New Vita Vea. But improved?

Kacy Rodgers warned us. [read more]

One thing was very obvious when Buccaneers cornerbacks coach Kevin Ross was talking this week: he doesn’t think the Bucs lost a darn thing when Carlton Davis was sent packing to the Lions in a March trade. [read more]

During former Buccaneers savior linebacker Devin White’s mysterious roller coaster ride of a season last year, Joe noted that White was an overly emotional guy and Sage of Tampa Bay sports JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman called White a locker room issue.

Not everyone agreed. [read more]

Bucs rookie center Graham Barton, their first-round pick.

“This Joe” made it pretty clear prior to the draft. Don’t draft a guard or center in the first round because they are not premium positions. [read more]

More guard chatter.

Everybody and their brother seems to have their own grades for the Bucs draft. That’s what makes the draft fun: We all think we could do this. [read more]

Tipped off about Tom Brady.

Man, if this is the new Lavonte David, Joe hopes he makes many more TV appearances. [read more]

Todd Bowles’ run obsession is on both sides of the ball.

Joe has heard mixed reviews of Buccaneers second-round pick Chris Braswell’s ability and readiness. [read more]

Rough streak.

Should a player be expected to do something well in the pros when he couldn’t get that same thing done in college?

It’s an important question at One Buc Palace. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Todd Bowles is a heck of a defensive coordinator, but at some point, you need the right bodies.
The Bucs have lost a lot of defensive firepower since winning the Super Bowl. As a result, opposing quarterbacks are way too comfortable against this pass rush. [read more]

So Joe is a little confused by what happened moments after Rachaad White said his game didn’t get going last season until the final 6 to 8 games of the Bucs’ 19-game run. [read more]

Organizing the chaos.

This is a really interesting question, at least Joe thought so. [read more]

Ain’t going anywhere.

Color Joe bored and disinterested in the contract talks with Tampa Bay’s franchised-tagged safety, All-Pro Antoine Winfield. [read more]

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Aggravated.

Joe couldn’t figure it out then and can’t figure it out now. [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]

Became an NFL statistic.

Joe was listening to Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian on Wednesday night as he did his weekly “Late Hits” show on SiriusXM NFL Radio. He is so damn good on radio. There isn’t a time that Joe listens and doesn’t learn something about football. [read more]

Rachaad White

So the seamless transition from the Dave Canales offense to Liam Coen’s might have been a little oversold by the power brokers at One Buc Palace. [read more]