High standards.

One would think the usual happy-go-lucky Cody Mauch would be content. [read more]

Incoming terror.

Prickly Pete Prisco of CBS has been banging the drum for Bucs 2023 first-round pick Calijah Kancey. Prisco has gone so far as to anoint Kancey as a future NFL superstar, and that this year Kancey will become known throughout the NFL as a beast to fear. [read more]

Says lefty QBs can be tricky.

The Dixie Chicks return the same offensive coordinator. Mostly the same players. And the same head coach. [read more]

Iconic retired Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski says the Bucs were his side piece and they recently broke up. [read more]

Interesting offensive angle.

Even with Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan on the shelf, don’t try to tell Joe the Bucs can’t pass the ball. [read more]

Rachaad White

Disclaimer: Don’t bet if losing will ruin your day, week, month or year. 

Betting The Bucs is a window into Joe’s pregame wagers tied to Tampa Bay. Joe would say it’s all in fun, but this is serious business. [read more]

Will every Tampa Bay fan and Altanta fan watch tomorrow’s Bucs-Falcons game and walk away thinking the Bucs defense is a relentless, swarming, attack-dog unit forcing the action and fearless on every snap? [read more]

Starter tomorrow.

No, no, no, Joe doesn’t want to hear excuses for anything Charlie Heck does tomorrow in Atlanta, barring an injury or a teammate tripping him up, or an opponent cheap-shotting him. [read more]

The Buccaneers ranked 21st in the NFL last season in completions of 40 yards or more.

MVP Lamar Jackson was No. 1. Baker Mayfield was nestled on the list behind Russell Wilson and just ahead of Joe Flacco, two quarterbacks that combined for the same 17 starts Mayfield had. [read more]

Baker Mayfield will be fine.

The Bucs are too good of an offense and the Dixie Chicks still have too many questions on defense, even if they had a good draft. [read more]

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Rookie Jacob Parrish is not just a slot corner.

Joe knows there are Bucs fans panting over the possibility that starting cornerback Jamel Dean is benched or waved goodbye. [read more]

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In this spot one year ago, Todd accurately predicted all eight NFL division winners. Todd takes his best shot again for the 2025 season. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Plantation Palms. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, TuneIn and other platforms.

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New contract.

Earlier this summer, a stat floated around Twitter that had the Bucs with 82 percent of their roster consisting of guys the team drafted. [read more]

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Joe’s been back on the WDAE airwaves every Saturday since February. Varying times.

Todd Bowles.

Cool advanced stats matchups between the Bucs and the Dixie Chicks as both teams kick off the 2025 season tomorrow. [read more]

Two points to get out of the way.

First, 10-7 is a strong record befitting of strong teams. Besides Lovie Smith’s 2012 Bears, 10-win teams in NFL history are nearly always very good. (Those Bears opened 7-1 and imploded; then the Bucs hired Lovie.)

Second, Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman, the venerable JoeBucsFan.com columnist, says the Bucs are an 11-win team. “And I’m not budging!” Kaufman barked. “This team is damn good.” [read more]

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Week 1 is here, and draft guru Sean Sullivan is all over players to watch and why.

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Teammate shares observation.

All 160 pounds of Bucs rookie seventh-round pick receiver Tez Johnson are ready for his regular season debut.

But what will it look like? [read more]

Budding stud?

You want a sleeper Bucs superstar? A former Bucs defensive lineman has one for you. [read more]

Newly rich man.

UPDATED: Zyon McCollum is no less than $35 million richer this afternoon. That’s because he got a new contract from the Bucs. [read more]

Who’s out Sunday?

When Bucs coach Todd Bowles spoke with the pen and mic club after practice today, he mentioned four players who will not suit up in Atlanta on Sunday to open the season. [read more]