for his services.

After all, there’s a reason the eight-year veteran was unemployed in August and not signed by Capt. Lou Albano in Buffalo after a tryout last month. (more…)

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht monitors offensive line drills Tuesday. Photo courtesy Chris Fischer/WTSP-TV.

Scrambling for help at right tackle with Demar Dotson out several weeks (funny, Lovie has different information on Dotson than a burger joint waitress), the Bucs appeared to fill the hole signing former first-round pick and free agent right tackle Gosder Cherilus.

He would just slide into Dotson’s spot and all would be well until Dotson recovers, if he recovers. Right? (more…)