“Don’t Ever Let Anybody Tell You You Can’t Do Something”
July 1st, 2019
Consider the Bucs sold on Peyton Barber, the guy who cranked out the 19th-most rushing yards in the NFL last year. [read more]

Consider the Bucs sold on Peyton Barber, the guy who cranked out the 19th-most rushing yards in the NFL last year. [read more]

Team building questioned.
With the exception of hiring Bucco Bruce Arians, Frank Schwab of Yahoo! Sports can’t see exactly how the Bucs improved in their quest to jump from two straight seasons of 5-11 to a winning campaign. [read more]

Harsh feedback.
Joe doesn’t believe in summer siestas. That’s why it is common during these steamy days for Joe to bring a laptop to a beach bar and bang away on the keyboard while enjoying the (ahem) summer scenery over a cold, frosty mass-produced domestic lager. [read more]

Prediction from NFL.com.
Back when Joe was a true football junkie in high school and college and Joe couldn’t read about and watch enough football, Joe used to rail to the heavens that Kellen Winslow (the good one) was not a true Chargers tight end but often a slot receiver the way Don Coryell lined him up. [read more]

Data implies faster action is necessary
Joe really likes the NFL’s computer-generated NextGen Stats because they’re not subjective in any way.
Technology tracks footballs and uniforms and out comes a mountain of granular data. [read more]
Joe’s heard a lot of rather empty talk from former Tampa Bay head coaches about their interest in welcoming ex-Bucs into the mix at One Buc Palace. [read more]
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Defensive line chatter.
Though Bucs fans know two sure starters on the defensive line, barring injuries, the third starter on the new-look 3-4 defense is a mystery. [read more]

Not progressing, says ESPN.
For those Bucs fans whose favorite recreation is to howl about the Bucs’ offensive line, loosen up those vocal cords. [read more]

Storyline.
So what will folks be watching for in the NFC South when the ball is in the air to start the season? The gang at BSPN’s “NFL Live” chimed in. [read more]

The Bucs didn’t draft an offensive lineman this year and definite starters Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet, Ryan Jensen and Demar Dotson have a combined 24 years of experience. [read more]
FOX-13, the wise TV channel that employs JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman on its pregame show during football season, also has a reporter who is all over the Buccaneers beat. [read more]

Waiting
If there ever was a need for the Bucs to have a running back break out of the darkness and lift this team, it exists now. [read more]

Fixing fundamentals.
Sometimes, things buried pop up at the oddest times. [read more]

Gets props from Bucs QB.
There is always one player from a draft who seems like a dark horse to make an impact. This year, that could be wide receiver Scotty Miller. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
In six months, Buc fans hope to refer to Joe Gilbert as Hercules. The man’s got some heavy lifting to do. [read more]

Hired!
Head coach Bucco Bruce Arians publicly shared his excitement for the veteran tryout players coming to Bucs minicamp early this month.
Today, one of them earned a contract. [read more]

Something to prove.
If the Bucs can’t somehow cobble together a winning season with Bucco Bruce Arians, it’s not Arians’ fault. [read more]