First thing is first.

Though the Bucs got a rare three-day weekend off as the suits comb through the hundreds of unwanteds searching for a gem under a rock, the coaching staff has but one focus before a week from today at the Den of Depression. (more…)

Forget it.

LeSean “Shady” McCoy, as one could expect, quickly found a new home. (more…)

It’s that time of year again, when Tampa Bay’s big PGA Tour event returns. And there’s no better way to watch it than in the Hooters Owl’s Nest.

Update.

A week from today, the Bucs open the 2019 regular season by hosting the 49ers. And there’s word out of San Francisco that should get the attention of Bucs fans. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 8:27 p.m.

Bucco Bruce Arians called general manager Jason Licht into his office and this is what they came up with. (more…)

Like most 30-year-old running backs, certainly the ones unemployed at age 29, Andre Ellington wasn’t good enough. (more…)

Gone

Now you can officially put Noah Spence in the bust column on the resumé of general manager Jason Licht. (more…)

Swings deal.

UPDATED 4:58 p.m. – For the Bucs fans who constantly holler and have sprained an ankle from stomping on the floor over the offensive line, this is what you have been waiting for. (more…)

Team Glazer is winning the battle for eyeballs

Through a dozen training camp practices and two preseason games this year, Joe commissioned a survey of 200 random Bucs fans in attendance. (more…)

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Officials need practice.

Damn, Joe is going to enjoy this Bucco Bruce Arians. (more…)

Update.

Keep your fingers crossed, Bucs fans. (more…)

As of 11 p.m. last night, the Tampa Bay area was still very much in the Cone of Uncertainty as Hurricane Dorian strengthens in the Atlantic Ocean and barrels towards Florida’s east coast. Brevard County ordered a mandatory evacuation.

(Initial projections had Hurricane Dorian traveling right over Joe’s house. SOB!) (more…)

First round of cuts announced.

The Bucs have to whittle down the roster to 53 men by 4 p.m. Saturday per NFL guidelines. The first wave of cuts was waved goodbye to already. (more…)

Roster move.

For those thinking Bucs sackmeister Jason Pierre-Paul would be ready in September to snap on a chinstrap since he appeared on the Bucs’ sideline last week without his neck brace, think again. (more…)

Five sacks, four forced fumbles, an interception, a touchdown and 17 tackles for loss, Lavonte David was a monster with Mike Smith’s 2016 Buccaneers defense, the best third-down defense in the NFL that year. (more…)

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Finally, the regular season is upon us and Bobby Fenton is carving through the fat to get to the meat. Loads of Bucs and more on The Free Stretch presented by Bill Currie Ford, home of the nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles. Follow Bobby on Twitter, @bobbygameday and enjoy. An intense Buccaneers fan from his days in the womb, Bobby always keeps it interesting!

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“Listen Ryan Pace, I don’t care that you went to Eastern Illinois. I’m not giving away one of my kickers.”

A couple of teams need some booty. That is, need a kicker. And it seems the Bucs may fill their needs. (more…)