More happy times for Connor Cook

The very last thing the Buccaneers need is an aching-for-a-pass-defense team leapfrogging them in a trade with Cleveland for the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night. (more…)

You think you can predict Jason Licht’s moves? Think again.

The biggest wild card in the Bucs’ draft is not what happens with the first eight overall picks tomorrow night, it’s general manager Jason Licht himself.

Just look at Licht’s history with the Bucs. (more…)

Bucs DE Robert Ayers gets some work in yesterday at One Buc Palace. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Look, Joe wants Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht to beef up the defensive ends on this team. Been hollering about that for some time. (more…)

Wants his own title.

A few months ago, Joe was casually discussing various players with a high-ranking suit from One Buc Palace and Joe dropped the name of bone-cracking middle linebacker Kwon Alexander. (more…)

Fingers on the line at the first Bucs practice under head coach Dirk Koetter Tuesday at One Buc Palace. (Photo Courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Here are notes Joe jotted down watching the first Bucs practice yesterday under head coach Dirk Koetter. (more…)

“Jason, how the hell do you expect me to fix this defense if you don’t draft a defensive end Thursday night? What’s the matter with you?”

When teams began trading up in recent weeks to obtain a quarterback, that meant better chances the Bucs were going to get a premier player, likely no worse than the second-best player at his position. (more…)

A July return is planned for Louis Murphy and his carved up knee

Yes, the Bucs have wounded players, and the injuries appear more significant that originally thought. (more…)

Anxious.

Tuesday was the day Bucs coach Dirk Koetter had long, long, long dreamed of — to lead a group of men onto a football field. (more…)

Here’s a look at the new, leaner look of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. Scroll down for Joe’s broader story.

Mike Smith is no Lovie Smith

Gone are the days of stoic Leslie Frazier and Lovie Smith serving as defensive shotcallers and playcallers of the Tampa Bay defense. (more…)

Fun equals wins, says Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith.

As the Bucs came off the practice field following walk-throughs before their afternoon practice today — yes, underwear football — a seemingly slimmed down left tackle Donovan Smith stopped to chat with the local pen and mic club. (more…)

Donovan Smith described his offseason lifestyle today at One Buc Palace

NFL players sure have the life, especially the young, single guys with job security. (more…)

Bucs WR Mike Evans wanted to know where America’s Quarterback hid his gut.

Last year, of all the thing folks could hate on America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, for, it was the tire he carried around his bloated midsection. (more…)

The Bucs’ new big money defensive end offers a first take on Jameis.

The Bucs had a walk-through practice this morning at One Buc Palace, so Joe asked veteran newcomer defensive end Robert Ayers for his impressions of the franchise, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. (more…)

The Bucs signed a running back yesterday, and Joe sees the move as a great sign for forgotten ball carrier Mike James, Tampa Bay’s sixth-round pick in 2013. (more…)

Talks expectations and his father’s influence.

Manbeast, 20-year-old, all-world defensive end Joey Bosa confirmed his visit to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this morning on NBC Sports Radio. (more…)

Calmed a teammate amid professional turmoil and shame.

We have all heard by now how much of a team leader America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, is. It’s what sets him apart from so many. (more…)

Bill Polian dishes on a CB widely linked to Bucs.

Yes, Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves is clean. And Joe isn’t referring to the ugly, false rumor that Hargreaves was dinged on a whiz quiz recently. Didn’t happen. (more…)

Sliding to the Bucs?

So, most know the Bucs need an edge rusher in the absolute worst way. Joe cannot begin to describe how shameful this hole has been for the franchise. (more…)

Elite head coach comes calling

Mattress-in-the-yard, blade-in-the-thigh, stripper-pole-showcasing, Tampa-Bay-Times-persecuted Mike Williams, one of the greatest young receivers ever to wear Buccaneers colors, has a new team. (more…)

Possibly the object of Joe’s second-round prayers

A great crime against Buccaneers’ humanity would be for general manager Jason Licht to ignore the pressing, almost dire need for depth in the wide receiving corps.

Joe won’t play toddler games of pretend about the situation. (more…)

Likely staying put.

The longer it goes, the worse it gets for the Bucs. And that’s not good news. (more…)