Scary thought.

Joe is of the mind that outside of tight end, and maybe wide receiver, this Bucs team has little if any proven depth. [read more]

“Tom, you rarely miss.”

This is one example of when the PFF tribe can benefit society. [read more]

Man, this FOX-13 video got Joe’s juices flowing! It’s just a few glimpses of rookie manbeast offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs, but he certainly hasn’t been mowing down Doritos and mashed potatoes all summer.

There’s fresh news in the quest to safely return Bucs football — and all NFL football — on time for the start of the 2020 regular season. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

“We stop the run, then we hunt.”

That’s been the mantra of NFL defenses ever since George Halas and Vince Lombardi patrolled NFL sidelines, cussing out officials.

But times have changed — and it’s time for Todd Bowles to change. [read more]

Bucs rookie safety and likely starter Antoine Winfield, Jr.

Will Tom Brady, or more importantly Tristan Wirfs, Ke’Shawn Vaughn and Antoine Winfield, Jr., get one meaningful snap against a non-Buccaneer before opening day? [read more]

If Donovan Smith gives a thumbs up to sitting out the 2020 season because of his virus fears — and opts to bank his remaining guaranteed Bucs windfall in 2021 instead — how would the team respond?

And how many games, if any, might the loss of Smith cost the Bucs? [read more]

Joe is all for the NFL returning to play. If players want to play, then let the games being ASAP.

The messiness is in the details, and Peter King’s column today for NBC Sports laid out one example that leads to at least 20 more hypotheticals. [read more]

Do the Bucs have a coaching wizard on staff?

The 2018 Bucs defense was beyond atrocious. [read more]

“So Jason, it’s ‘Coach Brady’ now, eh? Where’s Byron?”

It seems Colin Cowherd is of the same mindset as Michael Lombardi. [read more]

Bucs WR Chris Godwin.

You can talk about every friggin’ stat you want to but there is only one stat more important than points. [read more]

Who better to try to explain the Tom Brady effect than a veteran player who made Brady’s Patriots his fourth NFL team? [read more]

COVID-19 concerns.

For those Bucs fans that dismiss messages from NFL players saying they may not play this fall, in particular Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith, a reassessment may be in order. [read more]

Last summer, NFL rushing attacks were analyzed by a retired stud running back and he reached a firm conclusion about the Tampa Bay run game: Ronald Jones would emerge as the top rusher but would represent the least productive No. 1 back in the NFL.

Again, that call was made one year ago. [read more]

Snubbed.

For those Bucs fans who felt NFL sack king Shaq Barrett was slapped in the face when he wasn’t named first-team All-Pro last season, get a load of this. [read more]

Last year, especially after cornerback Vernon Hargreaves was run off for serial loafing, the Bucs had one of the best defenses in the NFL. [read more]

Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith

Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com absolutely has been crushing it all week with news of the negotiations between the players union and NFL owners on how to handle the 2020 season. [read more]