General manager Jason Licht

Interesting but meaningless comments this morning from Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht — 13 days and a few hours before the free agency frenzy begins. (more…)

“You believe that Mr. Glazer?”

Buccaneers legend Warren Sapp never misses a Tampa Bay game and he’s got a clear pipeline to a lot of key people in the organization. (more…)

Misguided evals.

Man, Joe cannot remember the last time such a high-profile player in his early 20s went from MVP candidate to suddenly sliding to where it now appears he could be headed to his final NFL team. (more…)

Retired LG Ali Marpet.

Pretty cool stuff from Albert Breer of SI.com about Bucs left guard Ali Marpet’s shocking retirement on Sunday. (more…)

Highly unlikely.

Joe has often says that Joe sincerely appreciates each and every reader (even the haters). If not for the readers, this site would not exist and Joe remembers that each day. Thank you. (more…)

Now Joe has written before how Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich does not like specific, direct questions (which is one reason why Joe believes Leftwich winces when he sees Joe at one of his press conferences). (more…)

Bruce Arians approved?

It’s a safe bet who will have the heaviest hand when it comes to picking the next Buccaneers starting quarterback. (more…)

Reaction.

Joe is not a golf guy. At. All. (more…)

“Josh, you think the Glazers will invite us back for the throwback game?”

The creamsicles are coming back, but not for a while. (more…)

Beasting Robert Ayers

Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht — or any GM — does not need a fortune to succeed making major improvements in free agency. (more…)

Raw data.

Joe noticed this in the comments the other day and it’s amusing that the words of Joe’s good friend Dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, “The Big Dog,” the late great Steve Duemig, still ring true. (more…)

NFL super insider Peter King

For some reason, NBC super insider Peter King was moved to type in his must-skim weekly column today that Tom Brady is a candidate to the return to the football field. (more…)

Comments surfaced.

Props to SI.com for digging up these quotes. (more…)

More QB roulette.

Joe has been clear in several posts that FS1 talking head Colin Cowherd likes to throw a lot of [stuff] against the wall and once in a while by sheer luck, it sticks. (more…)

Dynamic offense.

Good things happen when you score points. And the Bucs have proved that the past couple of seasons. (more…)

Lots of reflecting today on Ali Marpet retirement day.

Right now, Joe’s thinking about the Bucs’ big grand slam of the modern era. (more…)

“It’ll work out just right, Mr. Glazer.”

This may sound harsh, but if Pro Bowl guard Ali Marpet was thinking of retiring at 28 years old like he did today, then it’s clear that his heart was no longer in the game for whatever the reason. (more…)

Pro Bowl LG Ali Marpet.

Joe was as shocked as the next guy when he got an alert that Bucs Pro Bowl left guard Ali Marpet has retired. Joe spoke with him at the Pro Bowl last month in Las Vegas and there was zero inkling or sign that he was about to wear a pair of shoulder pads for the last time. (more…)