Waiting game.

Joe is not sweating what Mike Evans will do in a few weeks when, if you believe his pessimistic agent, Evans will test the market when the free agency dinner bell rings on Monday, March 9. (more…)

At least from a public perception, Joe thinks this prediction is right on the mark. (more…)

So the Bucs went winless in December, losing four games by a grand total of 11 points. (more…)

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Yes, the Bucs need a talent upgrade on defense, but how much of an upgrade? (more…)

Joe already wrote about how Emeka Egbuka admitted to crashing into the famed rookie wall last season. Egbuka, though, also noted a couple of weeks that really illustrated his struggles. (more…)

Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq.

Joe admits to being torn when it comes to the Bucs’ tight ends and the draft. (more…)

Would this trade work?

Joe votes no. 👎 (more…)

Bucs defense triggers reporter.

Each season every NFL team gives fans a reason for hope and a reason to break out in the shivers. (more…)

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“When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was ‘It will be OK.’ I would wonder, ‘How the hell is it going to be OK?’ The worst word in the English language is ‘hope.'”

— Bob Knight

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Solve the run game puzzle.

Joe doesn’t know on what or who to blame for the Bucs’ running game. But it sure would help if the Bucs had a run game this fall. (more…)

Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson.

Joe would like to find out what the heck happened to one of the better young tight ends in the game. Or at least, he was. (more…)

It seems our friends in the desert have Bucs coach Todd Bowles figured out. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Joe listened to a linebacker today who sounded a lot like a Todd Bowles/Jason Licht kind of prospect. (more…)

Regular readers here know Joe monitors alll things Bucs from all corners of the football universe. (more…)