“Lackluster” Theme Returns

September 1st, 2016
Disappointed

Disappointed

For some reason, the Bucs aren’t consistently responding to Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Licht Holding Teams For Ransom

September 1st, 2016
Winning staredowns.

Winning staredowns.

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht stated he has yet to field a trade inquiry for backup quarterback Mike Glennon this preseason. [read more]

Gettin’ Off The Field

September 1st, 2016
Bucs DE Jacquies Smith tackles Redskins QB Nate Sudfeld for Smith's fourth sack this preseason. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Bucs DE Jacquies Smith tackles Redskins QB Nate Sudfeld for Smith’s fourth sack this preseason. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Shameful and hideous display by the NFL.

Preseason games are a joke and none is more so than a fourth preseason game played in a deluge with both teams dressing roughly half of their rosters. [read more]

“Next Question”

September 1st, 2016
ASJ goes oily Drew Rosenhaus.

ASJ goes oily Drew Rosenhaus.

Last night, tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins pulled an oily Drew Rosenhaus. [read more]

Glennon Has No Trade Value II

September 1st, 2016
Bad games at the worst time.

Bad games at the worst time.

Bucs fans are nearly unanimous in their belief: Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht would be able to land a shiny new draft pick for Mike Glennon in a trade. [read more]

Battle For Backup RB Muddy

August 31st, 2016
Bucs rookie undrafted RB has a compelling personal story.

Has Peyton Barber performed enough for a roster spot?

Whether the Bucs keep three or four running backs is unclear. [read more]

Demoted Verner Now Waits

August 31st, 2016

VernerA few weeks ago, Alterraun Verner was a staring cornerback enjoying a career revival during his third Buccaneers training camp. [read more]

The Wide Receiver Black Hole

August 31st, 2016
Russell Shepard skies for a grab Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Russell Shepard skies for a grab Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

We all know how the lack of depth at wide receiver is awful. After this game, it is as jumbled as ever. [read more]

Report: Glennon Wants Starter Money

August 31st, 2016

Winston Glennon

The quarterback of the future has no interest in being the backup of the future. [read more]

Angry ASJ

August 31st, 2016
More drama Wednesday night.

More drama Wednesday night.

Joe just doesn’t get this tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins. Is this guy worth all the drama and hassle and wetnursing? [read more]

Washington 20, Bucs 13

August 31st, 2016

redskins-bucs

The preseason has mercifully come to an end. [read more]

Buccaneers-Redskins Open Thread

August 31st, 2016

bucs cheerleader 0811Welcome to Preseason Game 4. Well, it’s better than Rosanne reruns.

Joe is pumped up to end the season of meaningless preseason games.

Bang it here with comments on the game. What player should not be cut tomorrow; who inevitably gets injured, which cheerleaders looks good while soaked, etc.

Play nice. Personal fouls at not tolerated.

Jason Licht Knows

August 31st, 2016
Enhanced command

Roster all but finalized.

Have a hunch who makes the final 53-man roster of the Bucs? Jason Licht says he pretty much already knows. [read more]

Hawley > Smith?

August 31st, 2016
Hawley

Winner of his position battle?

Per the Buccaneers, Joe Hawley is among the giant list of Buccaneers not dressed for tonight’s game. [read more]

Gameday Tampa Bay

August 31st, 2016

redskins cheerleader

Preseason Game 4

Redskins at Bucs

Kickoff: 8 p.m. [read more]

“No!”

August 31st, 2016
(Photo courtesy of Derek "Old School" Fournier/WhatTheBuc.net)

(Photo courtesy of Derek “Old School” Fournier/WhatTheBuc.net)

Ali Marpet was smiling and wearing a floppy hat and sneakers at practice yesterday. [read more]

Flipping The Record

August 31st, 2016
red cross

Health = wins, Bucs coach says.

Last year the Bucs defense was a wretched lot.

Nothing personified how ugly Lovie Smith’s defense was more than getting pistol-whipped by the likes of Case Keenum. Against a team with its mind focused on “California Dreaming.” On national TV no less! [read more]

Under Siege

August 31st, 2016

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

In an initial conversation between Warren Sapp and Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay’s Hall of Fame defensive tackle told his young protégé that the strength of the pack is the key to an effective pass rush. [read more]

Injuries Lurk In Senseless Game Tonight

August 31st, 2016
roger goodell

Greed

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that cancelling the Bucs’ already rescheduled preseason game tonight would be a reasonable, and likely smart, idea. [read more]

Call The Vikings

August 31st, 2016

Glennonwide

There are two schools of thought on Mike Glennon. [read more]

Evan Smith Helps Teammates First

August 31st, 2016
Prefers helping teammates.

Prefers helping teammates.

So Joe is still mesmerized by the fact Browns left tackle Joe Thomas, one of only three stud draft picks that team has had in a dozen years, took Bucs pass rushing specialist Noah Spence aside to coach him up on how not to telegraph his moves. [read more]