Count Baker Mayfield among the parents shaking a head at the legions of obsessed moms and dads that think it’s great for their kid to hyper-specialize in one sport at a young age. (more…)

Happiness in Tampa for Baker Mayfield is about a lot more than his new three-year, $100 million contract. (more…)

Left tackle Tristan Wirfs.

Joe has no shame admitting being wrong, thankfully. And “this Joe” also has no shame in being against this move. (more…)

Average at home.

Joe is getting the shivers and nasty flashbacks typing the following. It’s not good, but it is far from what Bucs fans lived through just a short time ago. (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Famed basketball star Allen Iverson used to bellyache about practice. Maybe that’s why he was never a champion. (more…)

Puzzled.

One reason Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht was — and still is — so perplexed why so many people last year shat on his team (and still do) is he looks at his roster and asks, “What’s the problem?” (more…)

Ring of Honor member Monte Kiffin.

Earlier today, former Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, a 2021 Buccaneers Ring of Honor inductee, passed away in Oxford, Miss. He was 84. (more…)

Reaction.

Reacting to today’s news that Buccaneers Ring of Honor inductee Monte Kiffin passed at age 84, the Glazer Family, owner of the Bucs, released a statement. (more…)

Monte Kiffin reportedly passed today.

Former Bucs defensive coordinator and inductee into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor, Monte Kiffin, reportedly passed away today. He was 84.

Kiffin passed away, per Nick Schultz of On3.com, in Oxford, Miss. The official Twitter account of Ole Miss football, where Kiffin’s son Lane is the head coach, also announced Kiffin’s passing per Kiffin’s grandson Knox.

Joe will update when more details are available. Joe offers condolences to the Kiffin family.

Kiffin of course was the famed former Bucs defensive coordinator who crafted one of the greatest defenses in league history from 1996-2008, tagged the “Tampa 2.” He helped craft the careers of at least four Pro Football Hall of Famers, including Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, John Lynch and Ronde Barber.

It was Kiffin’s defense that was largely responsible for the Bucs’ first Super Bowl title on that glorious day in January of 2003.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

For a team that most NFL sophists believe would bottom out without the skill and leadership of the greatest quarterback whoever lived, to actually win a division, win a playoff game and nearly get to the NFC title game, this is how you reward the head coach?

No. 22? (more…)

Locked in.

He’s got goals. And if Rachaad White meets any of his personal goals, Joe is going to take a wild guess and suggest the Bucs will be just fine this fall. (more…)

No. 1!

It’s no longer a belief just among Bucs fans. It has come to fruition: Bucs safety Antoine Winfield is the best, better than all the rest. (more…)

Doomed by coach?

Look, Joe is not about to sit here and say Rachaad White is a good running back. Nothing other than blind allegiance to the pewter and red would allow for someone to make such an empty if not misleading statement. (more…)

Examining different perceptions.

Far and wide amid the clique of NFL analysts spread across the globe, very few seem to be bullish on the Bucs. (more…)

Offensive coordinator Liam Coen.

If the Bucs can only improve their first-half offense, it ought to go a long way to scoring more points and, hopefully, winning more games. (more…)

Two NFC quarterbacks made future Hall of Fame receiver Tyreek Hill’s list of five best NFL QBs. (more…)

This won’t sit well with some Bucs fans. (more…)

There’s a different wrinkle in the Bucs’ training camp schedule this summer. (more…)

Buccaneers RB1 Rachaad White loves his offensive line but wants more out of them. (more…)

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In episode #302 of The Todd Wright TODDcast, Todd offers up a summer six-pack of thoughts on everything from Smashville’s Steven Stamkos to how NFL games could change more than expected with the new kickoff rules, and to why his fantasy football podcast just joined Seinfeld and The Love Boat in a very special category. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Tampa Bay Downs Golf. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, TuneIn and other platforms.

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Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

This surprised Joe. It seems NFL strongman Roger Goodell did the Bucs no favors in making out the 2024 schedule. (more…)

Where would you rather be?

So yesterday Bucs running back Rachaad White was on “The Rich Eisen Show,” seen and heard not just nationally but globally. And someone at VisitTampa.com needs to give White something for the effort. (more…)