So in Baker Mayfield’s past Bucs opening days — at Minnesota and home for Washington — he faced teams largely unfamiliar to him and the Bucs. [read more]

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Ouch! [read more]

“Kyle, man, I’ll be thinking of you. Todd just didn’t trust you enough.”

Baker Mayfield spent two years with Kyle Trask as his backup quarterback.

Trask was cut last week. [read more]

The Bucs are loaded with homegrown players and adore their team culture. [read more]

Rookie returns.

The Buccaneers’ rookie second-round pick returned to practice today after a four-week hiatus. [read more]

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Spectacular.

That’s the best way to describe the treat in store for Tampa Bay fans when a Glazer-authorized documentary celebrating 50 years of Buccaneer football is ready for launch.

Season-ticket holders experienced a taste of Buc heaven at Tampa Theater last night as Emmy-winning director Trent Cooper screened excerpts, sandwiched between live banter from Buc luminaries including Tom Brady, Doug Williams and Jon Gruden. [read more]

Consider that the Bucs just gave Luke Goedeke a massive contract extension long before it was necessary, and they gave badly injured Chris Godwin a long-term deal, and they just drafted a receiver in Round 1 after selecting a center in the first round a year ago. [read more]

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What a start to a decade!

The Bucs last night held a ceremony at the historic Tampa Theater for a preview of a roughly 10-hour-long documentary the Bucs bankrolled to honor the first 50 years of Bucs football. [read more]

Joe needed a couple of days to process this before posting. [read more]

Big year loading?

Joe is a fan-first kind of guy. Fans matter. They deserve consideration, honesty and respect for their money and time, especially those who spend near or beyond their means to support the team.

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Playoff hero?

Well this is interesting, coming from BSPN’s rigged computers. [read more]

What does the future hold?

Twice now, since the preseason ended, Bucs coach Todd Bowles has absolutely raved about the work of rookie free agent offensive tackle Benjamin Chukwuma and the way he has looked in practices and worthless preseason games. [read more]

GMC believes in the Bucs.

Former Bucs Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is not ashamed or shy one bit about being open as one of the most visible Bucs fans in the national media. [read more]

New contract.

UPDATED: Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke will be around Tampa Bay for four more years. [read more]

Still drinking Jalen Ramsey’s Gatorade.

Joe realizes Mike Evans did not play in preseason and the vast majority of readers here don’t attend training camp. Also, the Bucs, courtesy of Todd Bowles, don’t allow media to film and share matchups seen in practice. [read more]

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“Jason, Tez makes me a little nervous.”

Perhaps this indicates just how much rookie Tez Johnson spooked Bucs head coach Todd Bowles in Preseason Week 2. [read more]