Strong Position
July 27th, 2020
Ndamukong Suh
Some would say when you have a six-time Super Bowl champion at quarterback, that’s your strongest position. [read more]

Ndamukong Suh
Some would say when you have a six-time Super Bowl champion at quarterback, that’s your strongest position. [read more]

Ranked
It seems a national analyst has issues with a Bucs shot-caller. [read more]

Sounds a warning bell.
Tampa is scheduled to host the Super Bowl on February 7, 2021. The Bucs have not been shy, stating the team is gunning to be the first NFL squad to play in a Super Bowl stadium that also is their home field. [read more]

Detractors believe a couple of things will catch up to or already have caught up with park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady. [read more]

The NFL really is Big Brother now, at least for this season. [read more]
While rookie Tampa Bay running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn can’t wait to silence the doubters, Ronald Jones is talking a big game, too. [read more]

Bucs RT Tristan Wirfs
Joe is going to type this post under the premise that Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith will not opt out for the 2020 pandemic-tainted season. [read more]

“Jason, tell’em to email me box scores and film links, not zip files.”
“If you gotta have a computer tell you to go for it on 4th-and-2, you’re getting your ass kicked. You ain’t going to make it. The computer said, ‘Go for it because you’re likely to win the game.’ No, you’re going to get your ass kicked.” — Bruce Arians, February 2020.
Bucco Bruce Arians has about as much use for analytics as he does bottom-shelf whiskey. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Mark Davis can be a bit of a buffoon at times, but he is one of only 32 NFL owners and his words have consequences.
Although the son of Hall of Famer Al Davis can’t wait to roll out that shiny $1.8 billion stadium in the Las Vegas desert, Davis sounded a cautious note in a recent interview with ESPN. [read more]
Many third-round-pick running backs have torn up the NFL in recent years.
Fourth- and fifth-round backs have kicked butt, too. But none have been wearing pewter and red. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.
What Joe sort of feared would happen likely will. And it is not good news for Bucs fans. [read more]

Bucs safety Jordan Whitehead.
Just about every position on the Bucs is all wrapped up as we anxiously await training camp next week. [read more]
[UPDATE: 10:12 p.m.]
In 10 days (or sooner) Donovan Smith must come up with an answer.
Joe’s having flashback to 2010 and LeBron James’ “The Decision.” [read more]
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All-Pro, Super Bowl champ safety Tyrann Mathieu thinks 42-year-old Tom Brady has an important thing in common with the rookie version of Mathieu, who entered the NFL with Bruce Arians seven years ago in Arizona. [read more]
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Time for flexibility?
It might be time to break out the shotgun more often. [read more]

Expects big play from Bucs QB
Could Tom Brady have the best season of his career in 2020? One former Pro Bowl running back thinks so. [read more]