According to the trumpeting on SiriusXM NFL Radio this morning, our beloved Buccaneers have retained the less popular LSU linebacker who wears pewter and red. [read more]

Very happy man.

Last night, a former Bucs offensive coordinator, through no effort of his own, may have already become a leading candidate to be an NFL head coach in 2020. [read more]

#ItsABucsLife

Joe doesn’t know who is the culprit making the gravest of mistakes here, the Chiefs or the Bucs. [read more]

Returns.

The Bucs new kicker is the old kicker.

And that is Cairo Santos.

Per Ben Levine of ProFootballRumors.com, Santos and the Bucs reached an agreement where Santos will continue to miss kick field goals for the Bucs, a franchise simply cursed by place kickers for much of the post-Chucky era.

Santos was No. 36 in the NFL last year for field goal percentage on made field goals. From 20-39 yards, Santos was perfect as he was on extra-points. From 40- to 50-yards-and-over, Santos struggled making only half his attempts.

New Bucs receiver.

Even with the jettisoning of malcontent wide receiver DeSean Jackson and fellow receiver Adam Humphries going to greener pastures in Tennessee, it seemed the Bucs were still fairly good at receiver with what was left over. [read more]

UPDATED: 6:53 p.m. – The Bucs freed up a cool $3 million this evening by punting their punter, Bryan Anger.

And now they have a new one.
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UPDATED 6:07 p.m. – The Buccaneers’ linebackers crisis is less worrisome this evening, unless their shiny new free agent signing is going to play safety. [read more]

The Bucs’ first 28 hours into free agency has been about as boring as watching Kyle Moore hunt quarterbacks during his days as a Bucs defensive end.

Names that could help keep finding teams outside Tampa.  [read more]

Returns.

Joe has no idea if career backup quarterback Ryan Griffin is expected to be a No. 2 quarterback or will continue to be inactive on game days. [read more]

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Now that a gargantuan contract has been bestowed upon Kwon Alexander by the 49ers, the Bucs have 10 other linebackers on their roster to consider.

You won’t need to sit down to read this. And your socks certainly will stay on your feet.
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Should Bucs jump at bargain?

So, yeah, the Bucs have damn near maxed out on Team Glazer’s Mastercard. So instead of that summer vacation in the Bahamas, the budget only allows for a road trip to the Ozarks. [read more]

A culture of losing hasn’t yet killed Tampa’s allure.

Whether we like to admit it or not, agents often heavily influence what city their free agent clients should choose when mapping out a strategy for their new team. [read more]

Justin Watson, right, was among yesterday’s Bucs winners.

Yesterday’s big winners in the world of the Buccaneers were wide receivers Chris Godwin and Justin Watson. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

So malcontent wide receiver DeSean Jackson got his wish yesterday: He got traded from the Bucs and his new team, the Eagles, even tossed him a contract extension. [read more]

Think for a moment about where the Buccaneers sit in the NFL landscape.

Coming off back-to-back 5-11 seasons, they have no salary cap room, a garbage defense and an inconsistent quarterback. [read more]

Prefers warmer climate?

UPDATED 8:02 a.m. – Joe isn’t sure how to decipher this but it seems that stud free agent linebacker C.J. Mosley has had it with playing in a cold-weather city. [read more]