Cade Otton has big shoes to fill.

Buccaneers tight ends combined were targeted 22 times in the red zone during the 2022 regular season.

That’s four more times than team red-zone target leader Russell Gage. (more…)

Questions.

Joe can’t recall reading any observation of the Bucs as having a bad team.

Most analysts like the talent, especially at receiver, especially at linebacker and the secondary. (more…)

Unfair freakout.

Joe noticed last week people going mental on social media after Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield overthrew a tight end. (more…)

Red zone scoring.

Last year you knew there was something off-kilter about the Bucs offense when the greatest receiver in franchise history, Mike Evans, only had a half-dozen touchdowns. (more…)

Silence on mysterious injury.

It didn’t take much for Todd Bowles’ chipper mood to turn dour. (more…)

“Nice line, Kyle.”

Today it was competing Kyle Trask’s turn to take a question about the Bucs being routinely roasted across the nation as a team cruising toward a top-5 draft pick next April. (more…)

Solid practice.

Yes, Joe was at OTA practice today at One Buc Palace. A bunch of vets decided to take the day after Memorial Day off from the voluntary workout. But the young guns appeared to all be there for underwear football practice. (more…)

The high priest of the PFF Tribe, aka Pro Football Focus, weighed in today with an expanded statement on Baker Mayfield. (more…)

Competing QB Kyle Trask.

The inevitable questions were directed at Todd Bowles today about the Buccaneers’ quarterback competition between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask. (more…)

Safety Antoine Winfied, Jr. is always quick with a smile, but his grin seemed to have a little extra juice today at One Buc Palace. (more…)

New Bucs kicker Chase McLaughlin.

Back in March, head coach Todd Bowles got the big-leg kicker he sought to replace weak-footed kicker Ryan Succop. (more…)

Baker Mayfield’s best friends?

Say what you want about the Bucs offense and what it may or may not be with new offensive coordinator Dave Canales. He has Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to build an offense around. (more…)

Key defender.

“Hey Joe, where are you going with that gun in your hand why are you so negative?” (more…)

Doomed?

One BSPN analyst likes the roster the Bucs have cobbled together/kept together with duct tape. Well, except at one position. (more…)

Data on Lavonte David.

One of these days Joe could see the NFL, or at least the Bucs, starting an annual award and giving it to the most underrated player in the league/team. (more…)

2021 teammate weighs in.

Joe remains interested in the historic Antonio Brown meltdown of January 2022 as the Bucs rallied to beat the Jets on the road.

Why? Because the Brown derailment probably cost the Bucs a place in history as back-to-back Super Bowl champions. (more…)

Was Todd Bowles too soft on our beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense last season, including Tom Brady and playcaller Byron Leftwich? (more…)

Will shuffling pay off?

Joe understands a lot of Bucs fans are irked that our friends in the desert placed the Bucs’ season-win total betting line at 6.5 games. That’s one of the worst in the NFL. (more…)

“Mangenius” on Baker Mayfield.

A guy who coached the Jets and the Browns and worked with Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht in New England thinks Licht made a savvy gamble in signing Baker Mayfield. (more…)

Sad statistic.

Before diving into this, keep in mind the Bucs had the greatest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady, Mike Evans at receiver and one of the better YAC guys in the NFL last year, Playoff Lenny, all involved in the passing game. (more…)