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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Not long ago, Justin Evans had the look of a rising star. Now, he’s an afterthought. [read more]
Teammate talk
What is a greater obstacle for Tom Brady this season, Father Time or the infection known as losing that has spread through the Buccaneers organization for more than a decade? [read more]
Bucs GM Jason Licht
Draft-night words from general manager Jason Licht have proven telling and are playing out uniquely in this unprecedented NFL offseason. [read more]
Scoping out news.
If a handful of Bucs are working out at a secluded gym in a warehouse section of town, or dudes are pumping weights at a well-known chain fitness facility, or at a high school field throwing around a football, it’s a good bet that Kevin O’Donnell of WTVT-TV Channel 13 sniffs it out. [read more]
The Bucs have dabbled quite a bit in veteran safeties in recent years: T.J. Ward (2017) and Darian Stewart (2019) come to Joe’s mind first.
The former Pro Bowlers were one-and-done with Tampa Bay, meaning they each played a season and then were completely out of football. [read more]
Offensive chatter.
The No-Risk-It-No-Biscuit offense of the Bucs will continue. [read more]
Discusses rookie season.
It was a weird rookie season for Bucs kicker Matt Gay. [read more]
Funky exercise.
Now this is an exercise Joe’s never seen before. [read more]
A Patriots Super Bowl hero five years ago is like all of us; he can’t wait to see how well Tom Brady plays in a Buccaneers uniform. [read more]
Fourth-quarter feedback
There is no question that one reason Tom Brady signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent was because of Bucco Bruce Arians. [read more]
“How bout I freakin’ rank you, Simms. Then you can go cry to your daddy. Why don’t you text Griese and ask for an optometrist referral.”
For Joe, this evaluation of Tom Brady is all about perspective and upgrades, not reality. [read more]
Key offensive player?
Joe would argue that the critical factor to how well the Bucs do on offense will come from the running backs. Not everyone agrees. [read more]
The Buccaneers’ first true franchise quarterback (1978-1982), Doug Williams, a front-office honcho with the Redskins and a friend of JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman, will finally have a big-screen movie made about his story. [read more]
One guy has a lot of street cred when he talks about Tom Brady and the extreme expectations that come with a legendary quarterback arriving to a crappy team. [read more]
Cool stat.
Yes, last year Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis was second in the NFL in passes defensed with 19. And a stat suggests that stat is no fluke. [read more]
Dismissed by NFL sources.
If an opinion piece wrapped around a piece of information gathered from an NFL source(s) is true, park-violating, home-invading Bucs quarterback Tom Brady and new tight end Rob Gronkowski are more a curiosity factor than a concern for NFL defensive coaches. [read more]
Rival talks Bucs
It’s unclear what the 2020 Bucs offense will look like, especially on opening day after a freakish offseason.
And that’s on the mind of a guy charged with stopping that offense. [read more]
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
You can’t build it through Zoom meetings or command it from a team podium. It has to grow naturally, through time, but it is an essential element of any winning franchise. [read more]
Battle two obstacles.
This is going to be tricky as tricky can be. [read more]
Last chance in 2020.
Easily the most asked question by Bucs fans to Joe centers around a defensive player. [read more]
