Yes, the man Todd Bowles labeled his “1A” cornerback has detractors. [read more]

Evaluating quarterbacks is simple for Joe. There are the QBs with enough talent, consistency and poise to win a Super Bowl — and then there’s everyone else.

That’s why Joe broke 11 windows when the Bucs announced Josh McCown would be their starter in 2014, months before opening day. [read more]

“Tez, you’re diabolical.”

Joe has no problem listening to a fashion podcast if Bucs intrigue can be found. [read more]

A noted Bucs supporter and friend of Todd Bowles thinks the Tampa Bay head coach and Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht are on the cusp of an avoidable nightmare. [read more]

Challenge.

There are some who debate whether Baker Mayfield can put together a quality postseason and lead the Bucs to the Super Bowl. [read more]

NFC title game?

Joe is usually happy to grant a kind request from someone. Especially if the request is fair. [read more]

Former Bucs guard thinks he has the answer for Todd Bowles to turn around his shaky pass defense.

Joe was looking at stats last night and got depressed seeing some of the Bucs’. [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]

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Every once in a while, Joe will read a commenter grumbling that the Bucs drafted a wide receiver in the first round instead of an inside linebacker or a safety. [read more]

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Buried behind a paywall was an unsurprising but not-so-obvious factoid about the Buccaneers offense. [read more]

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Yaya Diaby is a beastly mountain of an edge rusher with every skill one would want in a pass rusher. It’s the production that’s been lacking. [read more]

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The Glazer family just showed Todd Bowles the money. A Hall of Fame coach believes it’s a wise investment.

Bill Parcells took some time out from his annual summer trek to Saratoga, N.Y., to discuss Bowles’ contract extension and Baker Mayfield’s success in Tampa. [read more]

Hustle.

This is simply an example of a player busting his arse. [read more]

Summer in Joe’s world means re-watching Bucs games — again. [read more]

Expects big improvement.

A lot of Bucs fans are focused on the Bucs’ pass defense this year. Understandably so. It has been bottom-five in the league the past two years. [read more]

Changing the narrative.

Behind the scenes, and sometimes not-so-behind-the-scenes, Bucs types grumble (or more than grumble) that folks don’t put them on the same pedestal as other top teams when it comes to national media pandering and chatter. [read more]

Interesting research.

Joe has referred several times to how the Bucs ran a dink-and-dunk offense last year, despite that tag irking then-Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen. [read more]