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A Mock Draft With A Twist

Saturday, April 5th, 2025

Boston College edge rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku.

OK, Joe can’t stall any longer. (more…)

Rachaad White Walks While Talking Running

Saturday, April 5th, 2025

Running style explained.

Frank the Tank decided to take a walk. With Rachaad White. (more…)

Teams (Including Bucs) Spooked By Jihaad Campbell’s Surgically Repaired Shoulder?

Saturday, April 5th, 2025

Alabama ILB Jihaad Campbell.

Joe noticed a whole lot of chatter from Bucs types this week from the swanky Breakers resort in Palm Beach, where NFL owners sunned themselves, talked tush push and 18-game schedules and largely backslapped each other over glasses of French cognac. (more…)

Luke Kuechly Makes The Legend Case For Lavonte David

Friday, April 4th, 2025

Lavonte David

Joe would love to the see the Bucs break from tradition and put Lavonte David in the Buccaneers Ring of Honor this year.

What a cool move it would be for a player everyone loves to say has been criminally underappreciated. (more…)

Todd Bowles Makes An Antoine Winfield Promise

Friday, April 4th, 2025

What went wrong with the Buccaneers defense last season?

It’s complicated. (more…)

Tyleik Williams Is A Beast Against The Run

Friday, April 4th, 2025

Ohio State DT Tyleik Williams.

The Bucs have been dropping hints, if you listen closely, that they are very impressed with how the Super Bowl champion Eagles loaded up on defensive linemen and just bullied people up front. (more…)

A Receiver At No. 19? Jason Licht’s Not Against It

Friday, April 4th, 2025

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Joe still cannot believe the tectonic plates that moved under Joe’s feet earlier this week when Bucs coach Todd Bowles confessed that you win by scoring points. (more…)

Are Bucs Draft Needs “Crystal Clear?”

Friday, April 4th, 2025

Riffs on corners.

Joe isn’t sure if this is a smokescreen or not. It’s either a hard sell or Bucs coach Todd Bowles is crying for help. (more…)

Best Start To The Draft

Friday, April 4th, 2025

Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce.

In the wake of the owners meetings from the swanky Breakers resort in Palm Beach this week, unless the Bucs are flat out conning people, it sure seems like it’s a pretty good guess where the Bucs are leaning in the draft. (more…)

Jason Licht: “Extra Focus On Defense”

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

“You like those smokescreens, Mr. Glazer?”

Perhaps the worst secret in the NFL is the Bucs being laser focused on drafting defensive players when the draft kicks off in three weeks. (more…)

Bucs Want Tykee Smith “More Conditioned”

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

Not every rookie is truly NFL-ready. (more…)

Bucs Secondary, Special Teams Just Got Thinner

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

Gone again.

When Jordan Whitehead, one of the stars of the Super Bowl LV run, was brought back last year, he wasn’t the same player who played strong football when the Bucs won it all. (more…)

Multiyear Contract For Lavonte David Addressed

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

So Joe railed on these pages over a year ago that the Bucs should just give iconic linebacker Lavonte David a multi-year deal. (more…)

Dave Canales Praises Todd Bowles’ Guidance

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

Todd Bowles is the kind of guy who is quick to lend a hand to those he likes.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a division rival. Joe nearly vomited last season upon hearing slimy Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi thank Bowles for reaching out and offering a couple of words of wisdom. (more…)

Would Todd Bowles Draft A Smallish Corner?

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

Kentucky CB Maxwell Hairston has lightning speed.

The more Joe hears Todd Bowles and Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht talk, the more Joe is convinced the Bucs won’t draft an inside linebacker at No. 19. (more…)

Todd Bowles Doesn’t Believe Change Is Bad For Bucs Offense

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

“‘Bake,’ what do you think about Bucky running a wildcat and putting you in the slot?” (A Tampa Bay Buccaneers photo)

So the Bucs have a new offensive coordinator, Josh Grizzard. He got promoted after Liam Coen allegedly slipped out of town in the dark of night. (more…)

Bucs To Study More Creamsicle, Alternate Uniform Games

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

Mulling more creamsicles.

Will Bucs fans get to see more of the creamsicles? That is unknown. But this week the NFL changed its rules, allowing the creamsicles to be broken out of mothballs more often. (more…)

Jason Licht Talks About “Huge” Move He Made Re-Signing Ben Bredeson

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

Jason Licht beams.

No, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht did not re-sign left guard Ben Bredeson on the Bucs’ front office boat cruise. But Bredeson’s agent did agree to terms with Licht’s staff while on the boat. (more…)

Bucs Prepping For Joint Practices With The Ravens

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

Todd Bowles said this week his Bucs need work on their “killer instinct.”

So he’s happily signing up to practice against a team that refuses to take summer work lightly. (more…)