Bucs second-round draft pick Cody Mauch is an old rookie.

Fun fact/stunning fact: Bucs rookie offensive lineman Cody Mauch, Tampa Bay’s second-round pick, is older than fourth-year All-Pro tackle Tristan Wirfs. (more…)

No fish story from Ian Beckles. He supports Gerald McCoy in the Ring of Honor.

Sometimes people say things so shocking, you almost fall out of your chair. (more…)

Rookie first-round pick Calijah Kancey.

So Bucs first-round draft pick defensive tackle Calijah Kancey wasn’t quite finished with his media obligations from the weekend. They continued Monday. (more…)

Joe is always a fan of readers sending Joe tips and links to cool Bucs stories. (more…)

Ex-NFL scouts predict.

It seems a bunch of ex-NFLers believe the Bucs won’t be worth a hill of beans this fall. (more…)

Bucs fifth-round pick LB SirVocea Dennis.

Is linebacker SirVocea Dennis a decent draft pick? Well, a stats-heavy football thinktank believes the Bucs got a helluva bargain. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 12:22 p.m. Poll closed at 3:59 p.m. (Pre-draft poll results are linked here)

Bucs RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn.

Joe is happy for running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn, and Leonard Fournette probably is, too. (more…)

Former Broncos, Jets, Saints & Bears quarterback Trevor Siemian.

Early this offseason, Todd Bowles said he wanted to sign two veteran quarterbacks. (more…)

“Mr. Glazer, I’m gonna get my hands in there.”

“If I had Logan Hall’s hands and feet, I would have cut all mine off.” — Warren Sapp last spring talking about the Bucs’ then-rookie defensive tackle. (more…)

Joe has screamed on this page that an organization should play either to win a Super Bowl or to win in the NFL Draft. But that means more than just resting top players when a team is sure to miss the playoffs. (more…)

Singles out Bucs’ GM.

Via attrition, osmosis and death, helmethair Mel Kiper has become the father of draftniks. He just celebrated his 40th year providing BSPN with draft analysis. (more…)

Pretty cool story about how new Bucs defensive tackle Calijah Kancey became one of the premier defensive tackles in college football and a first-round pick. (more…)

“You calling me a freak?”

The Bucs last year too often looked sluggish and unathletic. And apparently Bucs brass saw the same thing. (more…)

Bucs’ sixth-round draft pick OLB Jose Ramirez possesses a crazy-quick get-off.

Cynthia Frelund was excited Saturday night. Who got her so worked up? Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. (more…)

Joe and Ira Kaufman express deep condolences to Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett and his family today.

Shaq’s daughter Arrayah, just 2 years old, drowned in the family’s swimming pool in Tampa this morning and the Buccaneers confirmed the horrible news. She was the youngest of his four children.

Shaq bought a home in South Tampa with his wife after signing a multiyear deal with the Bucs following the 2020 Super Bowl season.

The Buccaneers have a high-profile new fan, and for good reason. (more…)

Rookie Bucs tight end Payne Durham, a fifth-round pick.

As Joe has stated, new Bucs tight end Payne Durham really reminds Joe of former Bucs 2002 hero receiver Joe Jurevicius, only Jurevicius is much faster. (more…)

Bucs third-round pick YaYa Diaby.

Sacks arouse Joe in the way some football fans love a punishing first-down run on 3rd-and-4 or a deep-shot completion from their team’s own end zone.

More sacks equals more wins most of the time. (more…)