Shaq’s coaches weigh in

It makes sense. After winning a Super Bowl, a player might focus more on personal goals. (more…)

New special teams ace?

Barring injury, it is unlikely to expect first-round draft pick, edge rusher/outside linebacker Joe Tryon to be starting. (more…)

Bucs DC Todd Bowles.

One would think the guy in charge of a defense holding arguably the best quarterback in the NFL without a touchdown the last time it played a game, would be somewhat pleased with his squad’s development. (more…)

Busy understudies

Media largely was banned from the Buccaneers’ practice yesterday, Day 2 of offseason training activities known as OTAs. (more…)

When a 12-time Pro Bowler talks, Joe pays attention. (more…)

Bucs’ biggest foe.

There is but one obstacle in the mind of a uber NFL insider. (more…)

Loves playing with Gronk.

It’s only natural for a guy considered to be the best on a team at his position to get a bruised ego if the team brings in someone as good or better than him. (more…)

He is the reason.

Joe used to get angry texts from folks who worked at One Buc Palace, frustrated beyond belief because they claimed Joe was too negative. (more…)

“New salary cap is going up how much?”

You see that bright ray of light coming from Carlton Davis and Chris Godwin’s houses? (more…)

Bucs legend Warren Sapp still pays close attention to his Buccaneers, even though he’s been ousted from mainstream media for more than six years. (more…)

The wild and unprecedented July hype coming for our beloved Buccaneers will start earlier than expected. (more…)

“Tommy, we’re going to light people’s arses on fire.”

With OTAs in full swing, for those who show up, it gives a chance for football fans to start debating the best the NFL has to offer. (more…)

Large bonuses available.

If the Bucs successfully complete their stated mission for 2021, “Go for Two,” Bucs furniture-tossing, bicycle-throwing receiver Antonio Brown will likely make a lot of bank. (more…)

One of the crimes in the wake of lockdown restrictions to help deaden the spread of The Sickness last year was that Bucs fans were robbed of witnessing in-person football’s equivalent of Halley’s Comet.

That would be a Bucs Super Bowl-winning season. (more…)

Steals from best teammates.

Joe has already written how Tom Brady will leave a lasting footprint on the organization for years to come. (more…)

Health report.

So we all know now that Tom Brady worked out and presumably threw passes to Bucs receivers on Monday. (more…)

Rehab status update.

Hey, O.J. Howard is alive! (more…)

Discusses missing players.

On Monday, as many as nine Bucs offensive players along with Tom Brady worked out at the New York Yankees’ minor league complex, a 25-minute walk (by Google Maps measurements) from One Buc Palace. (more…)

Rookie Grant Stuard

Now is the time of year that a Mr. Irrelevant draft pick needs to impress coaches at every turn. (more…)

Joe sees a lot of confusion on social media regarding why Tom Brady and many of his offensive mates are training a quarter mile away from Bucs headquarters on a New York Yankees field when they have been blessed to do the exact same thing — on their own schedule — at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Bucs backup QB Ryan Griffin.

(As expected, here are notes from today’s OTA practice that was open to the pen and mic club. It was mostly position work, seven-on-seven and 11-on-11. No pads other than helmets. No hitting or tackling, though Joe did see a linebacker get too handsy on a harmless short pass route and knocked receiver T.J. Simmons to the ground. That’s a no-no and the defender got hollered at for it. Like Joe detailed earlier, no starters were in attendance unless you count Giovani Bernard as a starter.) (more…)