Like Saturdays everyday.

So far, Bucs rookie tight end O.J. Howard isn’t having a rough time transitioning to the NFL. (more…)

How long?

Mike Evans was surprised yesterday and it wasn’t a pleasant surprise. (more…)

Don’t dis’ him or his teammates.

One cool thing about following Kwon Alexander on Twitter is he shows passion and fierce loyalty. (more…)

Underwear football through the weekend

Yes, the start of training camp is underwear football.

It’s a league rule. (more…)

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Todd speculates today about the futures of Jarvis Landry in Miami, Carlos Hyde in San Francisco and the new offensive philosophy in Carolina. Oh, and in news that surprises you about as much as the Tampa Bay Area being hot and muggy this time of year, the Browns may start a new QB sooner rather than later and Redskins TE Jordan Reed is injured.

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Craves attention.

Will Chucky return to coaching? Or will he remain a handsomely-paid NFL talking head who likes to tease reporters every time there is an opening for a football head coach from Shorecrest Prep to Tennessee to the Buffalo Bills? (more…)

The next Kyle Moore?

The Kyle Moore experience scarred Joe.

Moore was the two-year Bucs defensive end (2009-2010) who shockingly went sackless through two seasons. (more…)

Evans pulled out his gradebook today

NFL players often get the “grades” question thrown at them, and it’s damn rare for them to give detailed answer. (more…)

Diva management

The Countdown is sizzling, offering a different look at some of the key calls from winning head coach Dirk Koetter. This is a bit of a tradition at JoeBucsFan.com. Last year, it was the Top 10 X-Factors of 2016. In 2015, it was the 20 worst Buccaneers personnel moves of the past 10 years. Now it’s Dirk Koetter’s 10 Biggest Decisions for 2017. (more…)

It’s Year 4 for Tampa Bay’s stud Pro Bowl receiver, and Mike Evans is echoing his head coach, the guy who has no problem heaping a pile of pressure on himself. (more…)

Buzzed

Cool video here of what it’s like for a young family when daddy goes off to training camp. (more…)

Priorities

Responding this morning to the Custodian of Canton, Ira Kaufman, linebacker Kwon Alexander, the soul of the Bucs’ defense, had an interesting response to a question about the Bucs defense. (more…)

More than just a deep threat.

Yes, when the Bucs signed speedy wide receiver DeSean Jackson, just about everyone pointed to his ability to stretch the field as the key to unleashing the Bucs offense. (more…)

“How the hell am I supposed to feel with a friggin’ quarterback from Florida making a move on my turf?”

Tony Soprano, Chris Rock, Maj. Dick Winters. (more…)

Look out, NFL.

It is well known around these parts of the interwebs that Joe refers to Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston as “America’s Quarterback.” And if Jameis’ prediction for the 2017 season comes true, Jameis may be more than that. (more…)

“Everything.”

Today, Bucs veterans report to One Buc Palace to prepare for training camp, which kicks off tomorrow morning. (more…)

Senses more “Hard Knocks” scriptwriting.

There may be no bigger cynic in the NFL media world than the creator, curator and overall guru of ProFootballTalk.com, the great Mike Florio. (more…)

Pass rush and Alterraun Verner.

Are some Bucs players privately as fed up as some fans are publicly that the team cannot seem to develop an edge rush? (more…)

NFL scribe talks Bucs.

Yes, Joe is cleaning out his voice recorder as we inch towards training camp. Almost there, folks. (more…)

Center of attention

So you thought Joe wasn’t doing a Countdown series this summer? Shame on you. Joe always has something like this planned to make you think and throw stuff at your computer. Last year, it was the Top 10 X-Factors of 2016. In 2015, it was the 20 worst Buccaneers personnel moves of the past 10 years. Now it’s Dirk Koetter’s 10 Biggest Decisions for 2017. (more…)

In case you didn’t know it, Hard Knocks crews already are in Tampa waiting to present the Buccaneers to the world via HBO. Rock Riley is all over it in today’s Real Rock Riley video. (Yes, that Rock Riley) Rock’s reports fire here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Enjoy!

Lights, camera, action. Hard Knocks is here from Rock Riley on Vimeo.