COMMENT all draft long below.

So the Bucs got their man last night in the Miami Mauler, defensive lineman Rueben Bain. And just like some 30 years ago when another Hurricane legend unexpectedly dropped into the Bucs’ lap, so too did Bain, for different reasons, obviously.

Tonight, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht could come away with a haul with all the good players still on the board, if he feels aggressive and somehow perloins an extra second-round pick without giving up a third-round pick.

No wonder Licht wanted to trade back.

As always, Joe kindly requests, please do behave.

Bucs third-round pick linebacker Josiah Trotter.

Already it seems Bucs fans are not hip with the pick of linebacker Josiah Trotter from Missouri in the second round, just judging by the social media outrage and comments on this here corner of the interwebs. (more…)

Second-year cornerback Benjamin Morrison

The Bucs remain young and thin at cornerback and there was a chance Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht would have ignored the team’s screaming needs at edge rusher and inside linebacker, and instead drafted a cornerback in Rounds 1 or 2. (more…)

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New Bucs rookie linebacker Josiah Trotter.

If the Bucs can’t win games this year, it sure seems like they will soften up teams to get beat the following Sunday. (more…)

Last year the Bucs drafted a wounded cornerback in Round 2. (more…)

Another 21-year-old Buccaneer has joined the rebirth of the Tampa Bay defense, second-round draft pick Jeremiah Trotter, the inside linebacker out of the University of Missouri.

The Bucs had more athletic options on the board in C.J. Allen and Anthony Hill. (more…)

Bucs rookie linebacker Josiah Trotter hopes to make opponents scream for mercy.

The Bucs have their new starting linebacker. And he’s an SEC guy. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles today said the team locked in on a guy last night they thought had a decent shot of drafting at No. 15. (more…)

Phrasing can say a lot sometimes. (more…)

Bucs DL Rueben Bain.

Years ago, in the prehistoric age, say before the Vietnam War, the NFL was about football. It was also the No. 3 sport in the country behind baseball and college football. Maybe even boxing. (more…)

Bullish on Todd Bowles.

Well, here is something interesting: The more Joe hears new Bucs edge rusher Rueben Bain talk, the more connections he has to the Bucs. (more…)

Todd Bowles speaks today.

So Rueben Bain is in One Buc Palace along with his entourage/family. And there, Bucs coach Todd Bowles told the local pen and mic club how Bain changed the team’s draft plans. (more…)

Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett doing what he did best.

Joe is a big fan of Ben Solak of BSPN. Joe thinks he brings a fresh outlook to the game. (more…)

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Georgia Bulldogs inside linebacker C.J. Allen.

There is no debate. The Bucs entered the 2026 NFL Draft determined to draft an immediate starter at inside linebacker. (more…)

New Bucs rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain.

Joe loves the agony emerging from South Florida. (more…)

Chin approved.

Joe loves, loves, loves how it seems the Bucs went best player available in last night’s first round and also bagged an elite edge rusher who has such widespread respect. (more…)

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