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It’s hard to believe Bucs tight end O.J. Howard had most of the snaps at tight end last year. [read more]

Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith

O.J. Howard has big dreams. [read more]

“Ed, make sure Bruce takes one of those daily with his prune juice.”

Don’t worry, Tom Brady will fix the Bucs running game with A-list recognition at the line of scrimmage and raise the games of every other Tampa Bay player on the roster via championship leadership. [read more]

Targets RBs. A lot.

Based on this information, the Tampa Bay offense may be the design of Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians, but it will sure look a lot different this fall. [read more]

Cam Akers, J.K. Dobbins, the Bucs didn’t really want those running backs in the 2020 NFL Draft. [read more]

Predicts Bucs offensive look.

There’s a lot of chatter of late about how park-violating, home-invading Bucs quarterback Tom Brady will meld with Bucco Bruce Arians and his offense. [read more]

Doesn’t just throw footballs

The fierce, compulsively competitive nature of Tom Brady has been talked about and documented in many ways.

Today, a new anecdote was tossed out by a former Patriots beat writer. [read more]

Like any NFL backup quarterback, Ryan Griffin has a sect of fans (that extend beyond his family) who believe he can be a quality starter.

But Griffin is different than most. [read more]

Back in 2003, Joe was like most of you, overflowing with Bucs pride and salivating with anticipation for the start of the season in which the Bucs would defend their Super Bowl title. [read more]

Bucs backup QB Blaine Gabbert opens up

Joe gets this question a lot: [read more]

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Some things never change.

Charles Barkley will always be quoted. Tom Cruise’s movies will always make money. There will always be some new Beatles product on the market at Christmas.

And Dirk Koetter will say his guys simply have to do a better job in the running game. [read more]

Ke’Shawn Vaughn was the eighth running back drafted this year and that sticks in his mind. [read more]

With the addition of Rob Gronkowski, has any team ever had as many talented tight ends as the Bucs? [read more]

“Gisele, I really don’t want to play that guy.”

One national sports pundit is all over the Bucs to the Super Bowl. [read more]

Thanks to The Sickness, this is the weirdest football offseason Joe can remember. [read more]

Former Bucs G Ian Beckles.

Like most Bucs fans, former Bucs guard Ian Beckles is stoked over getting to watch his team five times in primetime this season. [read more]

Joe has enjoyed learning a lot about Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, and projecting their impact on a Tampa Bay roster loaded with guys very familiar with losing and horrible starts to seasons. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

In the mind of a personnel guy in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Bucs finished second. [read more]

“C’mon Mark, you were in my shoes once. You don’t hear me talk about Da’Quan Bowers.”

A lot of NFL folks don’t want to hear or read anything about draft grades the day or week after a draft. They say you should wait a few years. [read more]