General manager Jason Licht.

Tristan Wirfs’ new contract has plenty of kick-the-can-down-the-road in it. (more…)

Trey Palmer smiles at Todd Bowles.

The Bucs kick off their preseason opener at Cincinnati on Saturday at 7 p.m., so the team’s preseason depth chart was released today as part of a guide for that game. (more…)

Talks reworked o-line.

So the Bucs went out and added two new players to their front line on offense. They drafted Graham Barton to play center and signed Ben Bredeson to play left guard. (more…)

Bucs CB Zyon McCollum.

This is starting to remind Joe of the crash course Tristan Wirfs underwent as a rookie. (more…)

New corner appreciates him.

Last year the Bucs pass defense stunk. Maybe if they had an edge rush it would have been different. (more…)

Approves Tristan Wirfs’ contract.

It sounds like Marcus Spears thinks Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht got a steal last week when he made left tackle Tristan Wirfs the highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL (pending Trent Williams’ new deal). (more…)

Joe’s not buying this one. (more…)

Former Bucs “wild child” cornerback Aqib Talib, the five-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champ, is one hell of an analyst, one of Joe’s favorites. (more…)

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Thought-provoking take from Aaron Rodgers today, and it has nothing to do with psychedelic herbs or Pfizer products. (more…)

Hard to believe it’s safety Jordan Whitehead’s seventh NFL season.

It almost seems like yesterday that then-defensive coordinator Mike Smith labeled him a heat-seeking missile.

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New Bucs offensive line coach Kevin Carberry.

Joe’s never seen it, but Joe’s heard many times about the “mental errors” board at One Buc Palace. Players don’t want their names on it. (more…)

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Penalties on his mind.

When at Bucs training camp practices since zebras started showing up, Joe sensed there seemed to be a lot of flags. (more…)

Calls new rule “BS.”

When former Bucs general manager Richie McKay, otherwise known as Roger Goodell’s stooge, helped push through the ban on the hip-drop tackle, Joe went bananas. (more…)

Props in a strange way.

So a week ago when NFL Network came to One Buc Palace to broadcast live from training camp, NFL Network personality and former Bucs stud Gerald McCoy outed Mike Evans.

Now, a long-time Bucs teammate of Evans,’ Lavonte David has piled on. (more…)

Payback.

The Chucky revenge tour ended up yesterday in St. Joseph, Mo. Boy, you don’t want to get on Chucky’s bad side. (more…)

Will Gholston

So YaYa Diaby has a significant ankle injury, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka has a shoulder problem, Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett is retired and Randy Gregory never showed up for work.

Oh, and head coach Todd Bowles told the Ira Kaufman Podcast last week that having a monster edge rusher with a big sack total isn’t a necessity and may not help the team overall. (more…)

A look inside camp.

So the Bucs have clear and restrictive rules for media covering training camp at One Buc Palace.

Joe tries to follow them to the letter of the law. Most don’t. (more…)

He wears Gronk’s number but he hasn’t gotten Gronk’s playing time. (more…)

Props from Todd Bowles.

What a difference nine practices make. (more…)

Not down with 18 games.

Probably sooner than later, the NFL will go to an 18-game regular season. There’s way too much loot lying on the table not to. (more…)