More troubling Hall of Fame chatter this week for a guy most Bucs fans consider a slam dunk to be enshrined in Canton one day. (more…)

Nightmare for corners.

Joe doesn’t know of one Bucs fan who wasn’t raising a glass in celebration, and downing several more, when Tampa Bay signed the quickest receiver this side of Flash, DeSean Jackson. (more…)

Practice counts.

Yes, Bucs incumbent kicker Roberto Aguayo made news again yesterday for all the wrong reasons. (more…)

It’s another episode of Lunch With Real Rock Riley. Always great fun and insight every Monday, Wednesday & Friday right here.

Today, Rock has video from yesterday’s first spring practice, and more. Enjoy! If you missed Monday’s, click here. Rock was talking to Jameis Winston.

Rock wrap up of Bucs OTA’s from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

Moving up. (Photo courtesy WTVT-TV Channel 13.)

Tampa Bay improved a lot on paper in the offseason, but not enough to be considered a top-10 team.

Says who? (more…)

DeSean Jackson makes Dirk Koetter smile.

Scaring defensive backs.

In so many words, that’s what winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter wants from DeSean Jackson, at the very least. (more…)

Focused. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Yes, it is hard for Joe not to get the football juices flowing seeing Bucs veterans and rookies together on a practice field, albeit in during Day 1 of underwear football yesterday.
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(You’re not hallucinating. That’s J.R. Sweezy, No. 73, on the field!)

What did you you miss on the fields of One Buc Palace yesterday? Plenty! Joe’s got a pile of need-to-know nuggets from the action right here to start your day. (more…)

What a turn of events! (more…)

“Seriously?”

Many Bucs fans are wincing at the headline here.

But take a deep breath and keep reading. (more…)

Not shaving.

We have breaking news at the JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters news desk. (more…)

Shelved for OTAs.

No need to fret, Bucs fans. No need to go running for a paper bag to quell hyperventilating. (more…)

Dirk Koetter opens up on Ryan Fitzpatrick

The head coach was talking quarterbacks today, and there was plenty offered on his newest gunslinger, veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick. (more…)

New Bucs defensive tackle Chris Baker

Practice at One Buc Palace today, the first spring “OTA,” is voluntary according to the NFL labor agreement, and the Buccaneers had their share of absences. (more…)

Roster chatter.

Most football coaches, regardless of level, don’t like to talk up their team too much and set unfair or unreasonable expectations. Dirk Koetter broke ranks Tuesday. (more…)

Rough Tuesday at One Buc

Oh, boy.

Not a good start to spring kicking — in front of media — for Roberto Aguayo. (more…)

Valuable backup.

Just about everyone in the NFL fraternity believes the Bucs will be a good team this year and, perhaps, a playoff team. (more…)

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Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter goes deep with Joe on so many hot Buccaneers topics of the day. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is booming, with a new milestone of 10,000 downloads for one episode nearing! Listen by clicking or downloading above, or listen (and subscribe) at iTunes and Podbean.com. It’s free and easy. Enjoy! Remember, new episodes pop every Tuesday & Thursday.

Painted into corner?

You know it is underwear football season when backup quarterbacks are getting a lot of run on national TV shows. (more…)

Dissects Todd Monken’s words.

Bucs offensive coordinator Todd Monken opened eyes when he shared a recent conversation he had with new Bucs receiver DeSean Jackson.

Essentially, Monken told Jackson his play better match his $35 million contract. (more…)

Wrongly called out.

For the house organ of the NFL, this is embarrassing. (more…)

Greatness, per NFL players.

There’s no division title or playoff game on Gerald McCoy’s resumé, but it is loaded with accolades.

McCoy racked up another one today. (more…)