New Bucs receiver Jalen McMillan, a third-round pick.

Joe doesn’t believe you can go wrong taking a stab with a player from a winning program. (more…)

Bucs DB Tykee Smith.

Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network said Bucs third-round pick Tykee Smith of Georgia is a plug-and-play nickel corner. (more…)

Bucs OLB Chris Braswell.

OK, the more Joe learns about this Chris Braswell, the Bucs’ second-round pick and an outside linebacker/pass rusher, the more Joe likes. (more…)

Bucs OLB Chris Braswell.

Joe will confess to not watching much SEC football. With the new SEC debuting this fall, that will change. So outside of the Rose Bowl against Michigan, Joe didn’t see much of Alabama. (more…)

Edge rusher Chris Braswell, the Bucs’ second-round draft pick.

On NFL Network this evening, the gang on the studio set thought that Bucs’ second-round pick Chris Braswell is a carbon copy of current Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby. (more…)

Bucs OLB Chris Braswell.

Can Bucs coaches get a guy known for pressures to turn those into sacks? If they can, the Bucs may have drafted a stud pass rusher. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

So here we are. Night 2 has begun of this three-day NFL holiday weekend. Who will the Bucs pick? Can’t be an edge rusher. Maybe a corner? Maybe a receiver? How about a left guard? Bang it here all night. And as always, Joe asks kindly, do play nice.

Guardians Caps can now be worn in games.

This was too easy to call. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Graham Barton thanked a lot of people for helping him become a first-round draft pick in the National Football League.

He left out one very important contributor — Derrick Brown. (more…)

Joe was very pleased to hear a data devotee own up to certain scouting lines that numbers nerds can’t cross. (more…)

Rookie center Graham Barton.

NFL folks will always say one key element to finding a future NFL player is finding a guy who loves football. (more…)

Digs Jason Licht’s selection.

Prickly Pete Prisco is in love. (more…)

One reason Joe was down on Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson and is down on Western Michigan edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland is they didn’t produce. (more…)

New Buccaneers rookie center Graham Barton.

Will Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby become the first dominant edge rusher the franchise drafted and developed since Lee Roy Selmon? (more…)

Man, Joe can’t imagine a rookie center in April sounding and looking more impressive that Bucs first-round pick Graham Barton did today at One Buc Palace. (more…)

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The Bucs are building around Baker Mayfield and Joe expects that to continue tonight with the addition of a running back and/or a wide receiver. (more…)

Tampa Bay waved a white flag on center Robert Hainsey last night.

Joe thinks the Bucs might do it again on Saturday. (more…)

Joe can’t wait for someone to review all the big-name mock drafts to see who did best. (more…)

OL Graham Barton, the Bucs’ first-round pick..

So what should Joe make of new Bucs center Graham Barton? Well, Joe decided to consult one of the better talent evaluators in football. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

So Night 2 of the draft is just hours away, Rounds 2 and 3. Joe is looking at some of the best players on the board. (more…)