Pining For Donald Penn
June 5th, 2018
Trade proposal.
An iconic voice of Bucs past is smelling the smoke of a potential trade. And he wants the Bucs near the fire. [read more]
Trade proposal.
An iconic voice of Bucs past is smelling the smoke of a potential trade. And he wants the Bucs near the fire. [read more]
What does the future hold?
“You are what your record says you are.” — Bill Parcells. [read more]
Still haven’t replaced him.
You know the guy is a legend when he’s been gone for over a decade and the team he starred for hasn’t come close to replacing him. [read more]
New era
Yes, the Bucs mightily fought to the finish last year to the great appreciation of coaches, ownership and executives.
No quit in those Bucs, they claim. But things are changing radically at One Buc Palace. [read more]
Growing reputation.
Even the folks on the set of the NFL Network know it. [read more]
Hang on to the ball.
When glancing at the NFL landscape, plenty of players could change the outcome of the 2018 season virtually by themselves. [read more]
Tampa elementary school principal Kristina Alvarez walked up on the small Pinellas Park stage at a foundation fundraiser Friday night and proudly sang the praises of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.
School was out, but she was working the room. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Let ’em gush about Doug Martin in Oakland. There’s talk he might beat out Marshawn Lynch as Jon Gruden’s workhorse back.
That’s OK, too. The Bucs are moving on.
It’s been six weeks since Tampa Bay dumped a two-time Pro Bowl back — and the only question is what took so long. [read more]
Lofty expectations.
It seems someone needs to take a cold shower. And no, not because someone just came back from Clearwater Beach where a bunch of Hooters calendar girls were frolicking. [read more]
An extreme mystery of the 2017 season lies in one stat. When in the red zone, Jameis Winston attempted just one pass all year to DeSean Jackson. One!
But it was a very different story when Ryan Fitzpatrick was on the field. [read more]
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Inside track to start? (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
The way the Bucs have ordered reserve offensive lineman Caleb Benenoch to work exclusively at right guard, and who the hell knows what is going on with J.R. Sweezy, it sure seems like Benenoch has a legit shot at starting there come September. [read more]
Was 2016 really good?
A lot of folks are jumping up and down about the rebuilt Bucs defensive line. Joe understands why. [read more]
More chatter about change at One Buc
A huge Dirk Koetter theme of this entire offseason, going back to the day after the 2017 season ended, was that the Bucs’ playcalling is just fine and the offense simply needed to execute better — aka hit the open man.
So it continues to baffle Joe that some local media don’t want to see what’s in front of them. [read more]
A couple of respected and full-time NFL analysts got together to evaluate quarterbacks under 30 years old in four categories, and America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, did not make the cut while seven QBs did. [read more]
Discusses new helmet rule.
If Dirk Koetter is paranoid about the new helmet rule perhaps changing the game we know and love, he sure hasn’t let on about it publicly. [read more]
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Rebuilt body. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)
If nothing else, Bucs defensive end Noah Spence looks like an Adonis. Dude is all rocked up. Chiseled. [read more]
Insane personnel moves by two previous Bucs coaches still have Bucs fans drinking heavily.
Which Bucs team will show up for Dirk Koetter this fall? Will it be the team that virtually came from nowhere and damned near made the playoffs in 2016? [read more]