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March 29th, 2019
Jordan Howard = Peyton Barber.
Since Bucco Bruce Arians arrived in Tampa Bay as head coach, he has been singing the praises of Gale Sayers Peyton Barber. [read more]

Jordan Howard = Peyton Barber.
Since Bucco Bruce Arians arrived in Tampa Bay as head coach, he has been singing the praises of Gale Sayers Peyton Barber. [read more]

Be aggressive.
If there is one word to describe how Bucco Bruce Arians will direct his team, it’s pretty easy to figure out. [read more]
In a surprise move this afternoon, former Bucs commander Greg Schiano announced he won’t be the Patriots defensive coordinator this year after all.
Schiano issued a statement that said he wanted to focus on faith and family to avoid regrets later in life.
No word on whether Bill Belicheat will try to lure Mike Smith out of retirement.
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Bucco Bruce has plans for JPP.
Just from listening to Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians, he seems to be a big believer in matchups. [read more]

Shaun Wilson photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sometimes it’s what you don’t say — or who you don’t mention.
Bucco Bruce Arians had one of those moments in a resort hallway this week before breakfast with media at the NFL Owners Meetings in Arizona. [read more]
Worried Bucco Bruce Arians won’t have a massive impact on offense because he’s not calling plays this season?
Consider what he said Tuesday morning during a very casual sitdown in Phoenix with Joe and three other Bucs reporters. [read more]

Unleashed.
Did Bucco Bruce Arians tip off the Bucs’ draft plans at No. 5? [read more]

Bucs WRs make him smile.
When Bucco Bruce Arians first came on board as Bucs coach, he used to shake his head and sigh when thinking of the receivers he had on his roster, sort of like the way Joe reacts when he gawks at his poster of Rachel Watson. [read more]

Dangerous deep threat.
Lost in all the hand-wringing the past couple of years over the nonsense of malcontent wide receiver DeSean Jackson is that the Bucs very likely had a more dangerous weapon on the roster. [read more]

“Hey, Jensen, you hear what Bruce Arians just said about me?”
Head coach Bucco Bruce Arians delivered perhaps the most candid answer to one of Joe’s questions about a player in a long, long, long time. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Bruce Arians worked on his golf game over the weekend in nearby Chandler, but by the time he got to Phoenix, he missed a 2-foot putt. [read more]

Coming to Tampa.
The Bucs aren’t fooling around. Nor should they. [read more]

Bruce Arians goes national with his deep love of Peyton Barber (story and video)
Bucco Bruce Arians was talking about the core elements of our beloved Buccaneers on NFL Network yesterday. [read more]

Somehow, Bucs TE Kellen Winslow got called for pass interference on this touchdown play, which cost the Bucs a playoff berth and changed NFL history. This play is now reviewable.
It wasn’t just the Saints who were robbed. [read more]

Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer talks to Joe
Season 10 in Bucs colors for Gerald McCoy is uncertain, especially after yesterday’s chatter from Bucco Bruce Arians.
But what are Team Glazer’s thoughts on the status of their former franchise player? [read more]

Gets love from Bucco Bruce.
A lot of Bucs fans are outraged at AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and are screaming for his scalp. [read more]

Tactics, not a sentence.
A whole lot of folks — especially those who talked themselves into believing Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has been nothing more than an overpaid Da’Quan Bowers throughout his career — are of the mind the Bucs already decided to throw GMC overboard from the pirate ship. [read more]

Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich
Joe had many chat targets at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix this week. A lot of mileage was put on the ol’ sneakers at the posh and expansive Arizona Biltmore resort.
Browns new head coach Freddie Kitchens was one of those guys.