Anthony Nelson in 2020

Let the competition begin! (more…)

New Bucs safety Raven Greene talked to Joe and local media today after the sparsely attended spring practice session at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Bucs backup QB Ryan Griffin.

At least two quarterbacks at One Buc Palace knew of the Bucs’ draft plans before Roger Goodell stepped to the podium in Cleveland. (more…)

Joe is always fired up to learn a little more about the magic of Tom Brady from the guys who play ball with him. (more…)

Are the Bucs a one-hit-wonder? Or can the team show the league they are the dominant squad and Go For Two? (more…)

Joe loves the energy in Rob Gronkowski’s voice when he glows about how incredibly different life is at One Buc Palace versus at Two Belicheat Place. (more…)

“We can do it, O.J.”

Only one team in the Super Bowl era went undefeated, and that is the 1972 Miami Dolphins. (more…)

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

It seems the Bucs may have kickstarted the NBA trend of superteams into the NFL when they signed a bunch of big-name free agents and then hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy with them. (more…)

Can he get 1,000 yards again?

So we have reached summer. Oh, summer technically doesn’t begin until June 21. (more…)

It’s so beautiful that one must nitpick in order to find reasons the Buccaneers might struggle in 2021. (more…)

NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah.

Last week someone from Mike Tannenbaum’s “The 33rd Team” suggested Bucs rookie defensive end Joe Tryon was overdrafted. (more…)

Ex-NFL lineman weighs in

Last week Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles explained how 2021 is a different season even if you have the same starters. And once a team starts thinking it can waltz through a season, that’s when they get their backsides kicked in. (more…)

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Fifteen Super Bowl champions have tried and failed to repeat since Tom Brady turned the trick with the 2004 Patriots. (more…)

Missed new blood.

Just about everyone with a shot glass of common sense about the NFL is raving on the job Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht did in not just getting 22+1 starters back, but the luck of the Bucs bringing back all but one coach. (more…)

Joe never felt comfortable with the greeting, “Happy Memorial Day.”

Why? It’s not meant to be a happy day.

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Always the answer.

There is a split decision at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters, even on Memorial Day!

(Hey, there is no such thing as a day off from Bucs football at JoeBucsFan.com, no matter what the calendar may read.) (more…)

Nicknames for position groups in the NFL used to be a thing. (more…)

Joe’s going to take a break from thinking about Chris Godwin potentially playing for the Jaguars or Eagles in 2022 and focus on more soothing daydreams. (more…)

Joe cannot stand the pervasive narrative that the Bucs will “the hunted” this season and will feel the effects of getting every team’s best shot.

It’s accurate but nonsense at the same time. (more…)

Look out!

The reason why the Bucs won the Super Bowl in February? In Joe’s mind, you can start and end with Tom Brady. (more…)