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…)

Bucs ILB coach Mike Caldwell.

Joe and Bucs inside linebackers coach Mike Caldwell seem to have far different definitions of the word “wow.” (more…)

The thought of coaching Calijah Kancey has Bucs DL coach Marcus West smiling.

Let’s be real: 2025 was a wasted season for Bucs defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. (more…)

NFL.com predicts sad season.

If a pair of stenographers typing for the NFL’s house organ are correct, it’s going to be another torturous December around these parts. (more…)

Rams head coach Sean McVay.

Some fans remain mystified how Miami Mauler edge rusher landed in the Bucs’ lap at No. 15 overall in the NFL Draft four weeks ago. (more…)

Firecracker Bucs special teams coordinator Danny Smith.

The Bucs have a new special teams coordinator. He’s high-octane, high-energy, in-your-face Danny Smith — 72 years young. (more…)

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Is there a wall Joe can run head-first into? (more…)

Now healthy and ready to compete.

Bucs cornerbacks coach Rashad Johnson got promoted this year. Prior, Johnson served as the Bucs’ assistant secondary coach since Todd Bowles took over as head coach. (more…)

“It’s a very new day, Tae.”

A somewhat bizarre and telling answer was delivered today by a Bucs assistant coach. (more…)

Bet on him.

Now that Bucs outside linebackers coach Larry Foote has seen rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain on a practice field in the two weeks since the draft, he has a better feel for the Bucs’ first-round pick. (more…)

New Bucs inside linebacker Alex Anzalone.

Is it possible the Bucs will be better off without Mike Evans and Lavonte David?

They’re legends, but they were not last season. (more…)

“Pete, you work for CBS. Why is it people in Des Moines or Far Rockaway or Reno don’t want to hear about David Walker?”

It’s become a running joke on the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” that whenever Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht talks, he somehow veers into hyping David Walker. (more…)