Stud Bears running back Matt Forte is sitting out OTAs and is making a lot of noise to the new regime about an extended contract.

For those who always covet thy neighbor’s wife, the following is something to keep an eye out for, and it isn’t Rachel Watson.

New regimes often look to clean house and get their own men (think Lovie Smith’s purge of the offensive line last spring). Often, they won’t tolerate very long a player who is bucking the new regime. (more…)

Jameis Winston, likely the next Buccaneers’ quarterback, may be one of the most brash and cocky guys to enter the NFL Draft since Deion Sanders.

Winston’s talking about Super Bowls in his rookie season and, among other things, he graded his Pro Day as “A++” to a national TV audience. (more…)

Declare today a holiday for the Mike Glennon Mob.

Donovan McNabb is saying Glennon should be the Bucs’ man to start this season. (more…)

The Bucs return to Monday Night Football, sort of. In the second week of the preseason, Tampa Bay hosts the Bengals and puking Andy Dalton, Monday, Aug. 24. (more…)

Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon.

It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback ever to wear No. 5 in the state of Florida.
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Joe talked to Andy Reid, Steve Keim, Jason Licht and others about building an offensive line.

Developing a sound offensive line is getting harder and harder.

Gimmick college offenses haven’t prepared players. Better athletes are playing defensive line. Teams dump offensive coordinators every couple of years. And leaguewide impatience has taken its toll on a position that demands time on many fronts. (more…)

A guy who coached Eli Manning and Drew Bledsoe thinks about those stud quarterbacks when he watches Jameis Winston.

Joe is talking about longtime offensive guru Kevin Gilbride, now retired after many years calling plays for Manning in New York. (more…)

Team Glazer talks to Joe about Lovie Smith

Remember when Alterraun Verner hopped on NFL Network five weeks ago and explained how stunned he was by Lovie Smith being an uplifting force on a very bad football team? (more…)

I’m the king of the world, I am the greatest, I’m Muhammad Ali, I shook up the world, I am the greatest, I’m king of the world, I’m pretty, I’m pretty, I’m a baaaad man, you heard me I’m a baaad man, Archie Moore fell in four, Liston wanted me more, so since he’s so great, I’m a make him fall in eight, I’m a baaad man, I’m king of the world! I’m 22 years old and ain’t gotta mark on my face, I’m pretty, I easily survived six rounds with that ugly bear, because I am the greatest. – Muhammad Ali (more…)

Joe was on scene at Jameis Winston’s pro day this afternoon at Florida State University, and has reaction from Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht. (more…)

Those with heart conditions, stomach disorders, and/or violence issues while under stress should not keep reading. (more…)

Derrick Brooks details his recent talks with Jameis Winston

Yes, Bucs icon Derrick Brooks is in the ear of Jameis Winston, the guy likely to be Tampa Bay’s savior selection with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.

That’s a good thing. (more…)

What a great privilege Joe had to probe the mind and heart of Team Glazer at the NFL Owners Meetings this week.

Joe could not resist the opportunity to explore how Team Glazer really feels about Buccaneers football, not just about boring matters of business. (more…)

Lovie talked to Joe about DEs

The Bucs were in the hunt this offseason for manbeast, bad-boy defensive end Greg Hardy, after they lost a bid for veteran DE Trent Cole, who took his 85.5-sack resumé to Indianapolis.

So now what? (more…)

Lovie Smith took the Winston-Mariota debate to a new level this morning at the NFL Owners meetings.

As Joe wolfed down bagels and lox and bran muffins like a slob, Lovie sat before a colorful plate of fruit and talked about impact. (more…)

Team Glazer talks to Joe about the question of the year

Joe got a chance to pepper Team Glazer with questions this evening at the Arizona Biltmore hotel in Phoenix.

Of course, Joe asked about Jameis Winston. (more…)

Joe is live in Phoenix at the NFL Owners Meetings dining with AFC coaches today.

Fun stuff, and it got intriguing when Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt talked about Marcus Mariota. (more…)

For the longest time, Joe scoffed at those who suggested the Bucs obtain a running back. Why? There is no need. The Bucs have one of the deepest stables of running backs in the NFL and just used a third-round pick on Charles Sims last year. (more…)

Harsh words from a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer implied that the team can’t afford to draft University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota. (more…)

The Bucs will draft a quarterback on April 30 when the bell rings on the 2015 NFL Draft. Simple as that, to coin one of Lovie Smith’s favorite phrases.

But hold on, Lovie said yesterday. (more…)