Joe struggles to believe Rob Gronkowski will play for the Bucs this season, O.J. Howard will be desired by Bucco Bruce Arians, and that lost-a-step Cameron Brate will be worth the money at 31 years old. (more…)

Flashed.

Remember, Bucs fans: Tampa Bay selected No. 32 overall, last in the NFL draft. That’s the penance the team paid for winning the Super Bowl a year ago. (more…)

Non-believer.

The voice of NFL Network, a guy who calls Bucco Bruce Arians a friend, sounds a bit flabbergasted by the Tampa Bay quarterback situation. (more…)

Baker Mayfield is available?

Now this made Joe hit the rewind button — in part because of what Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian’s son does for a living. (more…)

Teams are desperate

Desperation breeds tolerance. (more…)

Free agent guessing.

The tribe has spoken. (more…)

Crafty.

Now this is why this dude is often thought of as the best in his field. (more…)

Busted by surgeon.

Joe wasn’t going to touch the recent Antonio Brown nonsense — the video of an MRI of his troubled ankle with an alleged doctor pointing out Brown’s injuries. (more…)

Crazy numbers.

Joe wouldn’t expect pushback after typing that Mike Evans is the best receiver in Bucs history. In fact, you really can’t argue against it. (more…)

Saved a penalty.

It is widely known in league circles that Bucco Bruce Arians thinks the world of quarterback Blaine Gabbert. (more…)

Robert Hainsey

You would have to be quite a longtime Bucs fan to identify the last time the Bucs used a premium draft pick (Rounds 1 – 3) on an offensive lineman and the guy was a bust on the field. (more…)

No fan of Blaine Gabbert.

Yesterday Joe suggested the motive behind Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians talking up unsigned career flop Blaine Gabbert as Tom Brady’s successor was a sales job to brace Bucs fans in case the team fails to find a better option. (more…)

Priority.

Who knew Sara Walsh played guitar? (more…)

“Watch and wonder, Byron.”

Is Joe still mired in a bad dream?

Will Bucs fans wake up tomorrow with their ring tones mysteriously changed to Bucco Bruce Arians yelling, “April Fools!” (more…)

“Derek, if you come to Tampa, we will have to hit up The Undertow. But only after we get wings at Hooters on John’s Pass.”

A look at the best passers of the past four years got Joe thinking. (more…)

“Reload?”

Joe doesn’t think Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians decided to return for the 2022 season to lead a rebuild. (more…)

One last chance?

Brace yourselves, Bucs fans. And please try not to throw your bowl of Wheaties across the kitchen. (more…)

Defense better than believed?

Now if Joe were to ask you straight up if you thought the Bucs defense was any good last year, if you were honest, you’d probably say, “They were OK.” (more…)

No. No. No.

Joe is having one hell of an ugly 2014 flashback.

And as one popular 2014 personality used to say, the spin stops here. (more…)

Bucs QB Coach Clyde Christensen opens up.

Legions of Buccaneers fans want Tampa Bay to pass on expensive Pro Bowl quarterbacks and/or creepy, sleazy quarterbacks and to ride with second-year man Kyle Trask. (more…)

YAC value.

Want to know how good of a receiver Bucs free agent Chris Godwin is? If you value YAC, you value Godwin. (more…)