Joe pays attention when Leger Douzable talks Bucs because he played defensive tackle for Todd Bowles with the Jets and he is the pride of Alonso High School in Tampa. (more…)

Baker Mayfield.

Real Bucs football, or at least a close representation of it, finally returns Friday to The Licht House.

The preseason kicks off against Pittsburgh and Baker Mayfield will be the Buccaneers starting quarterback. (more…)

Bucs RB Rachaad White.

Last week at Bucs training camp Joe was talking to running back Rachaad White after he flattened a defender who stood in the way of White getting a big gain. (more…)

Rookie right guard Cody Mauch.

Offensive linemen usually fall into two categories. (more…)

Hard work beginning to show.

Yesterday after the Bucs defense had five picks total of Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask, head coach Todd Bowles said the defense was starting to “come together.” (more…)

Rookie OLB YaYa Diaby.

Yes, YaYa Diaby, the Bucs’ rookie outside linebacker, is a guy Joe hopes succeeds. (more…)

Fumble recoveries vs. points.

Joe has remarked more than once this training camp, tinged with more than a hint of sarcasm, that if Bucs coach Todd Bowles isn’t careful, he’s going to start sounding like lousy Lovie Smith for the way Bowles is so hungry for takeaways, and paranoid about turnovers. (more…)

Joe has said this for months, but now the voice of NFL Network and a friend to many NFL big shots is saying the same thing. (more…)

Bucs rookie receiver Trey Palmer skies for a one-hand grab in practice.

The Buccaneers have a somewhat odd rule in place for media. (more…)

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Don’t blame the QBs?

So is your glass half-full or glass is half-empty?

How you perceive this story will determine your answer. (more…)

Full potential untapped.

While he has cooled off a bit of late, this SirVocea Dennis is a dawg. (more…)

Bucs offensive line coach/run game coordinator Harold Goodwin demonstrates a move to guard Matt Feiler Tuesday morning.

Let’s just say the way Bucs coach Todd Bowles has been harping on turnovers of late like lousy Lovie Smith after two shots of espresso, Bowles likely had to chug a bottle of Mylanta after practice. Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask each had a pair of interceptions. Take those four throws away, and Mayfield may have had his best practice as a Bucs quarterback and Trask otherwise had a solid practice. Devin White finally made a splash play and Mike Evans and Chris Godwin look Minnesota-Ready. This and more in today’s practice notes. (more…)

As a seasoned student of offensive line play, Buccaneers defensive guru head coach Todd Bowles said today he’ll know when his new O-line has aged like a fine wine — or at least like the potent bottles of Thunderbird that Joe consumed in a brown bag decades ago. (more…)

More clarity today from Todd Bowles, though Joe recognizes every NFL situation is fluid and yesterday’s truth is sometimes tomorrow’s fiction. (more…)

Season No. 12 for Lavonte David means a 12th training camp in the brutal heat and more wear on his body that has endured thousands of hits, including 989 career solo tackles. (more…)

It’s over.

The streak is over. (more…)

Center/guard Robert Hainsey

A few things to know about Bucs center/guard Robert Hainsey: (more…)

Third-string.

The glorious first preseason game is Friday against Pittsburgh, which means the first official team depth chart has been issued. (more…)

Focused on himself.

Well, Joe certainly appreciates Kyle Trask’s candor here, even though it seems like a vanilla answer bordering on a dodge. (more…)

Ex-NFL suit down on Baker Mayfield.

As Joe has noted many, many times, outside Tampa, no one seems to think Baker Mayfield can resurrect his career with the Bucs, much less lead them to the playoffs. (more…)

Still a stud, stat suggests.

It’s been an up-and-down past 10 months or so for Bucs linebacker Devin White. (more…)