The Tampa Bay talent pool was thinned by the losses of big names in Adam Humphries, Brent Grimes, DeSean Jackson and Kwon Alexander this offseason. (Can’t put Gerald McCoy in that category yet.)
But the Bucs did add lesser names in Brashad Perriman, Deone Buchanon, Shaq Barrett and super-valuable punter Bradley Pinion. [read more]
In the final edition of the Tampa Win Cup podcast, Todd reads the open letter Lightning owner Jeff Vinik wrote to the fans two years ago. Is another letter forthcoming to apologize now? Todd thinks so and wonders why the Lightning seemed more interested “growing the brand” with new uniforms prior to the NHL trade deadline rather than adding an impact player.
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Joe has decided to document highlights of Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians captured when he coached Arizona during the inaugural season of “All or Nothing,” a “Hard Knocks”-like miniseries by NFL Films that follows a pro or college team throughout a season and is exclusive to Amazon Prime. Joe hopes these highlights will help Bucs fans learn what to expect from the 12th coach in franchise history. This series of posts will appear periodically until the days leading up to the draft later this month.
As Bruce Arians and the Cardinals (7-2) prepare for the Bengals (8-1), both Arians’ relationship with his quarterbacks and how badly mental errors can destroy a team are highlighted.
If you’re like Joe and believe the NFL’s annual game schedule announcement is the equivalent of Christmas morning or an invitation to join a Bucs cheerleaders’ beach party, then you’ll appreciate this rumor buzzing around Twitter today. [read more]
If people are trying to figure out the battle plans of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht for next week’s draft, feel free to read into this what you wish. [read more]
There’s a lot of positive head-nodding and warm hearts around One Buc Palace when it comes to the guy who had Bucs employees and fans pulling their hair out last year. [read more]
Joe has made clear what he thinks of this nonsense about drafting an inside linebacker over someone who can get to the quarterback. The British have a word for it: rubbish! [read more]