Angry ASJ

August 31st, 2016
More drama Wednesday night.

More drama Wednesday night.

Joe just doesn’t get this tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins. Is this guy worth all the drama and hassle and wetnursing? [read more]

Washington 20, Bucs 13

August 31st, 2016

redskins-bucs

The preseason has mercifully come to an end. [read more]

Buccaneers-Redskins Open Thread

August 31st, 2016

bucs cheerleader 0811Welcome to Preseason Game 4. Well, it’s better than Rosanne reruns.

Joe is pumped up to end the season of meaningless preseason games.

Bang it here with comments on the game. What player should not be cut tomorrow; who inevitably gets injured, which cheerleaders looks good while soaked, etc.

Play nice. Personal fouls at not tolerated.

Jason Licht Knows

August 31st, 2016
Enhanced command

Roster all but finalized.

Have a hunch who makes the final 53-man roster of the Bucs? Jason Licht says he pretty much already knows. [read more]

Hawley > Smith?

August 31st, 2016
Hawley

Winner of his position battle?

Per the Buccaneers, Joe Hawley is among the giant list of Buccaneers not dressed for tonight’s game. [read more]

Gameday Tampa Bay

August 31st, 2016

redskins cheerleader

Preseason Game 4

Redskins at Bucs

Kickoff: 8 p.m. [read more]

“No!”

August 31st, 2016
(Photo courtesy of Derek "Old School" Fournier/WhatTheBuc.net)

(Photo courtesy of Derek “Old School” Fournier/WhatTheBuc.net)

Ali Marpet was smiling and wearing a floppy hat and sneakers at practice yesterday. [read more]

Flipping The Record

August 31st, 2016
red cross

Health = wins, Bucs coach says.

Last year the Bucs defense was a wretched lot.

Nothing personified how ugly Lovie Smith’s defense was more than getting pistol-whipped by the likes of Case Keenum. Against a team with its mind focused on “California Dreaming.” On national TV no less! [read more]

Under Siege

August 31st, 2016

IraKaufman

BY IRA KAUFMAN

In an initial conversation between Warren Sapp and Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay’s Hall of Fame defensive tackle told his young protégé that the strength of the pack is the key to an effective pass rush. [read more]

Injuries Lurk In Senseless Game Tonight

August 31st, 2016
roger goodell

Greed

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that cancelling the Bucs’ already rescheduled preseason game tonight would be a reasonable, and likely smart, idea. [read more]

Call The Vikings

August 31st, 2016

Glennonwide

There are two schools of thought on Mike Glennon. [read more]

Evan Smith Helps Teammates First

August 31st, 2016
Prefers helping teammates.

Prefers helping teammates.

So Joe is still mesmerized by the fact Browns left tackle Joe Thomas, one of only three stud draft picks that team has had in a dozen years, took Bucs pass rushing specialist Noah Spence aside to coach him up on how not to telegraph his moves. [read more]

Best QB In Five Years?

August 31st, 2016
Gaudy prediction for America.

Gaudy prediction for America.

One reason Joe slammed his work desk daily begging, pleading with Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht to draft America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, was not only the Bucs’ dire need for a quarterback, but the team had never had a franchise quarterback. [read more]

Dominik “Begged” To Sign Tim Tebow

August 31st, 2016
"I feel ya' Mark. You tried to sign a deity for a fullback and I had a ghost for a defensive end."

“I feel ya’ Mark. You tried to sign a deity for a fullback and I had an unholy ghost for a defensive end.”

Yes, one of the greatest quarterbacks in college football history nearly became a Bucs fullback/tight end. [read more]

Ira Talks Early Steps, Falcons Viability, Adding Two Receivers, Demanding 60 Catches From Seferian-Jenkins & More

August 30th, 2016

IraKaufmanpodcast

What could be better on a pre-storm night than the Custodian of Canton talking all things Bucs? Not much. It’s the Tuesday edition of the eye-RAH! Kaufman podcast.

Your favorite Hall of Famer voter is all fired up!

Click to download or listen below.

Official: Bucs Shelve J.R. Sweezy & Louis Murphy

August 30th, 2016
Out

Out

Now it’s official. [read more]

“Keep Our Jobs On Three”

August 30th, 2016

JameisweatAmerica’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, huddled up your beloved Buccaneers following pre-practice stretching this afternoon. [read more]

Redskins-Bucs On NFL Network

August 30th, 2016

nfl networkThe weather has thrown the Bucs and Redskins and NFL a curveball. Thus, the NFL is giving fans a solid.

[read more]

“Start Fast” Sign In Buccaneers Locker Room

August 30th, 2016
Center Joe Hawley talks about Dirk Koetter's in-your-face messaging.

Center Joe Hawley talks about Dirk Koetter’s in-your-face messaging.

Lots of players were talking about the fourth preseason game in the Bucs’ locker room this morning, but Joe was far more interested in the digital message flashing there. [read more]

Jameis As MVP?

August 30th, 2016
Expecting big things from America.

Expecting big things from America.

This is the time of year for predictions as football fans suffer through the banal final week of preseason football.

Kickoff for the new regular season is just nine days away — nine! [read more]