“I’m All On Board”
July 14th, 2020
So how will the Buccaneers locker room react to Donovan Smith’s very public declaration that he has no interest in being “a lab rat” for the NFL? [read more]
So how will the Buccaneers locker room react to Donovan Smith’s very public declaration that he has no interest in being “a lab rat” for the NFL? [read more]

Sadist?
What the heck was Shaq Barrett thinking?
This feels like a cruel joke against Bucs fans and Joe is in stunned disbelief. [read more]

Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.
Joe has a hunch most Bucs fans will be nodding their heads up and down after reading this. [read more]
Behind a paywall at BSPN sits an intriguing review of Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. [read more]
No, this is not a cheap shot at how, at times, the Den of Depression hosted so many fans of visiting teams during the Lost Decade that it sounded like a Bucs road game. [read more]

Secondary evaluation offers mixed review
Raise your hand if you feel good about Ryan Smith representing the Buccaneers’ primary depth at cornerback. [read more]

Bucs DC Todd Bowles
Many people following the Bucs and even those who gander at a distance are of the mind the Bucs defense will be better this year. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Pardon the Bucs for feeling a bit blind-sided by Donovan Smith’s reluctance to play football this fall. [read more]

Not awful in pass game
Joe has been clear: Bucs running backs are below average and the team does not have a No. 1 back. [read more]
It’s always fun when a couple of NFL legends have fun on Twitter, and extra fun when one is a Buccaneer. [read more]
Yes, it’s likely every NFL player soon will have an option that lets them make a now-or-never decision to skip the entire 2020 season because of concerns related to The Sickness — and remain unpunished by their teams and the league.
But suppose a veteran player just wants to skip training camp? [read more]
The Bucs’ new Hall of Fame, $10 million tight end Rob Gronkowski says he sees a football game-changer coming just two months from now. [read more]

Bucs LT Donovan Smith.
Except for the subset of fans who for reasons unknown have been trying to run Donovan Smith not just off the Bucs but out of the NFL for years, few NFL fans have any idea who Smith is. [read more]
Now in his ninth season after being undrafted in 2012, former Pro Bowl safety Michael Thomas reflected on his career today, which included a take on new Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski. [read more]

Expects big season.
Adam Schein is not one to hold back opinions, good or bad. [read more]

Joe read this and wanted to vomit. [read more]

Major considerations ahead for Bucco Bruce Arians, explains one of his former players.
Max Starks played left tackle under Bucco Bruce Arians for many years in Pittsburgh.
The two-time Super Bowl winner knows the position, knows the Bucs’ head coach, and has strong opinions on Donovan Smith considering sitting out the 2020 season. [read more]