Defends position selections.

Last year the Bucs ranked 19th in sacks with 38, which in this lost decade was fairly impressive given the standard this team had established. [read more]

Jets safety Jamal Adams

Re-posting of Joe’s now-telling exchange with Pro Bowl New York Jets safety Jamal Adams in January in Orlando. The Bucs drafted two press corners and a safety tonight …

Jamal Adams screamed at Joe today after the AFC Pro Bowl practice at Disney World. [read more]

Bucs add another safety

No team in the NFL seems to have more two-bit safeties and nickel corners than the Bucs.

It appears it isn’t enough. [read more]

“Jason, you sure you know what you’re doing at cornerback?”

Joe detailed this when the Bucs drafted cornerback Sean Bunting with the No. 39 overall pick in Round 2 tonight.

But it bears repeating with a little more depth now that Tampa Bay has selected another “long” corner in near the end of Round 3. [read more]

New Bucs CB.

UPDATED 11:17 p.m. – Last year, Jason Licht went after slow corners. [read more]

Trader GM Jason Licht

Gone goes the No. 70 overall pick.

The Bucs now have possession of No. 94 and No. 99, both third-rounders, from the Los Angeles Rams.

Joe smells running back and offensive line.

Bucs CB Sean Bunting.

New Buccaneers corner Sean Bunting, this year’s No. 39 overall pick, may speak softly, but that doesn’t mean he is short on swag. [read more]

New Bucs DB Sean Bunting.

Football coaches rarely invoke baseball but one time Joe heard a coach do just that and it made sense. [read more]

New Bucs rookie cornerback Sean Bunting

The Tuesday words of Bucco Bruce Arians are ringing through Joe’s head right now like a loud alarm clock after a hangover.

You remember when Arians cut off Sage JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman a few days ago. [read more]

Among the thousands of daily readers here, less than 1 percent like to share a comment or two, or 10. So Joe is firing up another draft-day open thread so you folks have a place to collect your prognostications — and be praised or laughed at later.

Have fun. Play nice. It’s not that hard.

Breakdown.

Joe has noticed a lot of folks freaking out about the Bucs drafting Sean Bunting from Central Michigan. [read more]

Potential replacement drafted

The Buccaneers’ scary stable of cornerbacks just got an injection of hope in the form of yet another second-round pick at the position.

Hallelujah! [read more]

New Bucs DB Sean Bunting.

Off the top of Joe’s head, the last time the Bucs had a Chippewas player on the roster, a man from Central Michigan, it was the immortal quarterback Dan LeFevour.

Joe hopes this new Bucs cornerback is a bit better.

Defensive back Sean Bunting was selected by the Bucs in the second round this evening.

Enjoy his highlights.

“God makes no mistakes.”

Damn, this Devin White has a career when his football days are done. TV and radio beckon.

But first things first. [read more]

Details plans for Devin White.

When Bucco Bruce Arians was sitting at the table on the stage of the media studio during Devin White’s introductory press conference, he was all professional and polite. [read more]

All that is left is hope.

So today is Devin White’s day. That doesn’t mean Joe has forgotten other Bucs subjects. [read more]

“Pay attention, doubters.”

The newest Buccaneer, Devin White, was introduced to local media today alongside shotcaller head coach Bucco Bruce Arians and general manager Jason Licht. [read more]