Joe’s taking a break from wall-to-wall draft coverage to bring you an important observation. [read more]

New Bucs kicker Roberto Aguayo.

Florida State kicker Roberto Aguayo wanted to kick in the NFL. That was his goal, and by his performance in college, he knew the NFL would come calling. [read more]

New Bucs kicker Roberto Aguayo.

Connor Barth, you have been put on notice.

The Bucs traded back up into the second round to pick one of the best kickers in NCAA history, Florida State kicker Roberto Aguayo. [read more]

Lifelong Bucs fan

Robertomatica?

It doesn’t quite fit, but it’s what the Bucs are seeking by trading up to take college football’s premier kicker, Roberto Aguayo, in the second round tonight. [read more]

Bucs second-round pick Noah Spence could barely speak he was so choked up during his conference call with Bucs media.

Pash rushing specialist Noah Spence was run out of the Big Ten Convergence for dabbling so much with the “X,” the banned party drug ecstasy.

For a while, his dreams of playing in the NFL were in jeopardy. [read more]

New Bucs DE Noah Spence.

The Bucs made a major move to stop one of the more embarrassing periods in franchise history by drafting scary pass rusher Noah Spence out of Eastern Kentucky. [read more]

Generation Jameis now has its first drafted edge rusher, Noah Spence from Eastern Kentucky.

Jameis issued an endorsement of Spence just this week. [read more]

Would the Bucs take a flier on Maryland DE Yannick Ngakoue in the third round, if there is a run on edge rushers?

Maybe you may have heard this, Joe isn’t sure: The Bucs need an edge rusher. Worse than a fish needs water. [read more]

Will constantly pester a teammate.

Bucs cornerback Vernon Hargreaves — he’s already fielded texts from America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, fellow Gators product Louis Murphy and Pro Bowler Gerald McCoy — has made no secret that the NFL cornerback he has tried to pattern his game after more than any other is Brett Grimes. [read more]

Vernon Hargreaves likes to eye Darrelle Revis as a player to mold himself after.

Yes, new Bucs corner Vernon Hargreaves has long professed his love for current Bucs corner Brent Grimes. Since the haters are quick to point out Hargreaves is not as tall as Julio Jones, Hargreaves likes to point to Grimes, 5-10, who has done quite well for himself in the NFL, right Miko? [read more]

Can Vernon Hargreaves walk the walk, like Brent Grimes does?

Vernon Hargreaves certainly is sure of his abilities, so he shared with local media this afternoon. [read more]

Vernon Hargreaves reveals which of his new Bucs brothers reached out quickly

So what Buccaneers have reached out to their newest brother? [read more]

Trading up for Spence?

The Bucs are sure to hunt edge rushers as the draft continues tonight at 7 p.m., and Joe doesn’t rule out Tampa Bay nailing two of the best available in the second round.

A look at a smart mock draft sets the table. [read more]

How best to use Vernon Hargreaves?

So the Bucs drafted a corner at No. 11. If everything works out for the best, the Bucs have a logjam at corner (you can never have enough). [read more]

CBS Sports likes.

Of course, it is foolish to grade a draft mere hours after the first round is complete.

But we are Americans! We have the attention span of goldfish. We live in a fast food, on-demand society. We want sentences issued immediately and insist on answers now, damn the research and facts (Jameis, Duke lacrosse, Rolling Stone/University of Virginia fake rape, Ferguson). [read more]

Trader Jason Licht was back wheeling and dealing again, as he’s done since arriving with the Bucs.

Last night, he shed light on his trade-down gamble. [read more]

New Bucs cornerback Vernon Hargreaves, just 20 years old, was talking a big game last night. [read more]

This was a not a great first-round for the Buccaneers’ offensive line and America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.

Just look at what the Bucs’ division rivals did. [read more]

Key talent is on the board entering Round 2

So the Bucs chose to go cornerback as opposed to filling the Grand Canyon-sized, decade-long hole in the roster, defensive end. [read more]

BSPN weighs in.

Jason Licht has a track record, so says BSPN.

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