Reason to smile.

Music to the ears of Bucs fans. [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, we have to increase the cafeteria budget for the animals I’m bringing in.”

It’s time to start collecting.

Don’t step off the gas. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 11:05 a.m. Poll closes at midnight.

The Buccaneers’ new defensive tackle, Eagles free agent beast Beau Allen, is a man with a lot of cheerleaders at One Buc Palace, especially the guys in charge of the money. [read more]

Bucs’ GM speaks.

At one point, Joe was starting to feel sorry for Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Wise transaction.

There seems to be some silly accounting nitpicking going on on Twitter about whether the Bucs overpaid for defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. [read more]

Resilient.

It’s like something out of a twisted horror movie, though it is true and all too real. [read more]

The Bucs have addressed offensive line depth with a very familiar face. [read more]

Run defender, too.

Yeah, the Bucs traded for Jason Pierre-Paul specifically to put the friggin’ quarterback on the damned ground. [read more]

There’s always a little magic when Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman, goes on national television and radio with Mike Florio, the guru of ProFootballTalk.com.

Enjoy!

The conversation rolls from Jason Pierre-Paul to the Uber investigation into America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.

Breakdown.

In the big picture of the NFL, Joe can understand why national NFL folks are shrugging their shoulders about the near festive atmosphere in Tampa Bay because Jason Pierre-Paul is coming to town. [read more]

GM Jason Licht talks trade

Jason Licht went inside the evolution of the Jason Pierre-Paul trade. [read more]

The “building through the draft” company line used across the NFL sounds really sweet, warm and comfortable.

But it is misleading. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

This changes everything. [read more]

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“Coach, how’d you like that gift Mr. Licht got you?”

The addition of legitimate stud edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul and the overhaul of the defensive line has injected big expectations into the rest of the Tampa Bay defense. [read more]

Ali Marpet

Now make it three intelligent, film-junkie, ex-Buccaneers who see the return of Ali Marpet to guard as a significant upgrade all on its own. [read more]

Forgotten.

This actually has Joe stoked. [read more]

New York deemed expendable.

So why did the Giants part with Jason Pierre-Paul? [read more]

“Don’t worry guys, we will get there.”

This really shouldn’t be a surprise. [read more]

Reunited

One man’s trash …  [read more]

The apologies are being Tweeted at general manager Jason Licht.

Fans are literally poking the Buccaneers’ architect on social media with heartfelt cries for forgiveness. [read more]