Shakeup.

The bloodletting at One Buc Palace is now official. (more…)

Bruce Arians men get the boot.

It’s a no-brainer that the Bucs have canned some of fired and failed offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich’s assistant coaches. (more…)

Bucs QB Tom Brady and QB coach Clyde Christensen

This is starting to smell like Tom Brady’s not returning. (more…)

Baker Mayfield in focus.

Playcaller Byron Leftwich was fired and a new NFL Network report puts former Bucs offensive coordinator/receivers coach Todd Monken in the mix to replace him.

Based on two sets of facts, this could be a nod toward Baker Mayfield becoming the next Tampa Bay quarterback. (more…)

Back to the future?

Joe read this and immediately dismissed it until Joe realized who was reporting it. (more…)

Joe salutes Byron Leftwich’s four years of Buccaneers service, though the 2022 season deserves a middle-finger salute. (more…)

“Lotta stuff happening, Kyle.”

So two weeks ago a report surfaced that the Bucs were prepared to hire former Houston head coach/playcaller Bill O’Brien a year ago if current Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich bolted for a head coaching gig. (more…)

Joe is wondering how much pull Bucco Bruce Arians has in NFL circles. (more…)

Missed in running game?

The Bucs were downright pitiful running the ball this season. (more…)

“Mr. Glazer, let me show you what’s behind Doors No. 1, 2, 3 and 4.”

Lots of chatter out there about how the Buccaneers have the second-worst salary cap situation entering the 2023 season.

Some of it is legitimate. Most of it is silliness. (more…)

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Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

There are two reasons why Joe is typing this story. (more…)

Close friend speaks.

Former Belicheats receiver Julian Edelman is tight with Tom Brady. They are bros (along with foot-rubbing Rob Gronkowski). (more…)

Real recognizes real.

Micah Parsons was doing Micah Parsons things against the Bucs on Monday night. (more…)

Relays Bucs players’ moods.

Bucs fans aren’t the only ones outraged at how the season ended. It seems so too are Bucs players. (more…)

“Hey, Rondé, would you mind keeping your mouth shut until April?”

Joe pays close attention when Rondé Barber talks Bucs because he’s a man with ownership access at One Buc Palace and is tight with general manager Jason Licht, and he works for the club calling preseason games and is part of its in-house media team year-round. (more…)

Disconnect?

Now that the season is over, Joe can offer a fair assessment of the Bucs offense based on 17 games and a playoff game: (more…)

Tampa Bay had 47 sacks last season and 45 this season. Those are strong season totals by NFL standards.

However, the pass rush looked a lot different. Even novice fans without a data-nerd subscription could see a change. (more…)