“Dancing bear.”

Last year the Bucs broke out the checkbook to find help for stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. [read more]

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Heavyweight fights shouldn’t happen so early, but here. we. go. The Hype Edition of the JoeBoltsFan podcast looks broadly at the matchup that, in the end, our Lightning could not avoid.

Bullies versus Bolts, are you ready Tampa Bay? Keys to the series and Tom hits on a few of the many ways this thing can go. In the words of the honorable Judge Mills Lane: Let’s Get It On!

Fans are loving the new JoeBoltsFan podcast with Tom Lang, lifelong Lightning fan, Clearwater native and popular personality at ESPN Tallahassee.

Bucs fans know Lang from The ScuttleBucs podcast, but do not fear, Lang knows his beloved Bolts inside and out.

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Like the Bolts? Give this a listen. It’ll be here every Friday through the Lightning playoffs.

Go Bolts!

No fire to this smoke.

Joe thought it was more than a little odd the last couple of days. [read more]

Next up?

There stood chiseled Brent Grimes at the Miller Lite Bucs Uncensored/JoeBucsFan draft party last night.

As Grimes played cornhole and mingled with fans, Joe wanted to cover the guy in bubble wrap and hire him a bodyguard. [read more]

It won’t top the 700 passionate Bucs fans in the house last night, including Brent and Miko Grimes and Mr. Derrick Brooks, but it will be the place to be — especially with Tampa Bay having three picks tonight.

Join hundreds of fans at Buffalo Wild Wings in South Tampa for Rounds 2 and 3. The fun continues.

Be there!! Joe will be in the house with the Stick Carriers and The Commish. Raw energy and Bucs love everywhere.

You may thank America.

In the NFL, especially in the 21st century, a team that doesn’t have a quarterback is an NFL gerbil. [read more]

Ruthless.

When teams bring in players for private workouts at a team facility, it’s basically another in a line of job interviews. [read more]

Next Buc?

There was no “run” on running backs in the first round of last night’s NFL Draft.

Plenty are on the board for your Buccaneers, who could use a baller to complement/compete with Peyton Barber. [read more]

Big No. 93, the six-time Pro Bowler on the Buccaneers’ defensive line, is fired up for the newest Tampa Bay defensive lineman. [read more]

A giddy Jason Licht takes the lectern at One Buc Palace to discuss both his first round pick Washington defensive tackle Vita Vea and the haul he pulled off trading the No. 7 overall pick for the No. 12 pick of Buffalo’s including their two second round picks.

Hear the head coach’s news conference tonight after the Bucs selected Vita Vea.

Legend.

You want to talk about a beast? You talk about Vita Vea. [read more]

Have at it Bucs fans. [read more]

Got him.

Jason Licht is one happy man. [read more]

Well Bucs fans, you have a new defensive tackle. His name is Vita Vea from Washington. [read more]

Defense! Defense! DEE-fence!

It’s coming back to Tampa in a big way. [read more]

Thievery.

Joe is so happy he just might dance with Miko at the Commish/JoeBucsFan party — she’s here! [read more]

GM Jason Licht

Dreams do come true!

Your Buccaneers have just traded down with the Buffalo Bills for a pile of picks. They get the No. 12 overall pick tonight and two second-rounders, No. 53 and No. 56 overall.

It’s going to be a very busy Friday night, unless the Bucs wheel and deal back into the bottom of the first round tonight.