What’s his price tag?

It seems Mike Evans will have his fair share of suitors when the free agency dinner bell rings in less than two months unless the Bucs make an offer the greatest wide receiver in franchise history can’t refuse. (more…)

Joe has talked about Baker Mayfield being recruited to the Falcons this offseason many, many times over the past two months on the Ira Kaufman Podcast.

Now, an esteemed NFL insider is going there. (more…)

“Mr. Glazer, these mock drafts are worth less than a Peter King prediction.”

A mock draft on Jan. 23 makes Joe want to rifle a hammer through a window, but they’re out there and many more will be free-flowing soon. (more…)

Sane Bucs fans don’t want Todd Bowles’ handpicked offensive coordinator to leave Tampa to become head coach of the Panthers.

That is on the table, as Dave Canales was invited for a second interview with Carolina this week. (more…)

Prepare to get shafted.

This was way too predictable. (more…)

Lots of Buccaneers pride is flowing.

Rightfully so. (more…)

Joe can’t sit back and take it when fans are being conned by the Buccaneers. It’s not ok. It’s never ok.

The Bucs claiming they couldn’t let fans without season tickets into 90 percent of training camp practices comes to mind — while nearly every NFL team had a majority of their practices “open” to the public.

Well, fans were disrespected again yesterday, this time by head coach Todd Bowles, and it’s unacceptable.

He should apologize. (more…)

Can’t bear the thought.

Yesterday was a sad day at One Buc Palace. It always is. (more…)

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Discusses job security.

Shaq Barrett is one of Joe’s favorite players. That doesn’t mean Joe is going to go full-blown ostrich about his production this season.

Or, to be exact, non-production. (more…)

Free agent musings.

Yeah, Joe gets it. Many Bucs fans are not yet sold on Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales as a play-caller. (more…)

The watch is on.

The news that Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales got a second interview with Stinking Panthers meddling owner David Tepper for his team’s head coaching gig has Joe worried. (more…)

Joe is proud of how the Bucs finally went toe-to-toe with a big bad bully of the NFC yesterday.

Heck, tough guy Lions head coach Dan Campbell referred to the Bucs as a “mirror image” of his club after the game. (more…)

Tampa Bay doesn’t have to worry about losing Baker Mayfield because he can be slapped with the franchise tag, a one-year deal for 2024.

One insider says Mayfield would be damn glad to get it. (more…)

NFL super insider Peter King.

NBC Sports super insider Peter King loudly and proudly said the Bucs would suck this season. (more…)

Could the Bucs be fishing for a new offensive coordinator later this week? (more…)

Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales.

Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales dropped an interesting comment last week that Joe was going to dive deep into if the Bucs had won yesterday. (more…)

Todd Bowles held a somewhat somber season-ending news conference today and shared a bit of news. (more…)

Chris Godwin speaks.

Joe often hears how players and coaches ignore the media, and Joe also hears how players and coaches are glued to the media with crazed obsession. (more…)