New draft strategy?

Joe remembers a story former Bucs general manager Rich McKay often told. (more…)

Lots of football people are obsessed with quarterback pressures. Many are not. (more…)

Still out there.

One, two, three… (four?) edge rushers is not enough, says a man who has a large platform on the Tampa Bay airwaves. (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. (more…)

A delicious plate of Hooters wings and their great salads, sandwiches and shrimp make for a heck of a lunch or dinner! Get it done! Lots of great lunch specials today. Locations are across the Bay area and online ordering is always easy from Joe’s great friends.

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Fans are still jumping up and down about Rueben Bain, the Bucs’ first-round draft pick last week. Now the real test is here: Can Bain overcome Bucs coach Todd Bowles’ indifference about an edge rush? (more…)

Six-time Bucs Pro Bowl DT Gerald McCoy talks Rueben Bain.

Six-time Pro Bowl Bucs defensive tackle Gearld McCoy is the biggest Tampa Bay cheerleader — figuratively and perhaps literally. (more…)

Bucs rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain.

This was a rare year in which Bucs officials could say “we got our guy” in Round 1 of the draft without people thinking they were floating a few ounces of BS. (more…)

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An interesting dynamic is headed to the Buccaneers’ cornerbacks room. (more…)

Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht continues to get the same question about extending Baker Mayfield’s contract. (more…)

Home run?

When it comes to draft guides, there are so many to choose from. But one is well above the rest. (more…)

Guard/center Ben Bredeson.

So what’s been happening at One Buc Palace since the early stages of the offseason program kicked off nine days ago? (more…)

Rookie Bucs third-round pick receiver Ted Hurst.

Joe’s good friend Ross Tucker decided to share this video snippet Monday. But it sure seems to be old. (more…)

No thanks.

Boy, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht does not like the slimy Saints. At. All. (more…)

It seems — and Joe doesn’t fully know why — that the big knock on Bucs’ second-round pick Josiah Trotter is that he allegedly cannot defend the pass. (more…)

Too soon?

Well, Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht seems to think so, but he almost couldn’t help himself. (more…)

“What short arms?”

Joe tends to add more weight to a guy’s tape playing football than measurements. (more…)

Being a leader of the Bucs defense last season was not something a guy probably wanted to announce at a busy Hooters or a typical neighborhood bar in December. (more…)

As usual Todd Bowles wasn’t heard from after Friday’s Round 2 and 3 of the NFL Draft, and he did not address the media after the final day of the draft.

Why that happens, Joe will never understand. (more…)

Titans head coach Robert Saleh.

This bodes extremely well for an edge rusher entering the Todd Bowles defense.

The Buccaneers’ head coach likes to ask his edge guys to put a lot on their plate outside of rushing the passer. (more…)