FLASH POLL
March 7th, 201710:48 a.m.: Voting on this poll will only be open for one hour!
10:48 a.m.: Voting on this poll will only be open for one hour!

Getting played?
Plenty of Bucs observers out there think all the national buzz about the Bucs gearing up to chase manbeast free agent DE/DT Calais Campbell was just a rouse to pressure Will Gholston into a contract extension with the Bucs yesterday. [read more]

Joe presumes there’s an underlying sadness in Chicago among fans of one of America’s most storied football franchises, the 98 year old Bears. [read more]

NFL analyst dishes on Jameis the Recruiter.
Real cool insight here from a guy Joe respects a lot, Peter Schrager of NFL Network and FOX Sports. [read more]

Bucs not interested?
So when legal free agency tampering (cough, cough) beings at noon today, several teams will line up to try to acquire the services of Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor. [read more]

Not that expensive.
So just how much Team Glazer loot would it take to bag free agent wide receiver DeSean Jackson? [read more]

No, not that kind of “hot.”
Last year Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht stayed away from the top-tier defensive ends in free agency, only to wait for the second-tier and grabbed Mr. Beasting Robert Ayers. [read more]

Lotto winner Will Gholston speaks
Run-stuffing Bucs defensive end Will Gholston was talking about his brand new contract extension this afternoon with Joe and a few media brethren. [read more]

A former Buc is leery of DeSean Jackson
Speedster stud receiver DeSean Jackson, the 2016 NFL leader in yards per catch, doesn’t have the perfect resumé, and a prominent former Buccaneer has raised an eyebrow about what that might mean if Jackson joins Tampa Bay. [read more]
Notes from five days in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
He won’t be celebrating his team’s next victory for at least six months, yet here stands Jason Licht, ready to jump once again into the deep end of the pool.
This time, for keeps.
On the brink of free agency, Tampa Bay’s 46-year-old GM finds his team loaded with needs and enough cap space to fill the five-story glass and steel football that welcomes visitors to One Buc Place. [read more]

Fresh report
The salary cap has increased big time. So has the desire to throw the football.
So has Dirk Koetter’s impatience with a lack of explosive plays and players.

Mike Smith knows what he doesn’t have
You heard Jason Licht on SiriusXM NFL Radio last week. To win fast in the NFC South, the Bucs must jack up their pass rush.
Re-signing Will Gholston today was not a step in that direction. [read more]
Ok. Defensive end Will Gholston hit lotto from the Bucs, avoiding free agency. Good for him! The young man is a great story.
But now it’s on the Bucs to do the right thing. [read more]

Re-signed.
Will Gholston is staying put. [read more]

“Jason, tell him the answer is ‘no.’ I’ve bought enough Girl Scout Cookies for the year. Those Thin Mints are too addicting.“
In the next two weeks, we should learn by actions and not words what’s going on with guard J.R. Sweezy. [read more]

“So, Coach, do you really want me to tell you what I think of that play?”
Yes, yesterday Joe brought word from winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter that Tampa Bay’s head man wants America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, to be more independent if Koetter calls a bad play. [read more]

Return to Browns in doubt.
One reason Joe spends cash to go to these NFL events is to learn.
The access at the Combine to players, coaches, general managers and respected, plugged-in reporters is no less than amazing, both at the site of the Combine and offsite. [read more]

Possible lottery winner?
Cranky Gabe Gabriel isn’t buying it. [read more]
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