Expect more picks?

In a perverse way, this would amuse Joe. (more…)

Riffs on Devin White.

No matter how good a player is coming out of college or how many times team suits have to wipe the drool from their chins when discussing said player, he is, at the end of the day, a rookie. (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.

Talks less preseason.

Preseason football stinks And it is getting worse. (more…)

Big talk.

Bold words from America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. (more…)

Joe would expect hungry football players to be eager to play at all times.

Still, this is interesting. (more…)

Legions of Bucs fans far and wide are all hot in the pants for rookie cornerback Jamel Dean after his interception and near interception Friday against the juggernaut Dolphins.

Dean has been finding all kinds of love over the past week, even before the pick. (more…)

More head coaches continue to turn their noses at preseason football and have their starters watch the game from the sidelines.

Bucco Bruce Arians isn’t in that camp. (more…)

Answered prayer?
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After weekly reports of his training camp exploits, 60-yard field goals that damn near cleared the uprights, rookie kicker Matt Gay became something of a folk hero. (more…)

Wanted.

This will be enough for you to cough up your Cheerios this morning. (more…)

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Bruce Arians’ seat.

It is always kind of cool to take stock before the season begins and try to guess what coach has security and what coach should have U-Haul on speed dial come Black Monday. (more…)

Faces Bucs Sept. 8.

In less than three weeks the Bucs will host the 49ers to open the 2019 season. And if last night is any indication, 49ers quarterback Jimmy GQ is rustier than a barge that’s been at the bottom of the Gulf for 15 years. (more…)

Rookie safety Mike Edwards and Bruce Arians talk about his injury

Certain types of player injuries seem to get under the skin of Bucco Bruce Arians and fester like a boil. (more…)

Rookie woes

The clock is ticking on rookie receiver Scotty Miller’s hamstring and he’s feeling the urgency, so he said today. (more…)

Doesn’t care.

A lot of Bucs fans grumble when heading out to work in the morning that national sports networks and reporters aren’t giving the Bucs any respect. (more…)

The Bucs signed another Super Bowl champion today.

They were getting light on those after launching Evan Smith last week. (more…)

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Sidelined.

Mike Evans didn’t practice today at One Buc Palace, and Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians isn’t sure if he will play against the Browns Friday night. (more…)

Ira talked to new defensive coordinator Todd Bowles for his Monday column.

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Tampa’s Only Hall Of Fame Voter

He arrived in Tampa seeking a fresh start, but the Bucs are more interested in his ability to finish.

Losing fourth-quarter leads has been a staple for this franchise since Jameis Winston’s arrival in 2015 and Shaq Barrett is here to reverse that discouraging trend. (more…)