New Bucs DC Mike Smith speaks today at One Buc Palace.

At one point in his introductory press conference at One Buc Palace this afternoon, new Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith looked down and appeared to be taking notice of the brand new Bucs polo shirt he was wearing. (more…)

Dirk Koetter

Imagine Lovie Smith or Greg Schiano ever remotely acknowledging publicly they were under pressure and unemployment might be around the corner. (more…)

Former Bucs director of player personnel and new Titans GM Jon Robinson, left, with Jason Licht after one of Licht’s pool-plunging victory celebrations. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Talk to people within NFL circles, those who don’t work for the Bucs, and they rave about Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht.

Now, those people are coming out in public. (more…)

Lovie Smith was very vocal about his eagerness to play rookies and young players, and Lovie often talked about how he thought college players were more ready than ever to take on the NFL.

But Dirk Koetter? (more…)

Last year’s NFL Draft sort of felt like general manager Jason Licht looked at the hot mess of a product delivered by Lovie Smith and decided he was sick and tired of eating rotten fruit week after week. (more…)

Super Bowl Bucs offensive line coach Bill Muir discusses matching Xs and Os with new Bucs DC Mike Smith.

When Chucky ran the show at One Buc Palace, he had grizzled old offensive line coach Bill Muir at his side. It was the best era of Bucs’ offensive lines. (more…)

Is Doug Martin “elusive” or just hard to tackle?

Yes, it is that time of year, when the final days of the NFL season are upon us (and the annual weeks-long depression that envelops Joe shortly thereafter).

And with the coming end of football comes awards. (more…)

Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers

So who is responsible for the dramatic rise of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston? (more…)

Donovan Smith

Don’t call Donovan Smith a rookie left tackle. The guy played every Bucs offensive snap last season, and he played pretty darn well.

Smith was at East-West Shrine practice this morning in St. Petersburg, and talked to Joe about the current state of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (more…)

Being aggressive.

Some Bucs fans believed former coach Lovie Smith was less than aggressive with the football.

Who can forget when Lovie, after getting beaten by two points at home by the Rams two years ago, stated openly he didn’t want to score late in the first half? (more…)

Joe wrote about the silence of the Bucs icons in the immediate aftermath of Lovie Smith getting canned, but there was a huge-name voice that came out quickly to express disgust. (more…)

Anthony Zettel

NFL hopefuls on the field at East-West Shrine Game practices rarely are exciting. Basically, they’re a group of eventual later-round draft picks, undrafted free agents and imported training camp meat in the CFL.

But there was one guy Joe had to talk to yesterday. (more…)

Packers yoda Ted Thompson talks to Joe about defensive ends.

The Bucs have been trying to replace Simeon Rice at defensive end for so long now that Rebecca Romijn has grown old. (more…)

NFL Network’s Mike Mayock dishes on Bucs DC Mike Smith.

When Joe wants to talk football, who better to pick the brain of than NFL Network’s Mike Mayock. (more…)

Mind-blowing stat by America’s Quarterback.
(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

Joe isn’t much of a stats guy. The term “analytics” generally causes Joe’s private places to break out into a rash. Still, Joe tries to keep an open mind.

A stat seen yesterday was so mind blowing, you could have knocked Joe over with a Bucs cheerleader calendar. (more…)

Joe caught up with the A-Train, Mike Alstott, in St. Petersburg this afternoon, where Alstott is serving as running backs coach for the “East” team for Saturday’s East-West Shrine game. (more…)

Football gods deliver a make-up call

Despite playing at a Pro Bowl level, Lavonte David has never played in a Pro Bowl.

That’s about to change. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht

So what were Lovie Smith’s power plays during the NFL Draft? Well, a former Lovie colleague already weighed in on that.

But what about new head coach Dirk Koetter and the Bucs’ draft? (more…)

Talking hiring practices.

Joe knows NFL general managers, like college athletic directors, have a dossier for potential replacement coaches, highlighted by who to call first in the event of a coaching change. (more…)

Popular radio voice weighs in on Lovie’s influence with America’s Quarterback.

Joe stated Lovie Smith would get a third season for his perfect handling of America’s Quaterback, Jameis Winston, through his transition from college stud to budding NFL star signal-caller. (more…)

If Gerald McCoy complains of voices in his head at Pro Bowl practices next week, then Joe will understand. (more…)

Beware of double standards.

When the Bucs introduced new coach Dirk Koetter, Joe noticed something rare and, at least, telling. (more…)

His apologists are hurt.

The whining from BSPN continues.

Joe is stunned by how the national fourth estate has covered (ignored?) the coaching change with the Bucs, and by the ill-informed narratives they possess. (more…)