Mike Evans was very clear beside his postgame locker last night. He wishes he had been mic’d up for yesterday’s game so fans could have heard rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka advance pleading for the touchdown pass that won the game. (more…)

What a debut!

Now THAT’S why you spend a No. 19 overall pick on a receiver! (more…)

No answers.

Sloppy, sloppy football game to open the season. But it was oh, so pretty in the end.

Pass the Rolaids. The Bucs are 4-0 in opening days under head coach Todd Bowles. (more…)

Two points to get out of the way.

First, 10-7 is a strong record befitting of strong teams. Besides Lovie Smith’s 2012 Bears, 10-win teams in NFL history are nearly always very good. (Those Bears opened 7-1 and imploded; then the Bucs hired Lovie.)

Second, Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman, the venerable JoeBucsFan.com columnist, says the Bucs are an 11-win team. “And I’m not budging!” Kaufman barked. “This team is damn good.” (more…)

All aboard!

Buckle up, Bucs fans. The Bucs bandwagon is rolling down I-275. And none other than Kay Adams is driving. (more…)

Joe loves the anonymous but legitimate surveys of NFL team power players and the results that follow. (more…)

Not afraid to unload on a player.

Joe only wishes fans got to see the side of Bucs coach Todd Bowles that Joe sometimes sees. (more…)

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

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…)

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

Take that, Teddy Bridgewater! (more…)

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

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…)

Explains backup OL desires.

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

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…)

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…)

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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…)

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

Throw deep! (more…)

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…)

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