Head games

Joe is confident you saw a very calculated move by Bucco Bruce Arians on Day 1 of players reporting yesterday.

Think about it. [read more]

Management doomed him.

With the start of voluntary (keyword there) offseason workouts yesterday, the big news was that long-time stalwart of the Bucs defense, stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, was absent. [read more]

New Bucs OLB Shquil Barrett.

Meet new Bucs DE/LB Shaq Barrett, one of the not-so-big free agent signings of 2019.

He came out to chat with media today at One Buc Palace, Day 1 of the latest Bucs campaign. [read more]

Sage Ira called for the firing of GM Jason Licht late last year. Now he’s found one way to defend him in today’s column.

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Lay off Jason Licht on this one. [read more]

Ready to kiss Mike Smith’s coverages goodbye.

It is starting to smell as if Bucs defensive coaches last year tried to shove round pegs into square holes. [read more]

Thought-provoking nuggets from Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans today as most players reported back to work at One Buc Palace. [read more]

UPDATED: 1:27 p.m. – Your Buccaneers are back to work today.

But perhaps not all of them? [read more]

Not a smart pick at No. 5.

Joe just doesn’t get it. [read more]

Bruce Arians explains.

When Bucco Bruce Arians took over the Bucs, part of the reason is he believed he already had a budding young star quarterback with America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]

Talks to America.

Joe is frankly surprised these two guys are still on speaking terms. [read more]

Players report back for work today!

Inside One Buc Palace later today, Bucco Bruce Arians will be giving his Day 1, f-bomb filled speech that will talk about winning a Super Bowl now and getting the hell out of the way if you’re not willing to do everything on and off the field to help bring another one to Tampa immediately.

The reward for launching Dirk Koetter three months ago starts this morning. [read more]

Yes, Bucco Bruce Arians was asked to give a state of the linebackers address during a 1-on-1 interview recently. [read more]

Good luck finding a quarterback, other than Jameis Winston and David Carr, who started from Day 1 of his career and got a fifth season with the same team without making the playoffs.

Jameis is a true NFL rarity. [read more]

Ridiculed.

This is what happens when a dude only reads a lede sentence of an Associated Press story and claims to be well-versed in a team’s plans. [read more]

Joins pair of Bucs for out-of-state workouts.

Bucs fans who follow players on Instagram know they love to shoot video of themselves working out.

For the better part of the past month, Vernon Hargreaves has been posting video on the Instagram “Stories” feature of him grinding at One Buc Palace. [read more]

This November play ended O.J. Howard’s season. Kudos to the JoeBucsFan.com photographer.

You want to know one of the things flowing through the mind of head coach Bucco Bruce Arians?

Of course you do. [read more]

Bruce Arians was all over assessing Breshad Perriman and making him a Buccaneer

Once, twice, three times was a confidence boost for Bucco Bruce Arians when it comes to his new toy, speedy wide receiver Brashad Perriman.

Arians dove into his interest in Perriman on national radio last week. [read more]

Bucs LT Donovan Smith.

So free agency is virtually over. The only players left are either scrubs who have an over-inflated sense of worth and are waiting for Chucky to get drunk and offer them an outrageous contract, or dudes who are about to face the grim realities of forced retirement from the NFL (read: nobody wants you). [read more]

Still waiting on one snap.

Interesting words from Bucco Bruce Arians this week during the coaches breakfast at the NFL owners meetings in Arizona. [read more]

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