“The Smartest Receiver In The Room”
April 20th, 2021
It only took a handful of months for Bucs fans to hear stunning praise after one of the drafts during The Lost Decade. [read more]
It only took a handful of months for Bucs fans to hear stunning praise after one of the drafts during The Lost Decade. [read more]

Former Bucs QB Shaun King watching a 2016 practice with GM Jason Licht
There’s some disagreement at JoeBucsFan world headquarters — and across Bucs fandom — as to what positions the Bucs should target in next week’s draft, if they target positions at all. [read more]

Busy man.
Sleepless nights are no longer a thing for Bucs fans. [read more]

Bucs WR Tyler Johnson.
Two rookies last year showed Joe enough to maintain hope. [read more]

Buckle up
Joe was really stoked listening to Mike Evans. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.
This subject seems to be bubbling to the surface and Joe thinks it is the ultimate in crazytalk. [read more]

Bit of a surprise for Bucs ILB.
This is cool data and may explain some things for Bucs fans when the smoke clears in two weeks after the draft is over. [read more]

Lavonte David
A little clarity on Bucs history has emerged. [read more]

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers proudly took center stage for a night of charity and celebration at Innisbrook Resort. [read more]

Philosophy seen with Bucs.
Joe went down the rabbit hole of YouTube last night and discovered a football gem. [read more]
Byron Leftwich seems to know he is a young offensive coordinator with one of the sweetest gigs in the NFL. [read more]
Bucco Bruce Arians is big on leadership and believes it’s vital to have it within each position group. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.
The Peacock network owns broadcast rights to the boring-arse Olympics. Friggin’ yawn. So Peacock has to find creative ways to market those trash sports. [read more]

Joe reads and hears a lot from players talking about Tom Brady’s unique fire and focus, but it’s a little different to hear it from a broadcaster. [read more]

Calling out the statgeeks.
Joe has referenced trying to keep an open mind when it comes to the calculator crowd and football. [read more]

Updates health
One bit of news that flew under the radar this offseason amid the Super Bowl-winning celebrations and bringing back the Band of Bucs was that park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting, handshake-stiffing, jet-ski-losing, biscuit-baking, tequila-shooting, smartphone-phobic, waffle-grilling, trophy-throwing, roller-coaster-scared, Bucs-Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady had knee surgery. [read more]