Joe clamored for the Bucs to sign free agent safety Kenny Vaccaro last year.

Instead, the Bucs opted to head to training camp with Keith Tandy over the 2013 first-round pick who played well in Tennessee for peanuts. (more…)

Former Bucs OC Todd Monken

Were there widespread misconceptions about the Buccaneers’ offense?

Former Bucs offensive coordinator Todd Monken, the new Browns OC, thinks so. (more…)

Responsibility.

It is a call to duty. (more…)

Cash-obsessed Bucs fans go to bed these days dreaming of Tampa Bay cutting ties soon with Gerald McCoy, Vinny Curry and Will Gholston.

That would mean $25 million in added 2019 salary cap. (more…)

Free agent target?

Joe heard a funny thing while up in Atlanta during Super Bowl week. (more…)

Gets props for roster-building.

The new leader of your Buccaneers, baby, is pretty happy with his roster. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

He’s not bad, and that’s part of the dilemma. (more…)

National scribe forecasts.

It seems a well-sourced NFL typist can foresee a new second-string signal-caller for the Bucs this season. (more…)

One of the great wild cards in this year’s free agency class is superstar durable Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr.

How sweet he would look in the Bucs’ new blitz-happy defense. (more…)

New comments. New questions.

At 25 years old with 54 games started, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, has proven to be an immature football player. (more…)

Your Buccaneers officially signed off on huge expectations for the 2019 season. (more…)

Cautions Bucs on DJax.

Be careful, Bucco Bruce Arians. Be very careful. (more…)

TV talk show guessing.

In a discussion about where a big-name free agent should be calling home come March, one BSPNer believes the new residence should be Tampa.

And the player’s name is Le’Veon Bell. (more…)

Hard to believe.

There really is no debate on what player will get the franchise tag from the Bucs if AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht uses that bullet. (more…)

All-Pro guard for Bruce Arians.

If you believe the Bucs’ offensive line is just fine (and Joe is not one of those always hollering the Bucs offensive line is the reason for the spread of the Ebola virus and the rise in prescription costs), Joe only has two words for you:

“Caleb Benenoch.” (more…)

Bucs general manager Jason Licht believes the Tampa Bay offense last season was among the very best in the history of NFL football.

Joe remembered that ludicrous take today upon hearing another insider assessment of the offense. (more…)

“Ronde, I bet you could still play special teams like you did for all those years.”

Trivia time!

How many Tampa Bay Buccaneers ranked among the top-100 NFL special teams tacklers last season, based on total tackles? (more…)

Research is finished.

This isn’t very pretty if you believe the draft is the lifeblood of your team. (more…)

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What is going on?

Only the lunatic fringe would purposely want to run off stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy for no good reason. But when you factor in the salary cap and GMC’s age, his position with the team is anything but secure. (more…)

Opens up.

Last week when America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, was cruising through radio row at the World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta, one of his pitstops was an appearance on CBS Sports Network during a broadcast of the Tiki and Tierney show. (more…)