The Defensive End Pickle
January 20th, 2018
May not hit open market.
Boy, the Bucs have themselves painted into a corner. [read more]

May not hit open market.
Boy, the Bucs have themselves painted into a corner. [read more]

Fantasy football fans know the name Orleans Darkwa.
And students of bad offensive line play know him, too. [read more]

Bad fit?
If you get paid, you better produce. [read more]

Ira gauges pulse of Bucs fans.
A couple of guys Joe is proud to be associated with had a meeting of the minds yesterday and, as one can expect, a good result could be heard. [read more]

Improving.
Joe is convinced the biggest disconnect between folks who work in the NFL for a living and paying customers — outside of the mystery of why Doug Martin was employed in 2017 much less getting 11 starts — is how those two parties view offensive lines. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Jason Licht says the NFL is a pass-fail league, and he’s right.
The grades are in for the 2017 Buccaneers and they get a big, fat “F.” Virtually nothing went right after a 2-1 start and Buc fans are naturally worried this slide will continue under the same braintrust. [read more]

Ugly analysis.
Apparently, some people need to be beaten over the head before they see the light, even if the light is blinding. [read more]

The Buccaneers’ coaching staff is fresh off season-ending internal evaluations that saved jobs — every last one of them.
And they passed another test, too.

Right guard J.R. Sweezy
Yes, the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig, The Big Dog, is still delivering thunderous opinions to tens on thousands of Bucs fans.
And he’s been rough on Bucs general manager Jason Licht for a while. [read more]
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Peering at the past.
It is the season of looking back. [read more]

Joe had a chance to chat with arguably the best, most knowledgeable NFL draft guy out there, the NFL Network’s Mike Mayock. [read more]

Ranked.
Thanks to a major overhaul last offseason, the Bucs don’t have to worry about wide receivers this winter and spring. When’s the last time that ever happened? [read more]
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Mike Mayock explains.
Yes, Bucs fans, there was actually something to smile about for the 2017 season. [read more]

“You’re spinning, Chucky!”
Jiminy Christmas, the amount of nonsense that Chucky was spewing this morning to the great Mike Florio on PFT Live nearly threw Joe out of his recliner. [read more]

Chucky talks about his big decision and what it means to coach in the NFL
Driving home to his Tampa estate after being inducted into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor last month, Jon Gruden, aka Chucky, says that’s when it hit him that he absolutely had to return to the sidelines. [read more]

He’s the Buccaneers’ best running back (for now) and he was talking about the future this week. [read more]

Talks about getting Jameis “back on track.”
Twice yesterday DeSean Jackson was told on national television that his starting quarterback regressed.
Actually, Jackson was being barked at, advised in a question on ESPN, “especially, I think your guy, Jameis Winston, regressed this year.” [read more]