“Not much in the NFL dumpster this year, Mr. Glazer.”

Once upon a time in 2015, general manager Jason Licht was all fired up about having the No. 1 NFL waiver claim position so he and the Bucs could clean up when cuts were made around the league. [read more]

Peyton Barber has a load riding on his shoudlers

Perhaps the safest best in Tampa is Peyton Barber getting his second season to shine as the Buccaneers’ No. 1 running back. [read more]

First thing is first.

Though the Bucs got a rare three-day weekend off as the suits comb through the hundreds of unwanteds searching for a gem under a rock, the coaching staff has but one focus before a week from today at the Den of Depression. [read more]

Forget it.

LeSean “Shady” McCoy, as one could expect, quickly found a new home. [read more]

Update.

A week from today, the Bucs open the 2019 regular season by hosting the 49ers. And there’s word out of San Francisco that should get the attention of Bucs fans. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 8:27 p.m.

Bucco Bruce Arians called general manager Jason Licht into his office and this is what they came up with. [read more]

Like most 30-year-old running backs, certainly the ones unemployed at age 29, Andre Ellington wasn’t good enough. [read more]

Gone

Now you can officially put Noah Spence in the bust column on the resumé of general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Swings deal.

UPDATED 4:58 p.m. – For the Bucs fans who constantly holler and have sprained an ankle from stomping on the floor over the offensive line, this is what you have been waiting for. [read more]

Team Glazer is winning the battle for eyeballs

Through a dozen training camp practices and two preseason games this year, Joe commissioned a survey of 200 random Bucs fans in attendance. [read more]

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Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman puts a bow on August

BY IRA KAUFMAN
The Sage Of Tampa Bay Sports

This is a tale of two coordinators.

It was the worst of times for the defenses of the Bucs and Chiefs in 2018, so the culprits had to take the fall. [read more]

Officials need practice.

Damn, Joe is going to enjoy this Bucco Bruce Arians. [read more]

Update.

Keep your fingers crossed, Bucs fans. [read more]

As of 11 p.m. last night, the Tampa Bay area was still very much in the Cone of Uncertainty as Hurricane Dorian strengthens in the Atlantic Ocean and barrels towards Florida’s east coast. Brevard County ordered a mandatory evacuation.

(Initial projections had Hurricane Dorian traveling right over Joe’s house. SOB!) [read more]

First round of cuts announced.

The Bucs have to whittle down the roster to 53 men by 4 p.m. Saturday per NFL guidelines. The first wave of cuts was waved goodbye to already. [read more]

Roster move.

For those thinking Bucs sackmeister Jason Pierre-Paul would be ready in September to snap on a chinstrap since he appeared on the Bucs’ sideline last week without his neck brace, think again. [read more]

Five sacks, four forced fumbles, an interception, a touchdown and 17 tackles for loss, Lavonte David was a monster with Mike Smith’s 2016 Buccaneers defense, the best third-down defense in the NFL that year. [read more]