Misleading ranking.

At first glance, this appears to be a slap in the face to Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield. But pulling the onion skins back, it’s almost a compliment. (more…)

You could whine about the Bucs offensive line if you wish — and so many do. Habitually. Constantly. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

It’s almost impossible to lead from behind.

Lavonte David remains amazingly productive, but he’s 34 and the clock is winding down on his accomplished career. When David retires, the Bucs will need a new face for their defense and the clubhouse leader by a nose is Antoine Winfield Jr.

Winfield has the goods and the contract to justify that status, but most defensive leaders patrol the front seven, not the secondary. (more…)

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Counted out by rightsholder.

Joe is trying to figure out what Baker Mayfield did to hack off #NFLMedia. (more…)

Outmaneuvered star player.

Now Joe doesn’t want to type something like how Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht got over on Mike Evans. It’s not like the two are adversaries. (more…)

Can he get nine sacks?

On a nice, sunny Sunday afternoon when the Gulf of Mexico or cold beers at Hooters are trying to lure Joe out of his lair, unlike most normal Tampa Bay area residents, Joe stays indoors and does research on the Bucs.

Hey, it’s what Joe does! (more…)

Poor ranking.

Rachaad White may be the second-best running back to catch passes in the NFL behind Christian McCaffery. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

The phrasing from this insider really intrigued Joe because he’s been a confidant of Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. (more…)

Feed him screen passes.

Joe is a huge believer that if a team is having success with something, then it should keep going to that well over and over until a defense proves it can stop it. (more…)

Joe climbed the roof of One Buc Palace and started bugling when Tampa Bay’s safeties unit got the best-in-the-NFL label from a former coach and personnel executive who crowned them as such two weeks ago. (more…)

Podcast appearance.

Really cool podcast sitdown Bucs defensive lineman Will Gholston had late last month. (more…)

Bucs ILB K.J. Britt.

After Tuesday’s underwear football practice, Bucs coach Todd Bowles said inside linebacker K.J. Britt never truly struggled in pass coverage. (more…)

Bucs rookie RB Bucky Irving.

Joe landed in a heated conversation with a Bucs fan recently about rookie running back Bucky Irving out of the University of Oregon.

Tampa Bay drafted him in Round 4. (more…)

Average moving the chains.

When the Bucs keep it on the ground on third downs, it’s just about a flip of the coin if they succeed or fail to move the chains. (more…)

Free agent in 2025.

Since the day he was drafted in 2017, Chris Godwin has sort of played in the shadow of Mike Evans. Still, year after year, Godwin produced. (more…)