Tackling will be better.

In the history of football, inside linebackers are supposed to be the ultimate warriors. Anyone who gets near them is supposed to go down. (more…)

“Rondé, you got a lot to say, bro.”

Joe is sharing this because Rondé Barber’s take clashes with what Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht has said multiple times.

Why isn’t Barber, a franchise legend who collects checks from the Bucs, towing the company line? (more…)

Joe already wrote about Lavonte David confessing to loafing on the field last season.

But the story runs deeper. (more…)

Still shook by third-and-28.

Earlier this week, Joe found new cornerbacks Rashad Johnson refreshingly honest. (more…)

Good times coming for Emeka Egbuka, says popular NFL analyst.

Usually, if you mention Cooper Kupp to a Bucs fan, he/she will immediately fly into a rage, screaming for a new defensive coordinator. (more…)

Defensive line coach Marcus West says Bucs need strong play from his unit to succeed.

It all starts up front. (more…)

National prediction.

It will be the same ol’ same ol’ for the Bucs this fall. (more…)

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Everybody’s favorite former Buccaneers receiver has become a favorite with the 49ers, the team for which Mike Evans chose to play this season. (more…)

Bucs rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain.

The Miami Mauler, Bucs rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain, has been compared to Warren Sapp, largely because of their shared college team and shared ties as a Tampa Bay first-round draft pick. (more…)

Bucs special teams coach Danny Smith.

As Joe has typed already, this new Bucs special teams coach Danny Smith is a character. (more…)

OLB coach Larry Foote.

When Bucs outside linebackers coach Larry Foote spoke about Rueben Bain earlier this week, he remarked that physical Bain reminded him of his old Steelers teammate James Harrison. Mentally, Foote said Bain had the focus of Lavonte David. (more…)

Be creative

No, there’s no Mike Evans. But the Bucs do have three receivers who have shown they can play at a high NFL level. (more…)

Disrespected.

Sometimes, it’s too easy to spot the biases. (more…)

“Baker, I know what they tell me.”

Remember the Bucs’ almost miraculous Week 3 home win against the bumbling Jets last season? Soon afterwards, Baker Mayfield ranted about how the Jets’ defensive coordinator cut him off the Panthers’ roster three years ago. (more…)

Last summer, Joe slapped around The Czar of the Playbook, Emory Hunt, the CBS draft guru, college football broadcaster and NFL analyst, because he didn’t have the 2025 Buccaneers making the playoffs and instead predicted the Bears would be the NFC’s No. 2 seed. (more…)

It is said that Baker Mayfield is the kind of guy fueled by criticism thrown at his game, leadership and ability.

So here’s a few gallons of gas for the Bucs’ franchise quarterback. (more…)

New Bucs special teams coach Danny Smith.

This Danny Smith is a pistol. The new Bucs special teams coach, 72, seems to have the heart and passion of someone who just graduated college. (more…)