“I’m going to do it with your guys, Dirk.”

Joe often says the Buccaneers are the greatest soap opera in sports over the last 10-plus years. [read more]

Meets with Bucs.

So let’s suppose you cut checks for one of your assistant coaches to travel to two different spots of our republic and personally work out and meet with two players at the same position he coaches. What would that tell you? [read more]

Urgency from Bucs rivals

The unbridled euphoria surrounding the Bucs hiring Bucco Bruce Arians sure didn’t last long.

One big free agent signing would have kept the momentum going. Instead, the Bucs approached free agency like they didn’t trust themselves to nail it. [read more]

Smart move.

The Bucs had one of the most dangerous wide receiver groups in the NFL before this offseason. [read more]

What a treat it was. Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian dove deep into the stunning class of defensive linemen in this year’s NFL Draft on SiriusXM NFL Radio last night. [read more]

Needs to tackle.

LSU cornerback Greedy Williams may look like Chris Rock but NFL people aren’t laughing at any one-liners about Williams’ allergy to tackling. [read more]

Nailed it.

[So often we love to pound on people who get stuff wrong. Joe deals with this crowd daily. But how about we give credit to someone who gets something dead-on right? That would be former Bucs quarterback Chris Simms. A year ago he barked about something with the Bucs that proved so accurate it is spooky. Joe is going to re-publish this article because it is still relevant a year later. Hat tip commenter “LUVMYBUCS.”] [read more]

Joe has been very busy the last couple of weeks gathering information swirling inside the walls of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Rare talent or over-hyped?

If you are one of those folks who want to see a quarterback crumpled on the ground with defensive players doing choreographed dances around him, Rashan Gary may not be your kind of player. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

All of a sudden a 5-11 football team is going to get picky? [read more]

Joe’s a big Adam Humphries fan but the revisionist history on the guy is getting a little out of hand. [read more]

“I blame the beard on Chris Conte.”

The moves (and non-moves) by the Bucs the past two weeks or so seem to indicate the powers that be at One Buc Palace believe it was coaching, not personnel, responsible for 22 losses the past two years. [read more]

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Downgrades Bucs draft.

It’s always tricky to be judging a team’s draft before most of the drafted rookies have even signed professional contracts. [read more]

Visited Bucs.

[UPDATE: 6:01 p.m.]The Bucs aren’t done shopping yet. [read more]

Fitz speaks

Riding a five-game losing streak as a Bucs starter that featured him giving the football away like it was freakin’ Halloween candy, Ryan Fitzpatrick found himself a starting job (for now) and a market that wanted him.

What a country! [read more]

Mississippi State DE Montez Sweat.

UPDATED 4:31 p.m. – If some Bucs fans are spooked by recent news that monster edge rushing specialist Montez Sweat of Mississippi State has an unspecified heart issue that was reviewed during physicals at the NFL combine, a noted sports physician suggests there is no need for alarm. [read more]

It sounds like Donovan Smith wants or needs a proverbial kick in the ass. [read more]