Could Emeka Egbuka help raise the profile of the Bucs?

The Bucs were sort of hoping this took place in 2015. And it kind of did. But it sure didn’t translate into wins. [read more]

Joe and Sage of Tampa Bay sports columnist Ira Kaufman wrote earlier about the Falcons’ going wild using two first-round picks on edge rushers last week after signing accomplished edge rusher Leonard Floyd in free agency. [read more]

Maybe, just maybe, Team Glazer can have high-level meetings and brainstorming sessions and figure out a way to let more Average Joe fans into training camp this year. You know, like the majority of NFL teams do. [read more]

“Glazer, it’s time for a contract extension.”

CBS NFL columnist prickly Pete Prisco rarely minces words. He says what he thinks — often — and if you don’t like it, don’t listen. [read more]

Checkmate.

Joe had a Bucs fan come at him on Twitter after the first night of the draft this past weekend, outraged the Bucs selected Ohio State receiver Emeka Egbuka in the first round. [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 GM Jason Licht.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Joe always has to type the same introduction each year for this story. Still, it’s true. [read more]

Joe has thoroughly enjoyed listening to a slew of old interviews with new Bucs rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka. [read more]

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Two ships just passed in the night. One hit an iceberg. [read more]

The standard.

Bucs first-round draft pick Emeka Egbuka has a simple motto to live by. [read more]

David Walker, the Bucs’ new rookie edge rusher, triggered a Super Bowl comment at One Buc Palace.

Boy, Joe doesn’t want to jinx anyone, but it sure seems like the Bucs thought they won the lottery yesterday when they selected Central Arkansas terror edge rusher David Walker. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 8:40 a.m. Poll closed at 10:37 a.m.

Guards Sua Opeta (left) and Ben Bredeson.

Sua Opeta is still on the Bucs comeback trail.

Who? [read more]

Returner/receiver Tez Johnson, the Bucs’ seventh-round pick.

Joe celebrated for hours after the Bucs’ pick of Tez Johnson in Round 7 yesterday. [read more]

First-round pick wide receiver Emeka Egbuka.

Joe guesses some readers are sick of Joe referring to new Bucs first-round pick Emeka Egbuka as a Chris Godwin clone. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

So Joe is going to go through some guys that may be celebrating and may be sweating as a result of this weekend’s draft. [read more]

UDFA safety Shilo Sanders.

UPDATED: We all heard all about quarterback Shedeur Sanders and his quest to be drafted. That ended when the Browns grabbed him today in Round 5.

But most everyone forgot about his brother. [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, we don’t ef with the formula. Like nobody tells you what oil stocks to short.”

There’s a theme among the Buccaneers’ six new draft picks and it’s easy to detect. [read more]

Rookie Bucs wide receiver/returner Tez Johnson.

So after new Bucs receiver Tez Johnson, the seventh-round pick from Oregon, did his Zoom call with the Tampa Bay pen and mic club, Joe has a few thoughts: [read more]

Bucs’ seventh-round pick WR Tez Johnson.

The main reason the Bucs drafted Trey Palmer was his blazing speed. [read more]

Bucs rookie receiver Tez Johnson is Tampa Bay’s seventh-round pick.

Joe wrote last week for fans to look out for Tampa Bay drafting lightning Oregon receiver Tez Johnson.

Keep in mind that Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht made small receiver Jaelon Darden a fourth-round draft pick in 2021 after making little guy Scotty Miller a sixth-round pick in 2019. [read more]