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BY IRA KAUFMAN
There’s no job considered more expendable in the National Football League than playing strong-side linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Also known as the “SAM,” these guys come and go at One Buc Place like autumn leaves.
Need proof? [read more]
New No. 2 Bucs QB.
UPDATED 11:15 a.m. – So it looks like the Bucs no longer have the No. 32 backup quarterback in the NFL. [read more]
Jameis’ QB coach has jacked up analysis
Your Buccaneers have ramped up their process to make America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, a more polished, precise and successful.
Fascinating stuff. [read more]
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The Playcaller speaks on national television
Who will call plays this season, winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter or offensive coordinator Todd Monken? [read more]
Bucs OC talks QB hits.
They have become so predictable, the spreadsheeters like the PFF tribe and the rabble who parrot them. [read more]
Overlooked.
Very interesting words from a couple of ex-NFLers about the Bucs. [read more]
Coach talk today about the team’s No. 1 running back in 2016
Did you know the Buccaneers have an official running game coordinator on staff? [read more]
Latest on Doug Martin.
Perhaps the most direct comment on Doug Martin’s status with the Bucs was spoken this afternoon. [read more]
Bucs OC channels his former boss.
When current Bucs offensive coordinator Todd Monken was a wide receivers coach at LSU, he directly answered to his offensive coordinator there, a guy named Jimbo Fisher, current coach at Florida State. [read more]
Bad man
So guard J.R. Sweezy hasn’t worn pads and hit anyone since he was signed by Tampa Bay 14 months ago, yet somehow the team knows Sweezy is one of the baddest hombres in the NFL. [read more]
George Warhop stands up for his left tackle.
It’s really too bad there is roughly only one time a year Bucs assistants speak on the record. [read more]
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Job security?
Joe was comfortable Adam Humphries would be your starting slot receiver come September.
The drafting of wide receiver Chris Godwin didn’t even change Joe’s mind. [read more]
Kicked again
It seems one of the good folks at NFL.com thinks general manager Jason Licht is a moron and Dirk Koetter is right behind him.
No, Joe’s not being harsh or dramatic. [read more]
Fiery rookie
Three men will fight for the Buccaneers’ Day 1 starting running back gig this year: Jacquizz Rodgers, Peyton Barber & rookie Jeremy McNichols.
No. Charles Sims already proved he can’t run between the tackles, so he won’t win the job. [read more]
Lavonte David said new, big-money defensive tackle Chris Baker is “sparking up the locker room?”
But who is sparking up Baker? [read more]
Jets’ loss. Bucs’ gain.
The more Joe studies what new kicker Nick Folk brings to Tampa Bay’s table, the more Joe is certain Roberto Aguayo will be calling Journey RV Rental for an extended September vacation. [read more]
Signed.
Like the Christmas Truce of World War I, Bucs fans can breathe easy now. [read more]
Guilty, foolish or brilliant.
One of the great stains on the Bucs franchise is also one of its greatest accomplishments. [read more]
