Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe has no earthly idea what to make of Todd Bowles’ job security. (more…)

Found a way.

Joe wrote last night how Joe Tyron-Shoyinka hasn’t lived up to his first-round draft selection status. He had as many sacks (four) last season as he did in his rookie season. (more…)

Ex-NFLer thinking of Bucs ballers.

Former Cowboys defensive end and current talking head on BSPN Marcus Spears had direct words for Bucs shot-callers last week. (more…)

Questions.

Well, this is certainly one way to look at things. (more…)

One thing that often gnawed at Joe was Bucs coaches repeatedly saying edge rusher/OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka was raw with a lot to learn because he sat out the 2020 season as a COVID opt-out. (more…)

“Mr. Glazer. Nobody plays us. Nobody.”

Interesting chatter out of Seattle from a former quarterback who says he knows new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales quite well. (more…)

Titans QB Ryan Tannehill.

Face it, folks. The NFL world is not sold on Kyle Trask starting for your Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023. (more…)

Seattle QB Geno Smith.

The Bucs need a quarterback. Joe believes we can all agree unless you are a family member or close friend of Kyle Trask. (more…)

Thin ice?

It seems the Bucs are between a rock and a hard place, the very worst position to be in. (more…)

“Mr. Glazer, I think we have a leak.”

A dozen NFL quarterbacks officially have salaries at $30 million or more for the 2023 season. (more…)

Not everyone sees Todd Bowles as Dead Coach Walking. Some see a beast of a leader whose methods succeeded on the grandest stage. (more…)

Flashes.

It’s sort of unfair to judge a draft class/rookie class by one season. (more…)

Is Todd Bowles laughing at a former Buccaneer?

An impartial Bucs observer might say the team was bad this season and will get worse without Tom Brady and free agents the team can’t afford to re-sign, courtesy of their salary cap situation. (more…)

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Before Tom Brady came along, the Bucs were a franchise for the ages.

The Dark Ages.

It wasn’t very long ago when this team was in the midst of a 12-year playoff drought, encompassing all or part of the regimes of Jon Gruden, Raheem Morris, Greg Schiano, Lovie Smith, Dirk Koetter and Bruce Arians.

Tampa Bay was an afterthought on the NFL map. Even before the schedule would come out in April, it was a safe bet you’d find most Buc games on Sunday afternoons, 1 p.m. kickoff. (more…)

Praises Bucs QB Kyle Trask.

Classy words from former Bucs quarterback coach Clyde Christensen. (more…)

Underrated?

Joe guesses this will surprise many Bucs fans. (more…)

Great change is coming to the Buccaneers’ offense.

Whatever Bucco Bruce Arians meant when he said last week that Todd Bowles’ 2022 philosophy “didn’t match,” it’s been magnified by the hiring of a playcaller groomed by the run-first Seahawks. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Joe would have ignored this gem except it comes from a major outlet, one scrutinized at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Luring a quarterback.

Joe has no surveillance device planted into a back boardroom at One Buc Palace where Team Glazer privately gathers to sip cognac on the rocks, nibble on brie and talk turkey about their football team. (more…)

Among the many nicknames and titles held by Leonard Fournette, Joe was unaware until recently that Fournette has an extra special one. He’s a member of the Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame. (more…)

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