Gone.

Joe had long maintained there was one spot on the Bucs roster for two players. Which player would survive was unknown.

It appears we now know. [read more]

Former Bucs backup QB John Wolford.

Joe wonders what kind of input Baker Mayfield had in the release of Kyle Trask.

It’s a fair question when you consider Mayfield had a heavy hand in picking the Bucs’ offensive coordinator. [read more]

“Good research, Pete. Now, where did you get your intel?”

Recently, Joe typed a story about how CBS co-host Hailey Sutton was triggered by fellow CBS co-host prickly Pete Prisco when he declared the Bucs would be the No. 1 seed in the NFC. [read more]

NFL analyst can’t wait.

Whether Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht drafted Emeka Egbuka because he feared star receivers were getting too old, or whether it was a CYA move in case Chris Godwin missed games or Mike Evans’ hammies acted up (again), or whether Licht wanted the offense to hit a new level, we may never know. [read more]

Bad fit with Bucs.

So Kyle Trask is no more. Once a hopeful future franchise quarterback, Trask now joins the list of so many signal-callers thought to be Bucs saviors who never panned out for whatever reason. [read more]

Makes things happen.

Tez Johnson added another fan to his crowd of boosters over the weekend. [read more]

Some folks got mad at Joe on the Ira Kaufman Podcast last week for declaring Kyle Trask the loser of the No. 2 quarterback battle. [read more]

So last year Joe experimented on game days with a Betting The Bucs feature and it will be back this year in a slightly different form. [read more]

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Gone.

UPDATED: Joe never expected the following, especially for one of the league’s bottom-five pass defenses the last two years running. [read more]

For those yet to review all the preseason games and happenings of this past weekend, Raiders No. 2 quarterback Aidan O’Connell broke his throwing wrist in the final Las Vegas preseason game. [read more]

“You seeing this, Mike?”

Joe is somewhat troubled by this because it comes from a guy Joe respects a ton. [read more]

Gone.

Joe fretted all offseason about the Bucs’ depth at one specific spot. It grew worse today. [read more]

Joe looks at today’s announcement of a new and massive three-year contract for 30-year-old Washington receiver Terry McLaurin and has to smile. [read more]

So the Bucs had a bunch of interceptions through the first two preseason games, when teams generally play rather vanilla defenses. [read more]

Decisions.

So yesterday a few Bucs were given notice they won’t make the 53-man roster. Will the Bucs complete that task today? [read more]

Team guy.

One reason Bucs rookie receiver Tez Johnson is popular in the locker room isn’t just his engaging personality. It’s because he really does preach teamwork. [read more]

By 4 p.m. tomorrow, Tampa time, the Bucs will shave their roster to the mandatory 53 men. One more day! All of underwear football and training camp and worthless preseason games lead up to this. [read more]

How safe?

Todd Bowles had very interesting words Sunday morning. And they got Joe to thinking. [read more]

Real Bucs football begins in Atlanta in exactly two short weeks, against a team the Bucs absolutely must beat to be taken very seriously early this season.

If the Bucs dare to lose, the national media will slap them with an overrated tag and the Bucs will be an underdog heading into Houston in Week 2. [read more]

Veteran newcomer punter Riley Dixon.

As expressed on the Ira Kaufman Podcast weeks ago, Joe’s a little leery of head coach Todd Bowles loving his new free agent punter.

Joe has visions of Bowles collaborating with his new game management guru and feeling better than ever about punting. [read more]

Gone.

[UPDATE: 2:17 p.m.] The cuts have begun. [read more]