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“Jason, how the hell do you expect me to fix this defense if you don’t draft a defensive end Thursday night? What’s the matter with you?”
When teams began trading up in recent weeks to obtain a quarterback, that meant better chances the Bucs were going to get a premier player, likely no worse than the second-best player at his position. [read more]
A July return is planned for Louis Murphy and his carved up knee
Yes, the Bucs have wounded players, and the injuries appear more significant that originally thought. [read more]
Anxious.
Tuesday was the day Bucs coach Dirk Koetter had long, long, long dreamed of — to lead a group of men onto a football field. [read more]
Here’s a look at the new, leaner look of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. Scroll down for Joe’s broader story.
Mike Smith is no Lovie Smith
Gone are the days of stoic Leslie Frazier and Lovie Smith serving as defensive shotcallers and playcallers of the Tampa Bay defense. [read more]
Fun equals wins, says Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith.
As the Bucs came off the practice field following walk-throughs before their afternoon practice today — yes, underwear football — a seemingly slimmed down left tackle Donovan Smith stopped to chat with the local pen and mic club. [read more]
Donovan Smith described his offseason lifestyle today at One Buc Palace
NFL players sure have the life, especially the young, single guys with job security. [read more]
Bucs WR Mike Evans wanted to know where America’s Quarterback hid his gut.
Last year, of all the thing folks could hate on America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, for, it was the tire he carried around his bloated midsection. [read more]
The Bucs’ new big money defensive end offers a first take on Jameis.
The Bucs had a walk-through practice this morning at One Buc Palace, so Joe asked veteran newcomer defensive end Robert Ayers for his impressions of the franchise, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]
The Bucs signed a running back yesterday, and Joe sees the move as a great sign for forgotten ball carrier Mike James, Tampa Bay’s sixth-round pick in 2013. [read more]
Talks expectations and his father’s influence.
Manbeast, 20-year-old, all-world defensive end Joey Bosa confirmed his visit to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this morning on NBC Sports Radio. [read more]
Calmed a teammate amid professional turmoil and shame.
We have all heard by now how much of a team leader America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, is. It’s what sets him apart from so many. [read more]
Bill Polian dishes on a CB widely linked to Bucs.
Yes, Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves is clean. And Joe isn’t referring to the ugly, false rumor that Hargreaves was dinged on a whiz quiz recently. Didn’t happen. [read more]
Sliding to the Bucs?
So, most know the Bucs need an edge rusher in the absolute worst way. Joe cannot begin to describe how shameful this hole has been for the franchise. [read more]
Elite head coach comes calling
Mattress-in-the-yard, blade-in-the-thigh, stripper-pole-showcasing, Tampa-Bay-Times-persecuted Mike Williams, one of the greatest young receivers ever to wear Buccaneers colors, has a new team. [read more]
Possibly the object of Joe’s second-round prayers
A great crime against Buccaneers’ humanity would be for general manager Jason Licht to ignore the pressing, almost dire need for depth in the wide receiving corps.
Joe won’t play toddler games of pretend about the situation. [read more]
Likely staying put.
The longer it goes, the worse it gets for the Bucs. And that’s not good news. [read more]
The Buccaneers have one of the deepest offensive lines in the NFL while plenty of teams are aching for help at the position. [read more]
Second round pick?
The Bucs, in the past decade, have swung and missed on defensive ends so badly, even Karlos Peña is ashamed. That is, when the franchise hasn’t run off a productive defensive end for no good reason. [read more]
This is a 12-hour poll expiring tonight at 10:05 p.m.
Top-10-pick DEs struggle
Special edge-rush talents like Julius Peppers rarely emerge, especially as rookies. And that’s why nearly every team wants one and teams pour money down the drain playing DE lotto every March. [read more]
