New Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales.

Some Tampa folks are doing backflips over the Bucs signing offensive coordinator Dave Canales, the Seahawks quarterbacks coach who helped resuscitate the career of Seattle QB Geno Smith.

They cite Smith’s greatness this season after being a career backup, but one former NFL quarterback who has studied the Seahawks and Smith isn’t sure Smith was so great. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The world would be a better place if everyone was as honest and forthcoming as Rondé Barber.

Ask the new member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame a question and the Buccaneer icon freely speaks his mind. Whether he’s talking about the impact of his Hall induction or his mindset playing for the offensively challenged Bucs nearly 25 years ago, Barber remains candid. (more…)

“Will, I need to introduce you to pastrami and knishes.”

Like any guy who lasts 10 NFL seasons, Bucs defensive lineman Will Gholston takes great care of his body 96 percent of the time. (more…)

The PFF tribe speaks.

This had Joe shaking his head, wondering if someone spiked his mug of Community coffee. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Old Bucs fans spent a lot of years booing former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, the five-time Pro Bowler who twice led blowouts of Tampa Bay in the playoffs. (more…)

Explains his off game.

Yes, the Bucs already are about 13 1/2 miles over the 2023 salary cap (about $50-plus million) and need to shave salaries in a matter of weeks. (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe has no earthly idea what to make of Todd Bowles’ job security. (more…)

Found a way.

Joe wrote last night how Joe Tyron-Shoyinka hasn’t lived up to his first-round draft selection status. He had as many sacks (four) last season as he did in his rookie season. (more…)

Ex-NFLer thinking of Bucs ballers.

Former Cowboys defensive end and current talking head on BSPN Marcus Spears had direct words for Bucs shot-callers last week. (more…)

Questions.

Well, this is certainly one way to look at things. (more…)

One thing that often gnawed at Joe was Bucs coaches repeatedly saying edge rusher/OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka was raw with a lot to learn because he sat out the 2020 season as a COVID opt-out. (more…)

“Mr. Glazer. Nobody plays us. Nobody.”

Interesting chatter out of Seattle from a former quarterback who says he knows new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales quite well. (more…)

Titans QB Ryan Tannehill.

Face it, folks. The NFL world is not sold on Kyle Trask starting for your Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023. (more…)

Seattle QB Geno Smith.

The Bucs need a quarterback. Joe believes we can all agree unless you are a family member or close friend of Kyle Trask. (more…)

Thin ice?

It seems the Bucs are between a rock and a hard place, the very worst position to be in. (more…)

“Mr. Glazer, I think we have a leak.”

A dozen NFL quarterbacks officially have salaries at $30 million or more for the 2023 season. (more…)

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Not everyone sees Todd Bowles as Dead Coach Walking. Some see a beast of a leader whose methods succeeded on the grandest stage. (more…)