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Roster projection.
The sort of final 53-man Bucs roster for 2023 won’t be known for over a month. Yet ESPN got a jump on things with pre-training camp roster projections. (more…)
No big surprise here, but the confirmation feels fantastic. (more…)
Sacks expected to jump?
Earlier this summer, Joe brought word how, for reasons unknown, the past two seasons Baker Mayfield’s sack numbers skyrocketed. (more…)
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Bucs UDFA RB Sean Tucker.
This is for the roster junkies out there. (more…)
He’s back!
Joe always likes to see good things happen to good people. And there are few better dudes in the NFL than Will Gholston. (more…)
Bucs right tackle turned left tackle Tristan Wirfs.
This is what happens when you miss four games with injuries and your team is miserable at running the football. (more…)
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On the brink of training camp, the 2023 Buccaneers have no shortage of questions to address.
Before traveling to Minnesota for the Sept. 10 season opener, the Bucs have several critical position duels to settle. The coaching staff also needs to closely monitor some key veterans returning from major injuries and determine which rookies are ready for prime time.
Here’s a pop quiz featuring 10 questions looming over the start of camp: (more…)
Lots of new faces on the Buccaneers’ defensive line this season, including free agent tackle Greg Gaines from the Rams and first-round pick Calijah Kancey. (more…)
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With Buccaneers veterans reporting for work tomorrow — first training camp practice on Wednesday — Joe feels great about a potential X factor of the 2022 season. (more…)
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
Depending on who you read or listen to, either Bucs coach Todd Bowles is safe for 2024, his seat is warm or his seat is a five-alarm blaze. (more…)
Bucs receiver Russell Gage.
Joe put this up on Twitter and it’s gotten a lot of run. Props to the dudes who are lifting it and not giving Joe credit for recording it and sharing it first. (more…)
How clutch is he?
You wanna see a statgeek squirm? (more…)
Code cracked?
Nothing, and Joe means nothing, gets Bucs fans to howl at the moon quite like mentioning the offensive line. (more…)
The Bucs-Baker Mayfield bandwagon includes several national media types who feel good about the team being better than the 6 1/2 win total assigned to it by most sportsbooks. (more…)
NFL super insider Peter King talks NFL lying.
It seems like nearly every general manager and head coach across the NFL gives attentive and plentiful access to NBC Sports insider Peter King, the longtime NFL scribe.
(Not longer than Ira Kaufman, though close.) (more…)
One of the great Bucs philosophers of the 21st century used to spit out the quote in the headline. (more…)
Kyle Trask.
Expecting or believing Kyle Trask is the Bucs’ starting quarterback on opening day is a stretch. (more…)
Does he need help?
Can Baker Mayfield get over the hump and lead the Bucs to the playoffs? One NFL columnist is dubious and it’s not necessarily because of Mayfield. (more…)
Savvy.
One NFL observer thinks everyone is playing UNO for toothpicks while Bucs GM Jason Licht is playing high-limit blackjack at the Aria Resort and Casino.
And winning. (more…)
