Joe’s got the calendar alarm set.

At noon on March 10, the 2025 NFL free agency frenzy begins. [read more]

Still a Jags target?

If someone told Joe that Bucs fans lit fireworks in the cold of yesterday morning after word got out that Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen was staying, Joe wouldn’t be one bit surprised. [read more]

“Baker, you really think I wanted to work with a Dabo Swinney quarterback whose head has been infected with Urban Meyer?”

So this is weird: A couple of guys on Mike Greenberg’s podcast were talking NFL, including Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen, but Greenberg wasn’t on his own podcast. Strange. [read more]

Liam Coen

Jaguars radio play-by-play man Frank Frangie let loose on his 92.5 FM radio show in Jacksonville today. [read more]

If you were new Raiders co-owner Tom Brady, who would you target to overhaul your team culture?

First, you’d want to play puppeteer and find a general manager whose loyalty is firm. [read more]

Sin City bound.

Tom Brady did it. [read more]

Contract detail.

Well here’s a very interesting tidbit about Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen’s new contract with the team to keep him in Tampa. [read more]

“Liam, you cannot find a good Cuban sandwich in Jacksonville.”

Well, here’s a very interesting tidbit from a guy Joe knows has a direct pipeline to Bucs shot-callers. [read more]

“Everyone wants to be in The Licht House, Mr. Glazer.”

Not only do ex-Bucs want to return to the Tampa Bay roster while current players take less money than they could earn on the open market, offensive coordinator Liam Coen just jumped at the chance to stay in Tampa and toss a potential head coaching opportunity out the window. [read more]

With Bucs offensive playcaller Liam Coen officially returning for the 2025 season, perhaps the rabid and divisive speculation of Todd Bowles getting fired this month will be put to bed. [read more]

Staying put.

Yup. Team Glazer jumped off the top rope Randy “Macho Man” Savage style with a checkbook.

With Elizabeth smiling from his corner.

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“I’m no Baker Mayfield. Check yo’ sheet.”

OK, was last week’s fumble between Baker Mayfield and Jalen McMillan on a jet sweep awful? Yeah. But Joe cannot say the Bucs lost in the wild card round because of Mayfield, that’s harsh. [read more]

Fun with the delete button.

Goal posts were moved on Bucs fans yesterday. [read more]

Bucs OC Liam Coen.

It is the NFL. Good coaches come. Good coaches go. Sometimes quicker than players. [read more]

Team Glazer isn’t powerless.

When it comes to paying NFL coaches and front office people, anything goes. [read more]

Future with Bucs?

It was Oct. 21 in a Monday night home loss to the Crows with the Bucs frantically trying to get back into the game when Chris Godwin dislocated his ankle. [read more]

Big rookie year rewarded.

Anyone who watched more than one Bucs game this past season knows this was a no-brainer. [read more]

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The latest.

These are words many Bucs fans don’t want to read. [read more]

Lasting pain.

So most NFL teams employ a 24-hour rule after a win or a loss.

Agonize or celebrate for a day and then let it go. Ancient history. [read more]