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Guys, things are rolling really quickly in the NFL. Before you know it, the Bucs will have a press conference to announce their new 10-sack edge rusher (Joe dreams). [read more]

Thinking maybe a receiver?

Bucs legend Mike Evans will be 32 next month. As fans saw last year, he still is superior. But age is slowly creeping up on Evans. [read more]

Joe’s always looking for clues on the inner happenings of the Buccaneers, and this feels like a significant one. [read more]

Wants a solid edge rusher.

Apparently, even Gerald McCoy is fed up with the Bucs’ lack of an edge rush. [read more]

Graham Barton opens up.

After 1,000-plus snaps last season, Bucs center Graham Barton has a microscope on his performance — and that’s not just about what happens after the snap. [read more]

Job security.

Look, Joe is a big fan of Antoine Winfield. But how he went from breathtaking All-Pro status to being an afterthought was stunning. [read more]

Rookie Bucs OC Josh McDaniel.

Rookie Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard wants something that might not soothe Bucs fans. [read more]

League-wide interest.

One thing other than defenders not wrapping up ballcarriers that drives Joe up a tree is when on third (or fourth) downs, quarterbacks go turtle. [read more]

Chris Godwin

So Tuesday word broke that Chris Godwin’s camp agreed with Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht to extend a deadline that would have forced a dead money hit on the Bucs’ salary cap. [read more]

MVP candidate?

The carcass of the 2024 season is barely cold and already folks are wagering on the 2025 season. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

So a premier NFL insider says his new 2025 mock draft is based on “doing it from talking to people, using my ears.” [read more]

Remember when the slimy Saints and their head coach Sean Payton let stud edge rusher Trey Hendrickson walk out of their building to Cincinnati in free agency? [read more]

After celebrating the 2025 salary cap increase, Joe thinks it’s the ideal time to share Tristan Wirfs’ comments about the Buccaneers potentially trading for beastly Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett. [read more]

Affordable.

The reasons for the Bucs not going out and getting an established edge rusher are about dried up thanks to an NFL news release today. [read more]

How many Häagen-Dazs ice cream bars should Joe have in the freezer at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters when the free agency siren goes off in 19 days? [read more]

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Short in stature, long on impact. [read more]

Bucs QB coach Thad Lewis.

The Bucs may have lost a top, young up-and-comer in the NFL when Liam Coen bolted to the Jags. However, The Athletic believes the Bucs were able to retain the services of another. [read more]

Buffalo CB Rasul Douglas.

Anyone who just casually reads this site knows Joe has one singular goal, want, desire if not demand for the Bucs when the free agency dinner bell rings in two weeks. [read more]

Visionary, says NFL.com.

Boy, now this is a tough grading curve. [read more]

Smoke signals.

This seems to Joe that the odds (whatever they may be) that Bucs receiver Chris Godwin may return for the 2025 season just got better. [read more]