Not only is a 2018 compensatory draft pick for Mike Glennon leaving in free agency pure speculation, an influential voice is trying to eliminate compensatory picks altogether.

A misguided faction of Bucs fans clings to the fantasy that Tampa Bay should not trade Mike Glennon this year because they will get a 2018 third-round draft pick — a compensatory pick — when Glennon leaves next offseason and signs a big free-agent deal. [read more]

The defensive coordinator has been served

The Bucs’ three big defensive free agency moves all play right to what Mike Smith talked about when he was hired as defensive coordinator. [read more]

The four-letter advocates a trade.

The drumbeat of folks begging Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht to get a lofty pick from a desperate team for backup quarterback Mike Glennon is getting louder. [read more]

Phil Simms weighs in

Iconic Giants quarterback Phil Simms shed some light on what might have given Team Glazer more urgency in firing Lovie Smith. [read more]

Chillin’ at a Magic game.

Want to hang with America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, Donovan Smith and Ali Marpet on the way to Orlando?

Well, Joe can’t do that for you but Joe brings the next best thing. [read more]

Another assault on the good name of Gerald McCoy

Shots have been fired. [read more]

Could South Carolina’s Pharoh Cooper add solid depth at WR?

Joe has typed this since the fall: the Bucs need depth, and perhaps another top guy, at wide receiver.

Look, you invested a No. 1 overall pick in a quarterback. Allowing him to throw to the likes of misplaced Calgary Stampeder Donteea Dye is irresponsible. [read more]

Strong resumé.

The more Joe looks at this signing yesterday, the more Joe thinks the acquisition of linebacker Daryl Smith may be the sleeper of the free agent season. [read more]

Old school setup for Dirk Koetter

Last year, your Tampa Bay Buccaneers played a successful game of throw-the-rookie-in-the-fire.

It produced the grand slam, something every last damn Bucs fan should celebrate daily. [read more]

Jason Licht has what other GMs want

Go ask Sean Payton, or nearly every NFL general manager, about hard-to-find cogs on defense. [read more]

Wanted

Beastly Nigerian defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah out of Oklahoma State was a chatty guy this morning. [read more]

National publication applauds.

Joe is long on record stating defensive end Robert Ayers was a third-tier free agent.

Color Joe suspicious of a guy who by far had his best season in a contract year at age 30. [read more]

The Bucs continued to bolster their defense, a pathetic lot last year, by signing former Jags and Crows linebacker Daryl Smith yesterday. [read more]

Signed with Bucs.

Bucs general manager Jason Licht apparently has no interest in the NCAA basketball tournament. Because he continues to work. [read more]

An inside/outside threat.

When defensive coordinator Mike Smith met with the Tampa Bay pen and mic club in January, in so many words, he suggested it would be wise not to pigeonhole his defense. [read more]

Careful, you’ll need at least a quality eighth-grade education to understand the following breakdown. [read more]

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, hit the local airwaves today to promote his new football camp.

Naturally, Jameis talked Bucs, too. [read more]

Lavonte David has something in common with the Bucs’ latest free agent target

Earlier today, Joe wrote all about how there is no youth movement at One Buc Palace, with Dirk Koetter going all Chucky and appreciating (and seeking?) older players. [read more]

National scribe nods approval.

Yes, Brent Grimes turns 33 in July. Yes, he’s only 5-10. [read more]

A little Chucky flows through Dirk Koetter

There’s a little Chucky in new Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Look at America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, seizing a chance to work with hundreds of our community’s children. [read more]