Baker Mayfield has a lot of friends around the NFL but they’ll be found on the offensive side of the ball. [read more]

Bucs OC Zac Robinson.

This is refreshing. [read more]

Running QB necessitates a good backup.

Watching Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield run the ball is a double-edged sword. [read more]

Inside linebacker blues.

Joe might get in trouble typing the following sentence. Blame the caffeine. Or blame it on the cold weather that has turned Joe surly. Or the lack of football this past weekend. [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]

Bucs fans looking for value.

The odds should be pretty long on this, which means Bucs fans who enjoy wagering could hit a major payday. [read more]

New Bucs QB coach Chandler Whitmer.

The last time Joe felt this good about a Bucs hire of an assistant coach, then-Bucs coach Dirk Koetter hired Southern Miss coach Todd Monken as his wide receivers coach/offensive coordinator. [read more]

The shakeup of the Buffalo Bills after the firing of head coach Sean McDermott raises the likelihood of five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Joey Bosa looking for work in five weeks when the free agency dinner bell rings. [read more]

Mike Evans’ fan, too.

Though rumors were floated at the Senior Bowl practices last week in Mobile (Joe suspects planted by Mike Evans’ agent) that the Bucs’ Hall of Fame receiver has a less than 50 percent chance of re-signing with Tampa Bay, no one really knows what Evans will do as Joe burrows through these too-cold days of early February. [read more]

What a day it was on October 5th. The Bucs were the toast of the NFL world after beating the Seahawks in Seattle 38-35. [read more]

Tom Brady speaks.

Tom Brady was talking yesterday. [read more]

Only wants to play for Bucs.

Lavonte David doesn’t sound like a guy dragging out an important decision for drama. Joe really believes David doesn’t know. [read more]

In Joe’s mind, the Bucs need three new inside linebackers. [read more]

“What do you think, ‘Meek,’ can I still hang with these corners?”

The more Joe thinks about it, the more Joe believes Mike Evans will return for 2026. [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]

Torn on Cade Otton.

Looking at receiving stats from the Bucs last year, two surprising things stood out. [read more]

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A year from now, the Buccaneers could be looking at a rebuild rather than a reload. [read more]