Says he’s back!

UPDATED: 12:03 p.m. – Joe checked the blue checkmark. It is not a fraudulent account. Playoff Lenny is coming back, reports a trusted NFL insider. [read more]

Bucs WR Tyler Johnson.

Joe has stated since the Bucs are all-in with their effort to “Go for Two,” Joe doesn’t want to hear one damn word about “development.” The word should be banned from the confines and practice fields of One Buc Palace in 2021. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

You’ve heard the story before: Teams who win in free agency lose during the season. [read more]

Improvement, no decline.

Joe hates to be repetitive, but this pulls back the curtain a little on why Joe often posts things from former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho when he talks Bucs. [read more]

Yes, it was explosive little Scotty Miller who led the Buccaneers in yards-per-catch last season, and he crushed it through the playoffs at 20 yards per reception. [read more]

Bucs backup offensive tackle Josh Wells

One comical line from Bucco Bruce Arians last season came on his radio show after the Saints choked out the Bucs on Sunday Night Football in November. [read more]

The Buccaneers treat their paying partners extraordinarily well, from the local dying newspaper and other media outlets, to the fans who buy all their tickets.

In fact, Tampa Bay recently won an incredible honor from the NFL for the seventh time in nine years. [read more]

O-line learned to dominate.

Left tackle Donovan Smith was made available to the local pen and mic club by the Bucs today, the first time he spoke publicly since the night he and his teammates won the Super Bowl. [read more]

The secret to Donovan Smith’s success is no secret, he explained today on radio. [read more]

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For 3 1/2 years, The Free Stretch has been right here at JoeBucsFan.com after being heard on several radio stations dating back to 2006. Bobby also hosted a national show on Sporting News Radio. [read more]

Ex-QB explains

For those who like to wager in states that are smart enough to offer legal sports betting, the Bucs are currently a -159 favorite to win the NFC South on DraftKings, one of the major online sportsbooks.

That means if you bet $100, your return would be $163 if the Bucs win their first division crown since the 2007 season. [read more]

A Buccaneer has delivered a rare look at the behind-the-scenes world of Tom Brady. [read more]

Speculation.

If the Bucs somehow coax furniture-tossing, bicycle-throwing receiver Antonio Brown and Playoff Lenny back for another year, that’s like a freaking fantasy football roster, which is what the Bucs had last year. [read more]

Free agent pass-rusher.

A guy who has been one of the better pass rushers in the NFL the past decade has been reduced to one-trick pony status. And while his days with the club that drafted him may be over, this man currently is bouncing from NFL city to city looking for work. [read more]

Hall of Fame GM Bill Polian

There is one critical component to repeating as Super Bowl champs that few if any teams are able to master. [read more]

“You see what it says on top of the spreadsheet, Glazer? ‘Super Bowl champs.'”

Bucs fans liked to talk about 2021 Bucs free agents being eager to give the team a “hometown discount,” aka returning on the cheap for the gift of playing with Tom Brady in a state without income tax — for the city that holds the new Lombardi Trophy. [read more]