“Derek, you can win the NFC South since that rat in New Orleans crawled to Denver.”

Is just good enough, good enough? (more…)

Tom Brady successor?

Joe will raise a hand and admit guilt. (more…)

Had his fill of family?

Joe thought this was weird at the time and as the months have gone by, Joe’s initial thought has only been reinforced. (more…)

Intriguing report from NFL Network host, personality and FOX reporter Peter Schrager, a friend of Joe who is tight with folks in the Buccaneers’ front office. (more…)

Bucs RT Tristan Wirfs.

So who knows when the Bucs will have a new offensive coordinator or who it will be. (more…)

Joe has no hope of Tom Brady returning to the Bucs for the 2023 season, but today Brady sure seemed like a guy not 100 percent sure of whether his retirement will stick. (more…)

There’s been some buzz about how creepy Patriots owner Robert Kraft would like to have Tom Brady sign a one-day contract with New England so he can retire officially as a member of the Belicheats. (more…)

Bengals QB coach Dan Pitcher.

Would the Bucs dare turn to a 36-year-old playcaller with limited experience under Todd Bowles? (more…)

Pro Bowl right tackle Tristan Wirfs.

This has been a subject of debate and disagreement at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters, and it recently was on the mind of a prominent former Buccaneer. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Two years removed from the mountaintop, the Glazers find themselves standing at the NFL crossroads.

The path ahead is dangerous, fraught with potholes in the shape of draft busts and free-agent gaffes, yet this organization’s steps should be clear.

Don’t look back. (more…)

Bucs CB Jamel Dean.

The Bucs may have to take a page from former Bucs commander Greg Schiano. (more…)

Big lure for a quarterback.

The Bucs have selling points if they choose to try to lure a veteran quarterback to Tampa to try and continue their three-year run of postseason appearances. (more…)

Outs Byron Leftwich.

Joe understands a lot of Bucs fans are angry at Todd Bowles for a lot of things (Joe cannot remember a head coach this hated after his first season with the Bucs). (more…)

Guard/tackle Luke Goedeke.

Joe knows several readers will not just nod their heads in agreement with this and mutter “Yes!” They will also polish off a Bromosa. (more…)

QB Kyle Trask

It’s a safe bet Bucs general manager Jason Licht and his successful team of front office gurus were a target of media last week at the Senior Bowl. (more…)

“Mr. Glazer. It’s just a conversation.”

Joe thinks the Derek Carr trade talk is a little silly for multiple reasons, but Joe can’t ignore a big-name NFL reporter chatting about the Raiders talking to teams about trading their quarterback with “more than one NFC South team involved.” (more…)

Tristan Wirfs explains.

So yesterday Joe was at the Raiders’ oversized Roomba in Las Vegas for Pro Bowl media availability. Most of the Fourth Estate there was penned up like chickens in a coop hoping a player or players would feel sorry enough to walk by and answer a couple of questions. (more…)

Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker.

So unless the Bucs decide to ride (and die) with Kyle Trask next season, or put their playoff hopes in the hands of a veteran quarterback, the Bucs will have to draft a quarterback. (more…)