It’s not Vita Vea.

Joe likes what Todd Bowles has learned, how he’s evolved in one particular way. (more…)

Training camp is beginning to wind down. Joe’s body feels like it’s been through two-a-days. What day is it? What month is it? What’s sleep? It isn’t just a crazy time for the players and coaches. (more…)

Defensive back Tykee Smith.

Todd Bowles is hard to read when it comes to one aspect of his defense. (more…)

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In addition to the Bucs, Bobby loves the Gators, Lightning, and Rays. He is an avid Ultimate Frisbee player, as well as a special teams ace for the Dunedin Pirates semi-pro football team of the Florida Football Alliance. He lives in South Tampa and his current deadlift PR is 455 pounds.

New Punter Riley Dixon is a dual-threat and has Bucs officials super-excited.

Nobody wants to read about punters because they’re boring, unless Pat McAfee is your punter or the guy is a threat in the passing game, like new Bucs punter Riley Dixon is. (more…)

Overshadowed.

Bucs receivers this past offseason have gotten a lot of run. And that has really amped up in training camp. (more…)

Pass defense work in progress.

Let’s cut to the chase: Joe did not like how a rookie quarterback moved the ball today with little effort on the Bucs’ first-team defense. (more…)

Edge rusher Haason Reddick

So the Bucs are putting a lot of hopes and dreams in edge rusher Haason Reddick being able to hunt quarterbacks this season. (more…)

“It was all a dream, Kyle.”

Two years ago at this time, Bucs fans were barking at each other and picking sides in the Baker Mayfield-Kyle Trask battle for the starting quarterback job.

But, it seems, per a prominent Bucs official speaking today, Mayfield didn’t believe he was competing. (more…)

Today’s admission by Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht didn’t surprise Joe, or probably anyone else who has been a regular at training camp. (more…)

Frightened fans this morning.

[UPDATE 5:47 p.m.] Mike Evans gave Bucs fans a scare. But preliminary information is if he has something wrong, it doesn’t appear major. (more…)

“Just dial it up for Kyle, Grizz.”

So when Baker Mayfield recently joined the Kelce bros on their popular New Heights podcast, he referenced a memorable moment in his career. (more…)

Todd Bowles

So what did head coach Todd Bowles do during today’s Buccaneers joint practice against the Titans? (more…)

“I’ll be watching with you, Chris.”

The preseason opener on Saturday night will not be one for the Bucs’ prime-time players.

Head coach Todd Bowles made that clear after practice against the Titans today. Sure, it’s possible linebacker SirVocea Dennis will be out there to get more work calling the defense and seeing if he can stay healthy. Joe supposes Jalen McMillan will play, as well. But don’t look for the big names that sell tickets.

Joe just hopes the second-team offensive line steps up from its training camp struggles. Kyle Trask deserves the protection.

It’s been a little testy out here at One Buc Palace with the Titans and Buccaneers squaring up in a joint practice. The last practice before Saturday night’s preseason opener between the two teams at The Licht House.

Practice wraps around noon and Joe will have plenty later today.

One of a few serious scrums today.

Baker Mayfield soaking it in with Chris Godwin, who’s still in street clothes.

Seventeen years ago today, Joe hit the power button on this website and never turned back. More than 60,000 Bucs posts have been published, the results of obsessing 24/7 about all things Buccaneers. (more…)

Best Bucs recruiter.

Bucs icon linebacker Lavonte David will fully admit he was leaning toward calling it a career at one point in the offseason. (more…)

Bucs OC Josh Grizzard.

Joe gets this question a lot from Bucs fans. Some get frustrated with Joe, maybe because they had different ideas in their noggins. (more…)

Cool idea.

Joe remembers when Chucky was head coach, he’d often use Warren Sapp, a former tight end, all over the place on offense in goal line situations. (more…)

Consistent.

One reason why fans loved Chucky so much is Chucky wore his emotions on his sleeve. (more…)

Status for Week 1 revealed?

Some Bucs fans had their fears realized from the words of Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield this afternoon. Will it turn into all fans’ worst fears? (more…)

Believes the secondary has improved.

The last two seasons, the Bucs had a bottom-five pass defense in terms of yards allowed per game. (more…)