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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…)

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

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…)

“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…)

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

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…)

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

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…)

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…)

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…)

“Jason, those are good grades. Chill out.”

Last week the Bucs drafted cornerbacks in Rounds 2 and 3. The greatest Tampa Bay cornerback of all-time is excited, though not over-the-top crazy about them. (more…)

Troubling take from Rondé Barber.

So the comments of Rondé Barber cannot be ignored when a minute prior to making them he told a story of being in the hallway of Bucs headquarters this month talking to both assistant Bucs general managers when rookie wide receiver prospect Matthew Golden (just drafted by the Packers) walked past him and into the office of Tampa Bay GM Jason Licht. (more…)

Within hours of an NFL Draft, it’s rare for a Buccaneers head coach, or any head coach, to address the signing of an undrafted free agent. (more…)

Don’t fear the edge rush.

UPDATED: The Bucs’ edge rush was horrible last year. So much so they brought back Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett out of mothballs. It was to no avail. (more…)

Jamel Dean

Starting cornerback Jamel Dean’s job security just improved a whole hell of a lot. (more…)