Archive for the ‘FHL’ Category

Your 2025 Buccaneers 53-Man Roster

Tuesday, August 26th, 2025

And here it is! The 2025 Buccaneers initial 53-man roster. (more…)

Betting The Bucs: The Chris Godwin Over/Under Yards

Monday, August 25th, 2025

So last year Joe experimented on game days with a Betting The Bucs feature and it will be back this year in a slightly different form. (more…)

Baker Mayfield Wants Playcaller In His Face

Sunday, August 24th, 2025

The Bucs are an emotional, camaraderie-loving group. Their quarterback feeds on it. (more…)

Strong Night For Kyle Trask

Saturday, August 9th, 2025

Take that, Teddy Bridgewater! (more…)

Benjamin Morrison Expected To Miss Entire Preseason

Saturday, August 9th, 2025

Sad but encouraging news tonight at The Licht House. (more…)

“Bite-Your-Kneecap-Type Guys”

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025

Bucs rookie cornerback Jacob Parrish.

Fun time today hearing Lavonte David give a scouting report on the Bucs rookie cornerbacks and assess what he likes in corners overall. (more…)

Todd Bowles: There Is No “Backup Center” Position

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025

Explains backup OL desires.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles made one thing clear this morning: (more…)

“I Was Sick To My Stomach”

Friday, August 1st, 2025

GM speaks out.

Bucs officials took the blown knee by rookie edge rusher David Walker last week hard.

Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht opened up on the subject. (more…)

Major Improvement At Defensive Tackle?

Sunday, July 27th, 2025

Todd Bowles with Gerald McCoy at practice on Sunday.

The Bucs’ biggest cheerleader, NFL Network analyst Gerald McCoy, had a message for the nation while broadcasting from One Buc Palace today. (more…)

The 50 Most Notable Players In Bucs History (Nos. 11-15)

Sunday, July 27th, 2025

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

In keeping with the 50th anniversary of Buccaneer football, I’m counting down the 20 most notable players in franchise history.

No. 50 – Mark Cotney
No. 49 – Mike Washington
No. 48 – Richard “Batman” Wood
No. 47 – Aqib Talib
No. 46 – Ricky Reynolds
No. 45 – Keyshawn Johnson
No. 44 – Ricky Bell</span

Mike Evans shares a moment with the late Vincent Jackson.

No. 43 – Vincent Jackson
No. 42 – Mark Carrier
No. 41 – Donnie Abraham
No. 40 – Cadillac Williams
No. 39 – Joey Galloway
No. 38 – Kevin House
No. 37 – Davin Joseph
No. 36 – Shelton Quarles
No. 35 – Michael Pittman
No. 34 – Leonard Fournette
No. 33 – Donovan Smith
No. 32 – Rob Gronkowski
No. 31 – Doug Martin
No. 30 – Baker Mayfield
No. 29 – Ndamukong Suh
No. 28 – Hugh Green
No. 27 – Jason Pierre-Paul
No. 26 – Shaq Barrett
No. 25 – Donald Penn
No. 24 – Brad Johnson
No. 23 – Gerald McCoy
No. 22 – Ali Marpet
No. 21 – Vita Vea
No. 20. Tony Mayberry
No. 19. Antoine Winfield Jr.
No. 18. Warrick Dunn
No. 17. Chris Godwin
No. 16. James Wilder

15. Jimmie Giles
The third member selected for the Buccaneer Ring of Honor was a tight end with rare downfield speed. He still ranks 10th in career receptions, sixth in receiving yards and third in TD catches for Tampa Bay — although his final season with the Bucs was 1986. Giles caught four TD passes against the Dolphins in a 1985 game, prompting Hall of Fame coach Don Shula to remark, “I can’t remember any tight end dominating us that way.” From 1980-82, Giles averaged 18 yards per catch and made three Pro Bowls. (more…)

Todd Bowles Wants More Deep Fade Throws

Thursday, July 24th, 2025

Is QB coach Thad Lewis telling Baker Mayfield to throw deep?

Throw deep! (more…)

Bryce Hall Shows Up Again

Thursday, July 24th, 2025

Impact.

Joe doesn’t put a whole lot of stock into quarterbacks throwing picks in training camp practices. Especially when the quarterback is Baker Mayfield. (more…)

Lavonte David Says He’s A Hall Of Famer

Sunday, July 20th, 2025

It sounds like Lavonte David is tossing some of his humble nature in the trash. (more…)

Jayden Daniels Had Lavonte David Second-Guessing Himself

Saturday, July 19th, 2025

The Bucs had an uncommon phenomenon last season. They opened the season against the same team that knocked them out of the playoffs. (more…)

Bucs Training Camp Tickets Still Available; Is Price Stopping Fans?

Thursday, July 10th, 2025

Joe has done the exhausting research.

Twenty-six NFL teams have free training camp dates open to the general public. Four teams have an entry fee (the Bucs are in that camp). Two other clubs are in a different category. (more…)

“Stronger Than Most Realize”

Monday, July 7th, 2025

“Bryan, why is our team misunderstood?”

Joe sees quality bias in the latest NFL newsletter from the pay-per-read site TheAthletic.com, a New York Times property with big-name reporters. (more…)

Gerald McCoy Talks Falcons Improvement, Bucs Supremacy

Monday, July 7th, 2025

Six-time Bucs Pro Bowl defensive tackle and current head Tampa Bay cheerleader Gerald McCoy is a devoted guy. (more…)

Baker Mayfield Talks Jacob Parrish

Friday, June 6th, 2025

Bucs GM Jason Licht had an animated conversation with CBS insider Pete Prisco on Tuesday.

So a guy who talked to Baker Mayfield and Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht this week walked away telling people he expects Jamel Dean to start at outside cornerback and rookie corner Jacob Parrish is wowing his quarterback. (more…)

Another Non-Encouraging Chris Godwin Update

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025

Joe had hoped fans could glean something uplifting on Chris Godwin out of today’s Todd Bowles news conference. (more…)

Bucky Irving Earned Rachaad White’s Respect Almost Immediately

Saturday, May 24th, 2025

Bigger goals than personal.

The duo demonstrated what they could do together last year. Now, Rachaad White and Bucky Irving hope to help lead the Bucs to better things in the postseason. (more…)

“You Get What You Emphasize”

Saturday, May 17th, 2025

Jon Gruden

Joe is flabbergasted by how the Buccaneers have done an eye-popping about face on Jon Gruden.

A year ago the Super Bowl-winning coach, Chucky, was banished from all official things Bucs. Now he’s not only been reinstated into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor, the team has full blown pushed him as a face of the franchise. (more…)

Todd Bowles: David Walker Is A Warrior Of Underwear Football

Friday, May 9th, 2025

Rookie Bucs edge rusher David Walker, the fourth-round pick.

UPDATED: Joe understands the frustrations from Bucs fans about this subject. And Joe is frustrated, too. (more…)