Last season, Bucs receiver/returner Jaydon Mickens was targeted eight times when the Bucs faced the Giants.

He was never thrown to again by Tom Brady. (more…)

Imagine saying “No” to Tom Brady. (more…)

Bucco Bruce Arians was playing a little sports psychology today on Day 1 of mandatory minicamp at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Last week we heard Bucs all-world manbeast right tackle Tristan Wirfs generously credit right guard Alex Cappa for being a key to his development. (more…)

Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.

Would it shock you to learn the Bucs ranked 24th in the NFL last season in yards per carry? (more…)

Respects Bucs’ relationship-building.

In the past few weeks, you just cannot get away from it. (more…)

Bucs DC Todd Bowles.

In three months, almost exactly three months from tonight, Sept. 9, the Bucs not only will raise the championship banner at The Licht House, but also will play host to the Dallas Cowboys on NBC. (more…)

“Boy, I tell ya’ Jason, that Brady is making people ’round here a boatload of money.”

Yesterday on the best damn football show on radio, “Movin’ the Chains,” heard weekday afternoons exclusively on SiriusXM NFL Radio, there was chatter about what’s going on inside the walls of One Buc Palace. (more…)

Bucs QB Tom Brady.

So recently, prickly Pete Prisco of CBS Sports detailed his annual list that makes him a marked man. (more…)

Tom Brady gives a daddy hug to Ke’Shawn Vaughn

It’s extremely rare for Joe to type anything fantasy-football related on these pages because Joe fantasizes primarily about Bucs wins and cheerleaders.

But Joe has had lots of fantasy success (football) in recent years and frequently wagers on the over/under, single-game rushing totals for Bucs running backs. (more…)

His May knee surgery is in the books, and it seems Antonio Brown is already training without a knee brace leading up to Bucs mandatory minicamp kickoff tomorrow. (more…)

New deals. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Regular readers know Joe has a simple philosophy: Don’t fix what’s not broken.

And when you win a Super Bowl, things aren’t broken. (more…)

Top 100 ranking.

Last year you could divide Devin White’s play as “BC” and “AC.”

“Before Covid” and “After Covid.” (more…)

CB Cameron Kinley.

[UPDATE: 1:51 p.m.] Joe mentioned this guy once during rookie minicamp because he made a nice pick and housed the ball. (more…)

Did workouts lead to title?

Watching the Bucs’ final three playoff wins yesterday on NFL Network revealed all kinds of “What ifs?” (more…)

Innovator.

So the Bucs having unsupervised veteran practices at One Buc Palace is the wave of the future? That’s what Albert Breer of SI.com thinks. (more…)

Bucs QB coach Clyde Christensen.

So what makes Tom Brady tick? If NFL owners and suits and coaches could figure that out, they’d be worth just about Jeff Bezos-cash. (more…)

Set up trip to Super Bowl.

This play is so popular, it was even discussed on a recent edition of “The Ira Kaufman Podcast,” though it happened back in January. (more…)

Thankfully, these days are over.

So yesterday one of the greatest Bucs killers of all time was (finally) shipped out of the NFC South after months of rumors that he was on the trade block. (more…)

Vita Vea is one of many Bucs infected by COVID-19 before 2020 training camp began

Joe remembers how much emphasis Bucco Bruce Arians placed on “beating the virus” when the Bucs convened for training camp last year — and how much his players were cautioned to be COVID-safe prior to camp. (more…)