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The NFL’s Highest Paid Defensive Back

Monday, May 20th, 2024

Cha-ching!

Antoine Winfield seems to always wear a smile on his face. He acknowledged that today. (more…)

Stress Above The Neck

Monday, May 20th, 2024

So Joe has spent a bunch of time digging into new Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen and what makes him tick. (more…)

Player To Watch In Underwear Football

Monday, May 20th, 2024

Path to starting Week 1?

Just the premise of this screams: “Some editor who hasn’t been to a football game since a dude tried to pick her up as a sophomore at Cornell and who spends the first week of the football season at the U.S. Tennis Open wants me to type about how a player can win a starting job in underwear football.” (more…)

$25 Million For Chris Godwin?

Monday, May 20th, 2024

So how much cash will Chris Godwin demand when his contract ends after this season?

A three-time Super Bowl winning receiver with a good handle on the market weighed in on the subject. (more…)

Was Bucky Irving Drafted To Supplement Or Supplant Rachaad White?

Monday, May 20th, 2024

Bucs RB Bucky Irving.

The reaction Joe gets after typing stories about Rachaad White is bipolar if not Jekyll and Hyde. (more…)

Cynthia Frelund’s Numbers Aren’t Good For The Bucs

Monday, May 20th, 2024

Uh, oh.

NFL Network stats princess Cynthia Frelund has run the numbers. And her results won’t make Bucs fans smile. (more…)

NFL: Rest Edge Much Ado About Nothing

Monday, May 20th, 2024

Claims not valid, says NFL.

As Joe has pointed out, if you believe in Warren Sharp’s rest edge, the Bucs are at a disadvantage this year. (more…)

Liam Coen And Pushing Preseason Change

Sunday, May 19th, 2024

New Bucs playcaller Liam Coen.

Much has been trumpeted out of One Buc Palace about how new offensive coordinator Liam Coen is a blossoming branch from the tree of Sean McVay, the superstar 38-year-old Rams head coach. (more…)

Safeties For The Win?

Sunday, May 19th, 2024

Head coach Todd Bowles.

It’s rare for a team to be able to boast(?) that it pays its No. 2 safety as much as its most expensive pass rusher. (more…)

Breakout Candidate

Sunday, May 19th, 2024

Bucs CB Zyon McCollum.

As an athlete, there is no doubt Bucs corner Zyon McCollum is a stud.

As an NFL cornerback, well, we’re going to find out. (more…)

Closing The Season

Sunday, May 19th, 2024

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

Could the Bucs be knotted in another close division race? It’s possible. And it seems NFL.com is all but bracing for such an ending to the 2024 regular season. (more…)

The Longest Drought

Sunday, May 19th, 2024

It’s been that long.

This really shocked Joe. (more…)

Growth Dysfunction Revealed

Saturday, May 18th, 2024

Former Bucs head coach and current Falcons head coach Raheem Morris.

Joe loves getting nuggets of truth from past Buccaneers regimes or eras.

Team executives are tight lipped about nearly everything, so getting a bite of truth is to be savored as it represents a puzzle piece of history. (more…)

Graham Barton Had Interesting Take On Baker Mayfield And One Buc Palace

Saturday, May 18th, 2024

Talkin’ Baker Mayfield’s swag.

No, you very likely won’t see this in national #NFLMedia platforms because it goes against a narrative. (more…)

Mark Dominik Ups Bucs’ Draft Grade, Takes “A Mulligan”

Saturday, May 18th, 2024

Joe needs to clarify the stance of the man who delivered Lavonte David and Will Gholston to the Buccaneers.

Former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik (2009-2013) shared an eyebrow-raising explanation for giving Tampa Bay’s 2020 NFL Draft haul a B+ grade on radio yesterday. But Joe later learned that Dominik changed his stance. (more…)

“Rest Edge” Not Favoring Bucs

Saturday, May 18th, 2024

Factoring in rest.

One reason Joe fully enjoys Warren Sharp’s work is Sharp’s patience to dig for minutia that actually turns out to have a big impact. (more…)

Weird Quirk About Bucs Schedule

Saturday, May 18th, 2024

Sharing TV time Week 7.

Hey, at least the Bucs are the main event when they host the Crows on Monday Night Football. (more…)

“He’s Never Seen A Guy That’s Not Open”

Friday, May 17th, 2024

Baker Mayfield (and Kyle Trask) go under the microscope.

So a former Super Bowl quarterback did an in-depth comparison of Kirk Cousins and Baker Mayfield. (more…)

Bucs 2020 Draft Re-Graded As “B+”

Friday, May 17th, 2024

“Mark, you’re killin’ me over here.”

What does Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht have to do to earn top marks for a draft?

His predecessor (of all people!) has the answer. (more…)

“Loyal” Chris Braswell

Friday, May 17th, 2024

Man of his word.

If you think about it, the Bucs’ personnel department, since AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht took over in 2014, has done a helluva job drafting good dudes. (more…)

ESPN: Bucs Will Lose Three NFC South Games

Friday, May 17th, 2024

Disaster looming?

Joe firmly, confidently believes the Bucs have a path to 10 wins, which, per NFL history, is what it may take to pull off a four-peat as division champs. (more…)

Tough Way To Start The Season

Friday, May 17th, 2024

Path visible in the “Race to 10.”

If the Bucs take care of business against teams they should beat, then the following should not be an issue. (more…)