So what has new defensive line coach Brentson Buckner been talking about behind the scenes at One Buc Palace?

Joe has an answer. [read more]

Exactly one freakin’ decade ago, Joe fired up this website and never turned back — obsessing 24/7 about all things Buccaneers on these pages.

It all started with a laptop, a dream and Joe’s beloved Bucs — and about $500. [read more]

Bonding on the field and off

One observing multiple Bucs training camp practices would see that Gerald McCoy and Jason Pierre-Paul have similar taste in music, and there’s lots of beastly bonding going on between the two perennial studs. [read more]

Talks OL bodies.

Joe had a funny feeling back several months ago about the right side of the Bucs’ offensive line. [read more]

It’s tough to fully judge running backs in Bucs training camp. It’s just not real football.

Breaking tackles is not part of the equation — by design — and not everything is full speed. [read more]

Ryan Jensen wants fans to pay attention

The question had to be asked of the Buccaneers’ very expensive new center. [read more]

It’s easy to forget that Jason Licht invested a 2016 fourth-round pick into Ryan Smith and that Smith was effectively a rookie getting a ton of snaps in 2017. [read more]

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No joke.

It seems some have really twisted the words of Bucs coach Dirk Koetter and began connecting non-existent dots that DeSean Jackson is benched or will be jettisoned. [read more]

Eye-popping data.

Want to know why Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht got an extension? [read more]

Man without a position?

Andy Benoit sensed this since the day the Bucs drafted Kendell Beckwith. [read more]

Bonded with a young fan in a bad situation.

On face value, it irks Joe that it seems the Bucs franchise does less and less to try to connect with fans each year. [read more]

Minor eye-openers include DeSean Jackson

It’s an annual tradition. Before the first preseason game of the year, NFL clubs are required to issue an official but unofficial depth chart for the roster. [read more]

Could this be the year?

Obviously, when a team picks a guy in the second round at a position of terrible need, there are high hopes for the guy. [read more]

So what’s really going on with starting right tackle Demar Dotson, who is working in training camp largely outside of squaring off during team periods, aka live action?

It’s been four months since he had knee surgery that wasn’t considered major.
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Despite losing boot, returning to the practice field might be a while for Vita Vea. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Some good news for Bucs fans. [read more]

It seems the Bucs offense might have to get into a bit of a survival mode for Thursday night’s game. [read more]

Very rare post-Hard Knocks look at Dirk Koetter directing his Buccaneers. [read more]

Not his fault.

All through last year and seeing the Bucs defense torched worse than a camper shoving a hot dog directly into the middle of a flame, Joe was simply puzzled how this could be. [read more]