The tribe has spoken.

The monarch of the PFF tribe and his gang of Dr. Zaius-like football elves hijacked Peter King’s “Football in America” column this morning on NBCSports.com as Mr. King drinks snobbish stout at a Red Sox game. [read more]

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Former four-year NFL quarterback Brady Quinn has become quite a big voice as a daily host on SiriusXM NFL Radio, which obsessed NFL fans talk about with a reverence usually reserved for religion, cheerleaders or a favorite beer. [read more]

File this into the back of your head as you watch the Bucs defense this season.

One of the more successful Jets players under Todd Bowles last season explained that Bowles wasn’t a very aggressive defensive chieftain. [read more]

Concerning revelation.

This is something you never want to read about an NFL player much less a running back. [read more]

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Loads happening in the world of the Bucs and Joe tackles some of it head on. Mike Evans checks in for an exclusive interview, as the Monday Morning Joe podcast is presented by Bill Currie Ford, home of the nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles, and Discount Garage Doors, Inc.

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Run game under microscope.

Bucco Bruce Arians’ edict that the Bucs don’t need a stud running back to win will be put to the test this fall. [read more]

Not worried.

Yeah, the Bucs lost the hero of the joystick jockeys, malcontent wide receiver DeSean Jackson, and much more reliable Adam Humphries this offseason. [read more]

Quibbles with national scribes.

Ian Beckles had words of caution for Bucs fans. [read more]

“Hey, Ira, there are cameras on me at a news conference. What the hell are you doing standing there.?”

A challenge Joe threw at Bucco Bruce Arians elicited one of the head coach’s most interesting comments of the offseason. [read more]

Job locked up?

Is it already a done deal that rookie fifth-round pick, kicker Matt Gay, will be the Bucs’ opening day kicker when the for the home opener against the 49ers in September? [read more]

It’s Father’s Day and the Bucs sort of have a new daddy in Bucco Bruce Arians. He’s older than every former Tampa Bay head coach since Sam Wyche. [read more]

O.J. Howard seemed to punishing himself back in May during an exclusive chat with JoeBucsFan.com, almost blaming the injuries he’s suffered the past two seasons on himself. It felt awfully harsh.

Before June minicamp ended, Howard elaborated. [read more]

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Huge expectations.

Football, the purists say, is a team game. Maybe so, but one guy can sure turn around a team. [read more]

Banking on hope?

The Bucs are sure putting a lot of stock into guys that have yet to prove anything in the NFL. [read more]

Bruce Arians makes a prediction.

If you pay attention to special teams, you know the core cover guys are mostly linebackers and defensive backs, with a backup receiver and a tight end sprinkled in. [read more]

Behind Matthew Stafford?

It may not be as bad as one thinks. [read more]

Simple request.

Joe never understood why so many Bucs fans so despised former stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. Apparently, neither did Gary Shelton. [read more]