Gil Brandt: Chris Godwin Should Stay Put
March 9th, 2021
Prediction.
When one of the greatest personnel guys who ever lived speaks, Joe is listening. [read more]

Prediction.
When one of the greatest personnel guys who ever lived speaks, Joe is listening. [read more]

Free agent CB Patrick Peterson.
So eight-time Pro Bowl corner Patrick Peterson will very likely hit the free agent market. And one national stenographer claims it’s a good shot his next employer is Team Glazer and the Bucs. [read more]

Door open for a reunion.
Last week, NFL.com floated the idea of former Bucs great Gerald McCoy returning to Tampa Bay. [read more]
What a great example of a quality pass rusher hitting the market and potentially being a one-year signing to bolster a Super Bowl defense. [read more]

Reaching.
Some people are doing major hopscotch to make a case for the Bucs acquiring mercurial Browns receiver Odell Beckham. [read more]
So what will a Tom Brady contract extension look like and really mean? [read more]

Nearing new deal with Bucs.
It seems just a matter of time before we learn park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting, handshake-stiffing, jet-ski-losing, biscuit-baking, tequila-shooting, waffle-grilling, trophy-throwing, Bucs Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady will be leading Tampa Bay for a bit longer than the 2021 season. [read more]

He knows players’ worth.
Now here is an interesting way of looking at free agency. [read more]

One reason only one team has slapped the franchise tag on a player this year is because the NFL has yet to finalize its salary cap for the 2021 season. [read more]

Sacks king Shaq Barrett
A friend of general manager Jason Licht was talking Bucs free agency on national TV this morning. [read more]

Stressful times for Super Bowl GM Jason Licht
Hopefully, you’re among the blissful Bucs fans still celebrating the Super Bowl win and caring little about anything else. [read more]

Status.
On the field, he may be the most underrated starter on the Bucs’ front-seven. [read more]
Poll posted at 3:19 a.m. and closed at 1:58 p.m.

Bucs GM Jason Licht.
While the Bucs just had one of if not the greatest defensive effort in Super Bowl history, that doesn’t mean the Bucs are absolutely loaded with talent. [read more]

Impressive career.
Now Joe has stated many times the top three free agents the Bucs must bring back are sack king Shaq Barrett No. 1A, receiver Chris Godwin No. 1B and kicker Ryan Succop No. 2. [read more]

Carlson Palmer during his days with Bucco Bruce Arians
Did the NFL learn a lesson from the Buccaneers’ Super Bowl victory last month? [read more]

Learning through defeat.
The way the Chiefs curb-stomped the Bucs in the first quarter of their regular season meeting, many, many folks didn’t give the Bucs a chance in the Super Bowl. We all saw that. [read more]
While Joe loves Super Bowl kicker Ryan Succop and how he restored long-lost decency to the Tampa Bay kicking game, Joe realizes the Bucs might have better options. [read more]

Simple football horse sense.
Why does Joe go on and on about a pass rush? Nothing changes a game more defensively. Nothing hides holes on a defense like getting after a quarterback. [read more]