There’s track speed and there’s football speed.

Bucco Bruce Arians has talked about this many times. Arians is no fan of 40-yard-dash times; he likes to see how speed looks on film and on the field. (more…)

Joe assumes whoever had been the primary kicker scout at One Buc Palace over the past five seasons was sent to a remote region of Alaska or has a new job.

Enter Bucco Bruce Arians, a man with a lot of experience with kickers. (more…)

Knows pressure.

New Bucs kicker Matt Gay may never be a full-time kicker for the Bucs. But he’s handled adversity before. (more…)

Drafting a kicker 2.0.

Joe is sorry if folks have a PTSD episode over the next sentence. The Bucs drafted a kicker. (more…)

Joe really doesn’t know what to type.

Good luck to Matt Gay out of Utah.

New Bucs rookie cornerback Sean Bunting

Yes, the Bucs surprised plenty of observers and drafted a cornerback, Sean Bunting, out of Central Michigan at No. 39 overall last night. (more…)

Iowa may not compete for many national titles or college football playoff berths. But when it comes to producing NFL talent, few schools outside the southeast pump out NFL players the way Iowa does. (more…)

New Bucs DE.

New Bucs defensive end Anthony Nelson, Tampa Bay’s fourth-round pick, appears to be a guy who has a ceiling. (more…)

Your 4th round pick

At 6-7, 271 pounds, the Buccaneers’ fourth-round pick is a manbeast athlete known for plenty of power, quickness and a gameday hunger. (more…)

It took until the third day of the draft in a selection process that was top heavy with defensive linemen for the Bucs to draft a defensive lineman.

And that man is Iowa defensive end Anthony Nelson.

Feel free to make your own conclusion from Nelson’s video below.

Sounds like he is run-stuffer.

It’s Day 3 of the NFL Draft, a day for the hardest of the hardcore fans.

Joe’s here for you. And for the handful that want to play nicely together, feel free to comment through the draft below.

Be nice!

Joe absolutely was stunned last night — and it wasn’t just by the Bucs’ decisions in Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Something Jason Licht said in a relaxed moment was downright disturbing. (more…)

One eye-opening nugget coming out of Jason Licht’s wrap-up news conference late last night was a statement that Noah Spence is turning heads at One Buc Palace for his work over the past 3 1/2 weeks.

That’s right. You’re not hungover. (more…)

Speed is good.

Speed kills, just ask Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 9:49 a.m.

Through the first two rounds of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Buccaneers’ NFC South rivals drafted five linemen. (more…)

Don’t read between the lines, says Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. (more…)

Defends position selections.

Last year the Bucs ranked 19th in sacks with 38, which in this lost decade was fairly impressive given the standard this team had established. (more…)

Jets safety Jamal Adams

Re-posting of Joe’s now-telling exchange with Pro Bowl New York Jets safety Jamal Adams in January in Orlando. The Bucs drafted two press corners and a safety tonight …

Jamal Adams screamed at Joe today after the AFC Pro Bowl practice at Disney World. (more…)