Bucs Dodge Crisis?
August 20th, 2024
Gave Bucs a scare.
So early in Bucs practice the team has individual drills and then team drills and walk-throughs. Nothing serious. Little to no hitting. [read more]
Gave Bucs a scare.
So early in Bucs practice the team has individual drills and then team drills and walk-throughs. Nothing serious. Little to no hitting. [read more]
Never wanted to leave Bucs.
A lot has been made of the Bucs bringing back their free agents. [read more]
Absorbing rookie knowledge.
In years gone by in the NFL — hell, maybe still with some teams — rookies were to be seen and not heard, unless they were singing their school fight song at lunch as ordered by the veterans. [read more]
“Ed, we’ll bankroll Jason. He knows what he is doing with our players.”
The Bucs had serious players entering the free agent market this past spring. And most fans focused on Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, the players and their representatives. [read more]
“They’ll follow us, ‘Bake.'”
When the Bucs lost six of seven games midseason, entering the month of December with a 4-7 mark, it sure looked like Todd Bowles’ hot seat was scalding. [read more]
Teammate paints him as angry worker.
So it seems right tackle Luke Goedeke gets a little angry sometimes at the state of being the No. 2 tackle on Tampa Bay’s offensive line. [read more]
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Rookie running back Bucky Irving.
It’s been about five weeks since Baker Mayfield dropped what may have been the Bucs quote of the summer. [read more]
Baker Mayfield has not gone soft after finding a football home and a fat new contract. [read more]
Terrific catch to end practice.
There are still training camp practices to be had as the Bucs begin to prepare for the joint-practice with the Dolphins on Wednesday. And today’s practice was the third-last fully open practice to the Bucs’ local pen and mic club. [read more]
Former Bucs tackle Gosder Cherilus.
Back in 2015, Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht proved he could find quality offensive line starters on the street in August and September. [read more]
Rest easy, Bucs fans. Joe Tryon-Shoyinka is going to be OK.
Joe’s being a little sarcastic about the fourth-year edge rusher still looking for a breakout season. But Todd Bowles delivered the good news today about Tryon-Shoyinka’s nagging summer neck injury; he’s making progress and is trending toward a Week 1 return.
Joe can say the same about YaYa Diaby’s ankle sprain, as well.
Joe always pays attention when former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik (2009-2013) is talking Tampa Bay football. [read more]
Todd Bowles
Great nugget via FS1 on Friday. [read more]
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Named starter.
Joe understands this news is sort of like saying Christmas is coming in December, but it seems the Bucs finally want to admit the obvious.
Per JC Allen of SI.com, the Bucs have decided to finally refer to Graham Barton as their starting center.
Barton has been damn near dominant in the Bucs’ first two worthless preseason games. Saturrday at Jacksonville, Barton again owned defensive linemen in limited play. Joe is guessing that the Bucs finally saw enough and decided to no longer play games with the first-round pick from Duke.
“You know Greenberg, this Albert Breer guy is alright in my book.”
A lot of Bucs fans, when they see national media members pile on the Dixie Chicks’ bandwagon largely because of Kirk Cousins, wonder what these media types are watching. [read more]
Hope.
Bucs fans stomping their feet like Joe, unsatisfied with banking on hope and wanting the Bucs to bring an edge rusher that’s proven he can regularly put a quarterback on his ass got a cold wakeup call from Todd Bowles yesterday. [read more]
Surprise move at RB coming?
Now here’s a bold take that Joe doesn’t think is crazy. [read more]