For Joe, the insider takes on Tom Brady never get old. [read more]

Hater

Everyone remembers Super Bowl general manager Jason Licht’s famous quote a year ago.

“I hate free agency.” [read more]

Flash poll posted at 8:48 a.m.

The missing link?

When you have a loaded team, your biggest need may bring about a chuckle. [read more]

“Keep playing Tom.”

Joe’s favorite quarterback and one of the greatest to ever lace them up, Joe Montana, was on BSPN to talk, what else? [read more]

“He said what?”

Now Mike Garafolo of NFL Network is not one to just throw feces against a wall hoping something sticks. [read more]

Slot WR released Wednesday.

Yesterday afternoon, Joe brought word from Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian saying on SiriusXM NFL Radio that Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht should not tag free agent Chris Godwin, and if Godwin’s asking price is too rich, then wave goodbye. [read more]

Chris Godwin

The Buccaneers have six more days to pick a pending free agent on their roster to slap with the franchise tag, essentially locking him up in Tampa for one more season. [read more]

A Tom Brady friend and former teammate, a guy new to the media world, weighed in on Bucs free agency and seems to be in agreement with general manager Jason Licht when it comes to one area of building the roster. [read more]

Free agent value gauged.

From one ex-Jags running back to another, Playoff Lenny may not be that coveted. [read more]

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Whoopsie!

The gang over at Football Outsiders has decided to break down the NFL stars by division. As you can expect, the Bucs dominated stars in the NFC South. [read more]

One way for the Bucs to free up cash to keep their Big 8 free agents is to extend contracts. [read more]

Backup plan?

Only a fool would suggest in a passing league the most important position on defense is not a pass rusher. [read more]

“Tom, that’s enough football.”

Joe will guess that most of the CBS-TV audience watching last night’s “Late, Late Show” with James Corden heard what they felt was a cute, heartwarming story of a famous and wealthy couple in love, sharing a confetti-filled moment seconds after the Bucs won their second Super Bowl in the House That Sapp Built — supermodel Gisele Bündchen and park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting, handshake-stiffing, jet-ski-losing, biscuit-baking, tequila-shooting, trophy-throwing Bucs Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady. [read more]

Washington DT Levi Onwuzurike.

As it stands now, the Bucs, with the 32nd pick in the NFL Draft, could damn near go anywhere. [read more]