Enjoyed Vita Vea’s play.

Boy, Joe is still on a high from last night and it has nothing to do with cold adult beverages. [read more]

Sean Tucker (right) with the guy whose job he’s about to take (Chase Edmonds).

Joe thinks any list of the top-5 Bucs preseason surprises must include second-year running back Sean Tucker. [read more]

So what you’re seeing in the screenshot above is Bucs rookie center Graham Barton blocking and clearing a massive hole for Rachaad White running to daylight after catching a basic screen pass last night. [read more]

Chase McLaughlin

The free agent signing this offseason that’s never talked about is Chase McLaughlin. Tampa Bay paid top dollar for its money kicker — a guy Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager pulled off the street cheap before the 2023 season. [read more]

If you blinked last night, you missed the first team Bucs offense smack around the Dolphins’ backups at The Licht House. [read more]

High praise from Bucs QB.

In his first home game as a Bucs receiver, even though it was a worthless preseason game, Jalen McMillan made a catch that people will remember long after they forgot about Friday’s night’s game. [read more]

Safe, says Bucs great.

Joe has gone over how former Bucs great Rondé Barber has a direct and very, very close pipeline to shot-callers in the Bucs personnel office. [read more]

Vita Vea is him.

No, Joe’s not sold on the Bucs’ edge rush. Joe has to see it in the regular season to believe in it. Call Joe a burning bush kinda guy. [read more]

“It’s go time, Cade.”

Have a great time watching your beloved Bucs and commenting below. Play nice. Don’t get too worked up. It’s preseason.

Go Bucs!

Gives two stars night off.

Don’t worry Bucs fans, it’s all good. [read more]

Edge rusher YaYa Diaby.

One starter who won’t play tonight is outside linebacker YaYa Diaby. [read more]

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Joe would have filed this away as nonsensical except the guy who spit it out just spent a day at One Buc Palace and plenty of time with Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Shame on you if you missed Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht on the Ira Kaufman Podcast recently.

You won’t hear that kind of interview with the GM anywhere else. [read more]

“No Mr. Bidwill, I haven’t been looking for work for some time. Yes, Mr. Bidwill, I’ve got a great job and supportive owners. Didn’t you see the boat parade on TV a few years ago?”

Stunning admission from the football shot-caller of the Bucs earlier this week. [read more]

“Jason, strong pick in Bucky Irving.”

In the mind of one of only four quarterbacks to lead Tampa Bay to the NFC title game, improvement is required if the Bucs want to make another run at the Super Bowl. [read more]

Getting the run game going.

Joe doesn’t think this is an insurmountable obstacle. [read more]

 Preseason Game 3

Dolphins at Bucs

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8 with Chris Myers, Rondé Barber and Dan Lucas. Other Florida cities expected to televise the game include Orlando (WESH), Fort Myers (WINK), Panama City (WMBB), Pensacola (WKRG) and West Palm Beach (WPBF). Rebroadcast: WTTA-TV Channel 38 will rebroadcast the game Sunday at noon. NFL Network will also rebroadcast the game Saturday at 1:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 3:30 a.m.

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Bucs DL Will Gholston.

It seems virtually all NFL coaches see value and like joint practices with other teams. [read more]