We’re about one month from the reveal of the annual ESPN survey that asks team executives, coaches and scouts to name their top players at each position.

ESPN NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler produces the July feature, but he let one cat out of the bag early. (more…)

“Don’t worry Graham, you’ll crush people this year.”

This is a pretty good sign that your offensive line is getting the job done on the ground. (more…)

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Watching history.

Joe doesn’t believe there is a person on the planet who would have the nerve to suggest Randy Moss wasn’t one of the best wide receivers to ever lace up a pair of cleats. (more…)

Locked and loaded.

If this veteran of the NFL keyboard wars believes it, perhaps others should hop on board. (more…)

The Bucs’ have a loaded and diverse passing attack with a full stable of quality receivers.

Is it the best receiving corps in the NFL? No chance says a buddy of Todd Bowles and a former personnel man. (more…)

Joe is a massive Baker Mayfield fan. The Pro Bowl quarterback has done everything asked of him in a Bucs uniform, and he’s delivered at a discount price. (more…)

Has a prominent defender.

This was chicken soup for a Bucs fan’s soul. (more…)

Joe might fly the Buccaneers flag at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters just a little bit higher this morning. (more…)

Dialed in.

Joe wishes the stat geeks and math heads could type in English. (more…)

Consummate pro.

Joe would expect no less. And certainly not from someone who has his eye on the ball like prickly Pete Prisco. (more…)

Can 400-plus pound rookie defensive tackle Desmond Watson make the Tampa Bay roster? (more…)

Some fans, especially Baker Mayfield fans, get annoyed when Joe references that the Bucs’ Pro Bowl quarterback tied for the league lead in interceptions last season with 16. (more…)

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Five weeks from training camp and The Sage is feisty and fiery on various Bucs subjects. Enjoy!

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Major cog to defensive success?

A few weeks ago, the self-anointed sophists of football, the PFF tribe, tried to suggest Anthony Walker, not SirVocea Dennis, would be the starting inside linebacker next to Lavonte David. (more…)

Todd Bowles did not hire a rookie offensive coordinator, a guy 25-plus years younger than the head coach, so he could manipulate the offense and tell the young buck what to do.

If Bowles did, well, then he’s going to hit a roadblock. (more…)

Rightly selected.

So BSPN came out with its All-21st-Century (First 25 Years) team yesterday. Several former Bucs represented. Interestingly, just two were drafted by Tampa Bay. (more…)

Light shines on takeaways.

After reading this, Joe sort of understands where Todd Bowles is coming from. (more…)

Surprise.

When prickly Pete Prisco of CBS came out with his annual summer Top-100 Players list. There were a couple of Bucs surprises for Joe. (more…)