Needs to tackle.

LSU cornerback Greedy Williams may look like Chris Rock but NFL people aren’t laughing at any one-liners about Williams’ allergy to tackling. (more…)

Nailed it.

[So often we love to pound on people who get stuff wrong. Joe deals with this crowd daily. But how about we give credit to someone who gets something dead-on right? That would be former Bucs quarterback Chris Simms. A year ago he barked about something with the Bucs that proved so accurate it is spooky. Joe is going to re-publish this article because it is still relevant a year later. Hat tip commenter “LUVMYBUCS.”] (more…)

Joe has been very busy the last couple of weeks gathering information swirling inside the walls of One Buc Palace. (more…)

Rare talent or over-hyped?

If you are one of those folks who want to see a quarterback crumpled on the ground with defensive players doing choreographed dances around him, Rashan Gary may not be your kind of player. (more…)

Joe’s a big Adam Humphries fan but the revisionist history on the guy is getting a little out of hand. (more…)

“I blame the beard on Chris Conte.”

The moves (and non-moves) by the Bucs the past two weeks or so seem to indicate the powers that be at One Buc Palace believe it was coaching, not personnel, responsible for 22 losses the past two years. (more…)

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Downgrades Bucs draft.

It’s always tricky to be judging a team’s draft before most of the drafted rookies have even signed professional contracts. (more…)

Visited Bucs.

[UPDATE: 6:01 p.m.]The Bucs aren’t done shopping yet. (more…)

Fitz speaks

Riding a five-game losing streak as a Bucs starter that featured him giving the football away like it was freakin’ Halloween candy, Ryan Fitzpatrick found himself a starting job (for now) and a market that wanted him.

What a country! (more…)

Mississippi State DE Montez Sweat.

UPDATED 4:31 p.m. – If some Bucs fans are spooked by recent news that monster edge rushing specialist Montez Sweat of Mississippi State has an unspecified heart issue that was reviewed during physicals at the NFL combine, a noted sports physician suggests there is no need for alarm. (more…)

It sounds like Donovan Smith wants or needs a proverbial kick in the ass. (more…)

Yes, Bucco Bruce Arians is going to demand Chucky-era accountability from his players without the Greg Schiano stupidity. It will be so refreshing.

But the bigger plan at One Buc Palace is simpler than that. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

The thought just gives Joe the shivers. (more…)

Big-shot NFL scribe explains.

There seems to be a difference of opinion among NFL stenographers. (more…)

Disturbing analysis.

Joe is a big John Lynch fan and respects the Bucs legend a considerable amount. How could you not? (more…)

New Bucs OLB Shaquil Barrett.

Look, before Joe gets rolling here, Joe sure as heck hopes this Shaquil Barrett blows up and becomes a household name for the Bucs. (more…)

It sure smells now like the Bucs will avoid drafting a safety next month.

That makes sense since they drafted two last year. (more…)