“They Showed Me Something”
January 16th, 2026Noted sports provocateur Skip Bayless seems to feel many Bucs fans’ thoughts about a move many fans believe the Bucs should have made last week, but did not. [read more]
Noted sports provocateur Skip Bayless seems to feel many Bucs fans’ thoughts about a move many fans believe the Bucs should have made last week, but did not. [read more]

“Todd, are you and Jason going to bring in a real edge rusher this year? I need to know by OTAs. Otherwise, I’m going fishing.”
Joe believes fans reading the following, using the same parameters that Lavonte David himself has set for either a return to the Bucs or retirement, that fans will conclude David may have played his last game. [read more]
So it seems Bucs fans are pretty much crossing their fingers in unison that the Bucs are able to lure former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel to the Bay area to be the team’s offensive coordinator. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]
If you want to play, you have to pay. [read more]
So 2025 Buccaneers defensive line coach Charlie Strong was among the fired assistant coaches at One Buc Palace last week. [read more]
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It seems using Bruce Arians’ red pen to draw a line through the name of Todd Monken on the Bucs’ list of offensive coordinators would be appropriate. [read more]
So the Buccaneers were 1-5 when center/guard Ben Bredeson did not start this season, and they were 0-2 in the games Bredeson left early with injuries (hamstring and knee).
There’s a reason Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht made the comments he did 46 days ago. [read more]
In a recent edition of “The Arena: Gridiron,” former Bucs cornerback Aqib Talib and former NFL quarterback Cody Kessler agreed that with three division titles under his belt, Todd Bowles both earned and deserved to return for a fifth season leading the Bucs. [read more]
Perhaps Joe is simply stating the obvious in the headline. But if it’s not obvious, the Bucs, if they fail to win in 2026, should want to get off the offensive coordinator carousel. [read more]
Bucs iconic linebacker Lavonte David really doesn’t know if he has a future as an NFL player. That doesn’t mean he can’t play, but he’s not sure if he wants to. [read more]
Joe is a football fan, not an NFL elitist or a college football purist. Joe likes football. Period. So “this Joe” pays as much attention to college and NFL equally. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]
You want to know who the serious candidates are for Bucs offensive coordinator? How did they interview? [read more]
Rachaad White was not the happiest Bucs camper in his final weeks of this season.
He was not a bitter worker; he was just eager to move on from Tampa Bay.
Too much floating around by teammates? It was more than that. [read more]
Joe has no idea if it was a chemistry thing or what. But when have you seen a team lose its best players on offense and when those players got healthy, the offense fell off the map? [read more]
Joe is pretty confident the Bucs know exactly why. So what are they going to do about it? [read more]