There are various rumors out there regarding free agent Ndamukong Suh’s next stop. Joe has ignored most of them but this chatter comes from a legitimate Raiders beat writer and author. (more…)

This reminds Joe of when then-rookie pass rusher Chase Young was running across a field and yelling. “I want Tom!” (more…)

Crazy good numbers.

Joe thinks one can make a great case that Bucs right tackle Tristan Wirfs is the best tackle in the NFL. (more…)

“Damn Vea, remind those bums on radio I played too.”

Yesterday, Joe brought details of a man’s grade of the Bucs’ 2018 draft. (more…)

Gets props from old coach.

Former Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians had to know this was coming. (more…)

So another gargantuan tight end contract was announced today, and this one goes to a guy who caught only 36 balls for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns last season — paltry numbers compared to what Rob Gronkowski delivered for Tampa Bay. (more…)

Byron Leftwich

The wacky and flawed NFL rules surrounding interviewing head coaching candidates have changed again. (more…)

So how is Tom Brady raising the game of his teammates?

It’s hard to quantify but one veteran Bucs receiver gave it a fresh shot. (more…)

Eighth ring possible?

So when Tom Brady had his rapture, he didn’t just come back to collect a Bucs paycheck. Brady came back to win the GD Super Bowl. You know, “unfinished business?” (more…)

”I gave you a nice grade, Jason. Please don’t mention Da’Quan Bowers, OK?”

Folks are catching on and it is enjoyable to listen to. (more…)

Revisits “controversy” on radio.

Hey, if you ever see former Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians having a bourbon at a local lounge, ask him how much Tom Brady hates him. (more…)

Second-year receiver/returner Jaelon Darden opens up.

Second-year receiver/returner Jaelon Darden has become a bit of a punching bag for a lot of Bucs fans. (more…)

Bulked up Scotty Miller speaks.

Scotty Miller added 15 pounds of good weight this offseason, and you can see it on the practice field.

The fourth-year wide receiver also is back to his underdog mindset after a rough 2021 season. (more…)

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Bullish on Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.

If you like to read into Jason Pierre-Paul’s Instagram stories feed (he rarely posts anything on the platform but is very active in uploading videos on the stories feed), JPP is a master of cryptic messages. They may mean nothing. They may mean a lot. Only JPP knows. (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

So next week is the final week underwear football season, the end of of Bucs volunteer OTAs. The week after is mandatory minicamp. (more…)

“I’m really getting sick of that guy.”

Despite the only sign of Tom Brady’s football demise being his birth certificate, a giant of NFL media cannot seem to accept Brady staying atop his elite game this season. (more…)

Expects huge year from No. 12.

In the mind of popular national sports radio and TV personality Adam Schein, you will often hear the following words from mic’ed up defensive players across the NFL this fall: (more…)

Rookie tight end Cade Otton.

It seems the Bucs took advantage of rotten college quarterbacks. (more…)

“I see Jason Licht… I see another quarterback… “

While peering into the near future with the Bucs, Joe’s good friend Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders forecasts a very interesting if not drama-filled training camp to break up the monotony of how a no-name fullback from West Soybean Patch State hopes to make the Bucs as an upback on the punt team. (more…)

Painful loss?

Joe is hearing a lot of non-believers out there when it comes to the Buccaneers’ offensive line.

Seriously. (more…)