It was a celebration of Baker Mayfield this morning on FS1 on the heels of the raucous party last night at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters, though Ira Kaufman did peel away early to watch the Oscars. (more…)

The Bucs literally are marketing to fans “Mike Evans Is A Buc For Life.”

Perhaps he is, but Evans only signed a two-year contract and he says he wants to play 5 or 6 more years. (more…)

What a steal of a deal Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht got for Baker Mayfield.

Joe almost thinks Mayfield should be embarrassed as a former No. 1 overall pick coming off a special Pro Bowl season at 28 years old. (more…)

He’s back!

The Bucs brought back their kicker.

Per Jenna Laine of ESPN, the Bucs have re-signed kicker Chase McLaughlin. He was dynamite in his first and only Bucs season, long-range hitting on 7 of 8 field goal attempts over 50 yards.

Overall, McLaughlin connected on 93.5 percent of his kicks, the best single-season rate in franchise history. It’s a three-year deal, per Laine.

That’s four of the five big-named Bucs free agents re-signed before legal tampering begins at noon today.

Lavonte David, you are on the clock!

Tough contract negotiations.

Baker Mayfield wanted to come back to the Bucs. More importantly for his financial portfolio, Mayfield’s representatives knew the Bucs needed him more than he needed them. (more…)

Todd Bowles wants a dangerous running game. Jason Licht and Baker Mayfield want one, too. Bucs fans join them in yearning to see the Tampa Bay rushing attack break its two-year streak of ranking last in the NFL in rushing yards per attempt. (more…)

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A year ago, Baker Mayfield took what he could get. On Sunday, he took what he wanted. (more…)

Edge rusher Danielle Hunter.

Joe just is not comfortable with the current makeup of the Bucs’ edge rush. (more…)

Baker is back!

The news late Sunday afternoon that the Bucs kept their starting quarterback was met by happy Bucs players on Twitter, currently known as X. (more…)

Baker Mayfield shares his Bucs love with Adam Schefter after agreeing to a new contract today.

All kinds of good vibes are flowing after Baker Mayfield broke the bank today (but not too hard) becoming the Bucs’ quarterback for this season and mostly likely at least through 2025. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 5:43 p.m. Poll closed at 6:43 p.m.

UPDATED 5:30 p.m.: Time to break the Big Storm beer out of the refrigerator! (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

This is a bit surprising to Joe. (more…)

Kyle Trask

So today the Patriots are finalizing a trade of their 25-year-old, scandal-free former Pro Bowl quarterback with 43 starts under his belt for a sixth-round draft pick.

No wonder Jason Licht’s phone wasn’t ringing for Kyle Trask. (more…)

A year ago, some Bucs fans and many national media types were crowing about how Baker Mayfield could become the next Geno Smith, the Seattle quarterback who won NFL Comeback Player of the Year for the 2022 season and found himself in the playoffs and in the Pro Bowl. (more…)

How is this a B-?

While Joe really can’t find anyone who thinks the Bucs re-signing Mike Evans is a bad deal, Joe did find a guy who is very lukewarm on the re-signing. (more…)

Good for each other.

So Friday was a celebration of Mike Evans at One Buc Palace. For good reason. The best receiver that ever put on a Bucs uniform will be back for two more seasons and who knows after that. (more…)

Available.

Now this isn’t really news. It’s clear Howie Roseman is trying to unload stud edge rusher Haason Reddick. (more…)

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GM Jason Licht says he will not panic.

In two days, Baker Mayfield can talk to other teams about playing quarterback for them this season for many tens of millions of dollars. (more…)

More touches the better.

Just give him the damn ball! (more…)