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Good morning, Bucs fans. Hope this helps brighten an otherwise depressing Monday. [read more]

Half the starting tight ends in the NFL earn more than $6 million per season.

Restricted free agent Cameron Brate earns about 90 percent less. [read more]

Bound to get better?

Bucs fans are an angry, aggravated lot these days. And Joe doesn’t blame them one bit. [read more]

With Brent Grimes and Robert McClain still unsigned, something has to give at corner in a hurry.

The Buccaneers passed on cornerback Morris Claiborne with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Instead, the Bucs traded down and selected the Rams’ leading tackler through the past three seasons. [read more]

Safety hunting.

A year ago, it was painfully clear how the Bucs felt about their safeties. [read more]

Returning Bucs backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick dropped a little insider peek into One Buc Palace last week.

And it was uplifting. [read more]

Just what interest?

Joe was doing a bit of research last night and noticed a piece typed by Ben Fennell of NFL Network. In particular, the breakdown was about free agent corner Trumaine Johnson. [read more]

Used?

There is something odd going on in the NFL. [read more]

Potential target?

This is something to keep an eye on. [read more]

The Tyrod Taylor trade opens a door

It’s a wonderful Saturday for the trade-down crowd, and a rough day for the fans who really wanted to see the Bucs lose to the Saints to close the season in order to help themselves in the 2018 NFL Draft. [read more]

Jason Licht is sniffing

Free agency already started for stud but injured cornerback Richard Sherman, who was launched from the Seahawks yesterday. [read more]

Selling the Bucs.

It seems America’s Quarterback is back to using his charm. [read more]

Target of Bucs?

Now Joe must confess up front to being unfamiliar with the source of this information. But going by the guy’s Twitter followers, some people of repute follow this source, as do NFL scouts. [read more]

Nobody writes a soap opera like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

You can’t make this stuff up. [read more]

Lotto time

Team Glazer signed off on a mammoth contract for wide receiver Mike Evans today.

He’ll be around a while.

Wow! [read more]

No.

Joe is convinced some folks just don’t watch games. [read more]

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How the Buccaneers evaluate running backs is a mystery.

After last year’s debacle, it’s hard to know what traits are valued in a back and which ones are frowned upon. [read more]

With the most salary cap room in the NFC and the worst-ranked defense in the NFC, the Bucs appear to be in a no-brainer situation entering free agency. [read more]