Defensive coordinator Mike Smith told a fun story this afternoon at One Buc Palace.

It centered around having dinner recently with Bucs Pro Bowl cornerback Brent Grimes and his superwife, Mike Grimes. (more…)

Sometimes, Chucky breaks away to hang out with his friends and business associates at Hooters

Joe’s confident the following is simply the best article you’ll read today. (more…)

Predictable voter

It’s that time of year when we can celebrate Buccaneers being honored by their peers.

When you finish in the NFC South cellar five consecutive seasons, it’s easy to get excited about this kind of stuff.

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Numberscrunchers like him.

Yes, NFL Network is running through its Top 100 players of 2016 list for the next several weeks. It is voted on by NFL players. (more…)

Jascon Licht likens to a stud NFL DE.

In a way, Joe feels bad for Noah Spence. The second round draft pick of the Bucs has all sorts of pressure on him. (more…)

Grim 2016 season foreseen.

Just about everyone Joe runs into believes the Bucs should or will improve this season, even with a suspected tough schedule.

Others even think meaningful January games are not a pipe dream. (more…)

(Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers.)

It was widely known that former Bucs cornerback Leonard Johnson lived at his child home in Clearwater while playing for Tampa Bay.

Johnson performed chores, had to keep his room tidy, etc. (more…)

Lovie won’t like this.

Lovie Smith scoffed at reporters who dared to suggest the Bucs’ allowing a 70 percent completion rate to opposing quarterbacks — with plenty of garbage QBs among them — was a legitimate black mark against his 2015 defense. (more…)

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A handful of Bucs got the full Mark Dominik rockstar treatment yesterday at Bevis Elementary School in Lithia, where the Buccaneers donated physical education equipment and dedicated a Buccaneers Fitness Zone. (more…)

Does Lavonte David want to be a household name?

Damn right he does. (more…)

Signs point to a fun season, explained on NFL.com.

Many takes in the comments section here refer to an international conspiracy afoot, no doubt controlled by none other than Vladimir Putin, that national (international?) talking heads only speak ill of the Bucs. (more…)

Spreadsheeters at odds with Bucs GM.

Cue the violins. A bunch of has-been (unemployed?) accountants playing football general manager are, again, enraged. (more…)

Reading the tea leaves.

Joe is two things that are important in the following paragraphs: a history guy who has a minor in history, and a believer in America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. (more…)

Kevin Pamphile talks to Joe today

Garrett Gilkey disease is terrible. So are alleged bad patches on fake grass.

Yes, the Bucs are intent on restoring maximum depth at center. (more…)

Jameis has the clothes and the pull, but he won’t get the title.

Yes, one could say America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, plays a role in personnel matters at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Dishes on the Bucs.

Former NFL stud Willie McGinest knows a thing or two about winning a ring, having played for the Belicheats and three Super Bowl-winning squads. (more…)

Strong take on ex-Bucs standout receiver Mike Williams

After five consecutive cellar finishes in the NFC South, Joe yearns for the glory days of 2010, a 10-6 team, a young coach pushing all the right buttons, a ridiculously young roster with a 22-year-old quarterback who just shocked the NFL with 25 touchdowns and six interceptions. (more…)

Dishes on why he pulled the trigger on a kicker.

Joe remembers when the draft ended roughly 10 days ago. Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht took the podium and asked if he felt the firestorm of immediate fan outrage for trading back into the second round to draft kicker Roberto Aguayo. (more…)

Liked by spreadsheeters.

Yes, NFL Network has started pumping out its Top-100 list of NFL players in 2016. Joe suspects but cannot confirm that America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, will be included. (more…)

Temper expectations from the rookie.

If the Bucs had selected a second edge rusher in the draft — which Joe advocated for a variety of reasons — it might have helped out rookie defensive end Noah Spence. (more…)

How do Lightning playoff TV ratings compare to meaningless Bucs games?

Joe often chuckles when Tampa Bay sports fans think Lightning playoff games somehow approach the popularity of Buccaneers football.

Let’s compare TV ratings of the Bolts’ series-clinching win yesterday afternoon to a Bucs preseason telecast, both on mighty WFLA-TV, Ch. 8. (more…)