Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell.

Joe does not listen to draft podcasts until April. [read more]

Even better in 2025?

NFL folks like to say the biggest jump in play a player makes is from his rookie season to his second season. If that holds true for Bucky Irving, could the Bucs be looking at an all-time great? [read more]

Might be a tough call.

Joe tries to think objectively, when it’s reasonable to think objectively. [read more]

So Baker Mayfield led the NFL in interceptions last season, tied with Kirk Cousins at 16 picks. [read more]

Todd Bowles talks to former Bucs head coach Bruce Arians.

Bucco Bruce Arians once jumped on the field during a Bucs playoff game and smacked one of his safeties in the head.

The NFL fined Arians $50,000 and guess what the Bucs safety Andrew Adams said about it years later. [read more]

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He’s not a magician.

A stathead on Twitter compiled a research graphic on good edge rushers and how they produce year-by-year as they age. [read more]

A pass rusher, too?

Call Joe a round numbers guy. [read more]

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Slighted.

Team of the Decade? We’re halfway through the third decade of the 21st century and one could claim that the Bucs are the NFC Team of the Decade. [read more]

So CBS HQ dropped an interesting nugget yesterday.

The Bucs are the fourth team in the Super Bowl era of NFL history to lose an offensive coordinator to a head coaching job in consecutive seasons. [read more]

New/old gig for Larry Foote.

When the Bucs last had a powerful edge rush, their outside linebackers coach was Larry Foote. [read more]

NFL teams love to point to their records in one-score games as a way of spinning a positive projection.

It doesn’t matter whether they won few or lots of those games. [read more]

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NFL.com draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah.

OK, you know we are approaching draft season if Daniel Jeremiah holds a press conference about draft prospects. [read more]

All-Pro teammate has his back.

All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs didn’t just go to bat for a valued teammate. Wirfs belted one out of the park. [read more]

Please stay home.

Guys, things are rolling really quickly in the NFL. Before you know it, the Bucs will have a press conference to announce their new 10-sack edge rusher (Joe dreams). [read more]

Thinking maybe a receiver?

Bucs legend Mike Evans will be 32 next month. As fans saw last year, he still is superior. But age is slowly creeping up on Evans. [read more]

Joe’s always looking for clues on the inner happenings of the Buccaneers, and this feels like a significant one. [read more]

Wants a solid edge rusher.

Apparently, even Gerald McCoy is fed up with the Bucs’ lack of an edge rush. [read more]

Graham Barton opens up.

After 1,000-plus snaps last season, Bucs center Graham Barton has a microscope on his performance — and that’s not just about what happens after the snap. [read more]