Joe finally finished the research. [read more]

Ronald Jones

Lost in the thrilling throttling of the Packers that sent our beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Super Bowl was Ronald Jones carrying the ball 10 times for 16 yards. [read more]

Tom Brady is candid

Guys like Joe Buck and other network game broadcasters meet with starting quarterbacks, key players and coaches prior to each game.

It’s the NFL’s way of making the broadcast better, smarter and insightful. [read more]

“Whatever works, Tommy.”

Evidence has been thrown out by a couple of old quarterbacks (here and here) that an ancient dog like Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians can learn new tricks. [read more]

A member of Tom Brady’s freshman football class at the University of Michigan, soon-to-be Hall of Fame cornerback/safety Charles Woodson, was talking about his old friend this week. [read more]

Evolution of inside linebacker.

When Michael Vick was a sophomore at Virginia Tech and tore apart college football with his Brett Favre-like gun of an arm and wheels that maybe we hadn’t seen again until Lamar Jackson broke out at Louisville (against Florida State), Vick damn near beat Florida State on his own in the national championship. [read more]

Serious Bucs fans will remember that newcomer backup center A.Q. Shipley made two starts this season before a career ending neck injury.

It is the 34-year-old’s 12th NFL season, and his third team under Bucco Bruce Arians, so Joe was very interested to hear him speak last week. [read more]

Super Bowl-winner Phil Simms.

When Super Bowl-winning quarterback Phil Simms was the primary game analyst for CBS’s coverage of the AFC, he called some of the biggest games for the best teams in the conference on a weekly basis. [read more]

Five-time Pro Bowl cornerback and former Buccaneer Aqib Talib is now a rising media star hosting one of Joe’s favorite podcasts: Call To The Booth.

Nobody calls it straighter than Talib, and he does a lot of homework. [read more]

Linked to Bucs.

Here’s a fun little break from Super Bowl LV coverage for Bucs crystal ball grazing. [read more]

You know the world has changed when Sean Murphy-Bunting is getting phone calls from The Jim Rome Show for a visit. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The startling rise of the 2020 Buccaneers can be credited to many factors, led by the signing of Tom Brady.

Devin White’s play has been critical, Ronald Jones continues to improve and Ryan Succop’s reliability is a godsend.

Those are key developments, yet I’m going elsewhere. I’m going with pocket change. [read more]

Super Bowl-winning QB Phil Simms.

Former Giants quarterback and current CBS Sports talking head Phil Simms doesn’t believe in holding back his thoughts on football. [read more]

Changed man

Finally, finally, finally, someone associated with the Bucs who knows Bucco Bruce Arians extremely well is saying that the Tampa Bay head coach has changed. [read more]

Ian Beckles and friend.

As most Bucs fans were, former Bucs guard and popular local sports radio personality Ian Beckles was riding high on the fumes of the Bucs winning the NFC Championship on the road over the Packers. [read more]