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Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
The latest.
Say you don’t want Ndamukong Suh and Jason Pierre-Paul back without saying you don’t want Ndamukong Suh and Jason Pierre-Paul back.
You sign Akiem Hicks. (more…)

The latest.
Say you don’t want Ndamukong Suh and Jason Pierre-Paul back without saying you don’t want Ndamukong Suh and Jason Pierre-Paul back.
You sign Akiem Hicks. (more…)

Joe isn’t a gamer. So this Madden Curse thing doesn’t resonate with Joe like it does with many readers. (more…)

“Joel, just Venmo my check to me.”
Joe already touched on how yesterday Bucs legend Warren Sapp was at Bucs underwear football practice coaching up defensive linemen. And that is cool as hell. (more…)

Cam Brate, left, and Scotty Miller warm up prior to underwear football practice Tuesday.
Underwear football season is beginning to wind down. (more…)

New interior Bucs defensive lineman Akiem Hicks
By design last season, defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh played 717 snaps through the 17-game Tampa Bay season to help preserve his 34-year-old body. It was the lowest snap total of Suh’s career by a significant margin. (more…)

Bucs CB Jamel Dean gets the same treatment from Todd Bowles.
It seems Jamel Dean gets his backside chewed by Todd Bowles from time to time. (more…)

“Hey Glazer, wait til you see this guy.”
Veteran backup left guard Aaron Stinnie had little to say today when he was asked about rookie left guard Luke Goedeke.
But he did offer more enthusiasum for another rookie. (more…)

UPDATED: 2:15 p.m. – In what is pretty much the door closing on Ndamukong Suh, and Jason Pierre-Paul, too, the Bucs signed a defensive end today. (more…)

Bucs rookie defensive lineman Logan Hall.
Rookie Logan Hall is impressing coaches through a month of training, conditioning and practices at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Less than a week ago, Bucs legend Warren Sapp was adamant that the Bucs will not re-sign Ndamukong Suh.
Today, Sapp is on the field coaching Tampa Bay defensive linemen. (more…)

When you have a crazy-deep position group, it’s inevitable that a good player will leave the flock and succeed. (more…)

All-Pro right tackle Tristan Wirfs.
This is saying quite a bit. (more…)

Stepping on up?
Bucs cornerbacks struggled last season largely due to starters Carlton Davis and Sean Murphy-Bunting missing a total of 16 starts with injuries. (more…)

Ballhawking rewarded.
When the Bucs added a pair of defensive backs in the 2019 and 2020 drafts, AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht was able to get two ballhawks in selecting Mike Edwards and Antoine Winfield, Jr. (more…)

Underrated, as always.
Over at CBS Sports, Jared Dubin decided to take a stab at selecting the best set of triplets in the NFL. And he has the Bucs’ in the Top-5. (more…)

“I know Lenny wouldn’t talk to them, TB.”
A prominent NFL reporter who often shared happenings in Tom Brady’s camp — and widely was hailed for being consistently correct — is talking like he might have been shut down by Team Brady. (more…)
Some view Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers as solid NFL ball hawk with strong returner skills.
Others view the hometown Tampa product as a 2020 draft pick with a solid pedigree that got away from Bucs general manager Jason Licht.

Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.
Here are wild play-action stats used (or not used) by the Bucs. (more…)

Retired Pro Bowl left guard Ali Marpet.
Joe understands it is hard to let go. Especially when on face value, a player departing in his life makes little football or economic sense. (more…)

Joe never felt comfortable with the greeting, “Happy Memorial Day.”
Why? It’s not meant to be a happy day.

Helping Todd Bowles.
When former Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians was on Pittsburgh sports radio last week, he was asked about his coaching future, if he has any. (more…)