Baker Mayfield Already “Elite”
Thursday, September 4th, 2025
Endorsed.
Can a quarterback lead the NFL in touchdown passes over the past two seasons and not be considered elite? (more…)

Endorsed.
Can a quarterback lead the NFL in touchdown passes over the past two seasons and not be considered elite? (more…)

Bucs have high confidence in rookie.
Boy, Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard sure seems to have a lot of faith in a rookie. (more…)

Joe did a double-take upon seeing a Buccaneers “specials” wager on the Hard Rock Bet app. (more…)
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Todd reviews his last fantasy draft before the season kicks off. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters!
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Joe’s been endorsing — and enjoying — local Hooters locations since before Lavonte David was drafted. Online ordering is easy, and so is enjoying a good meal in their fun locations.

Joe has no doubt the Bucs will try to run the ball down the Falcons’ throat on Sunday, especially with the Falcons parting ways after 10 years with beastly defensive tackle Grady Jarrett. (more…)

Entrenched.
A cool thing about the Bucs is it seems that they all hang out together, at least on the offensive line.
And yes, that includes Baker Mayfield. (more…)

“You’re doing great, ‘Griz.'”
Last year Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield grew tight with Josh Grizzard. He should have. You want your franchise quarterback to be close with his passing game coordinator. (more…)

“Really Jon, Derek Carr?” (Photo from @BarstoolGruden.)
Joe saw pictures this week of Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Chucky hanging with Bucs Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady at the Tampa Theatre. There, the Bucs hosted season ticket holders in a sneak preview of excerpts from an hours-long documentary commissioned by the Team Glazer of the Bucs’ first 50 seasons. (more…)

More stressed over playoff loss.
So how are the Bucs looking at the Dixie Chicks, their Week 1 opponent, when the 2025 season kicks off Sunday in Atlanta? (more…)

Just play ball.
If you look at Spotrac.com, the Bucs have 21 players currently in a contract year. (more…)
Joe loves the anonymous but legitimate surveys of NFL team power players and the results that follow. (more…)
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Todd responds to those who want his football opinion of the Parsons trade and separately to those who want his Cowboys opinion of the Parsons trade. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Plantation Palms. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, TuneIn and other platforms.

So in Baker Mayfield’s past Bucs opening days — at Minnesota and home for Washington — he faced teams largely unfamiliar to him and the Bucs. (more…)
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Week 1 has arrived! Bobby Fenton has all the Bucs latest and more. He’s always a worthwhile listen. Follow Bobby on X, @bobbygameday. Bobby’s podcast is an extension of his national and local radio shows. It’s been at JoeBucsFan.com for nine years. Always a quality listen from a true Tampa native.
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In addition to the Bucs, Bobby loves the Gators, Lightning, and Rays. He is an avid Ultimate Frisbee player, as well as a special teams ace for the Dunedin Pirates semi-pro football team of the Florida Football Alliance. He lives in South Tampa and his current deadlift PR is 455 pounds.
Ouch! (more…)

“Kyle, man, I’ll be thinking of you. Todd just didn’t trust you enough.”
Baker Mayfield spent two years with Kyle Trask as his backup quarterback.
Trask was cut last week. (more…)