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Bigger and faster?

Just eye-balling Ali Marpet, it sure looks like he’s put on some poundage. (more…)

Earning starting spot.

Everything Joe has heard off the record at One Buc Palace about the saga of J.R. Sweezy reveals Bucs types are not concerned about his status. (more…)

Fans loudly approve big play.

As Joe has stated, it’s hard to see each and every move of 90 players on a practice field with one pair of eyes, even two or three.

So the following may or may not have been the play of the day yesterday. (more…)

Bullish on Bucs.

If the Bucs were a stock, Pat Kirwan would be laying lots of cash on the franchise. (more…)

Demands results.

Bucs fans watching the defense last week in the preseason opener at Philadelphia needed a drool towel. (more…)

Doug Martin speaks

There was a major injury in the NFC South today, the kind that wouldn’t have happened to a Buccaneer so far this summer. (more…)

Training camp wore on early this morning at One Buc Palace.

Joe’s got highlights. (more…)

Next up

Another rough day for the Kenny Bell Mob, as Dirk Koetter shed more light on the kick returner position following practice today. (more…)

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The Bucs waved a new fat check in front of Demar Dotson, and he was smart enough to sign it today and not mess around like he did last year. (more…)

Jameis Winston talks change

There is one thing the Bucs’ offense definitely took from the training camp practice fields into their preseason game in Philadelphia on Thursday. (more…)

Thursday just a preview.

Vanilla defense? Wow. (more…)

Perspective on the J.R. Sweezy comparison

Saturday, the Tampa Bay Times issued an unsourced report stating big-money Bucs free agent guard J.R. Sweezy had a herniated disc surgery (“discectomy”) similar to what defensive tackle Akeem Spence had last year.

Beat writer Rick Stroud claimed Spence returned in October and “showed no ill effects after missing five games.” Apparently, Stroud didn’t talk to Spence. (more…)

Will once again terrorize offenses.

Bucs stud Lavonte David didn’t know it at the time, but when he flipped on Twitter when Lovie Smith was jettisoned, his career just got better. (more…)

Job security discussed.

No, Pat Kirwan, co-host of the best damned football radio show around, “Movin’ the Chains,” heard exclusively on SiriusXM NFL Radio, was not talking about Toast Jenkins, the miserable former Bucs cornerback who was in a hot-and-heavy bromance with Lovie Smith. (more…)

“Mark, did people hound you for not signing Roddy White?”

A day doesn’t go by in which a loyal reader here doesn’t Twitter Joe asking about Roddy White or Devin Hester. (more…)

Yesterday, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, talked about his receiving corps on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

For those closely tracking the receivers depth chart, there was a lot to soak in. (more…)

Evidence of the upgrade the Bucs made at wide receivers coach keeps mounting.

And it’s not just Bucs receivers talking about what’s new and different. (more…)

Bucs defensive end Noah Spence admitted he was styling Thursday night. (more…)

Having an excellent camp.

Not too long ago, Russell Shepard was an invisible special teams player for the Bucs. (more…)

“Pppsssttt… Jason, how many zeros are in this guy’s contract?”

The drama and secrecy surrounding left guard J.R. Sweezy continues. (more…)

What was Jameis doing in this JoeBucsFan.com photo?

During the fourth-quarter of Thursday’s preseason game, Joe spent a majority of the time studying the movements of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. (more…)

Joe nearly drove off the road moments ago.

A noted and respected 12-year former NFL quarterback watched Mike Glennon practice today and then compared him to Peyton Manning. (more…)