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]

Offensive line makeover.

Within the past two years, the Bucs have undergone a massive rebuild on their offensive line. [read more]

Baker Mayfield

There really are only two classes of quarterbacks. [read more]

“Bucky, you got fast feet, Dawg.”

Joe hasn’t been this excited about Bucs running backs since Leonard Fournette was signed nearly four years ago. [read more]

Rookie nickel cornerback Tykee Smith.

It’s hard enough being a rookie in the NFL. But the job must be exceptionally tough knowing your head coach has you under an extreme microscope. [read more]

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Todd Bowles jokes about Randy Gregory debacle.

Joe is really enjoying this new loosened-up Todd Bowles. [read more]

Falling apart?

Last year Bucs kicker Chase McLaughlin was about as automatic as you can get. [read more]

Second-year edge rusher José Ramirez.

A man stuck in the desert dying of thirst can’t be picky about what kind of cold beer a Good Samaritan offers him. [read more]

Joe is fired up! [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe doesn’t see many coaches this down in the dumps after a loss in a worthless preseason game short of a major injury. But man, Bucs coach Todd Bowles looked generally peeved in his postgame presser. [read more]

Baker Mayfield will lead the starters onto the field Friday.

The stars will come out Friday. Bucs head coach Todd Bowles made it official. [read more]

“Mike, Rondé can be cold, bro.”

Rondé Barber might get a finger-wagging text from a high-ranking Bucs official tonight, or perhaps someone will tap him on the shoulder during the team’s trip home from Jacksonville.

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Won a roster spot Saturday?

Joe is a suspicious type because Joe has to be suspicious. The amount of stuff Joe comes across on the record virtually daily would make you think the Bucs are the 1980s 49ers. [read more]

Statement game?

Two things jumped out at Joe about the Bucs early in tonight’s worthless preseason game against the Jags. [read more]

Kicker Chase McLaughlin

Yes, nearly every key Bucs player sat out tonight’s preseason game in Jacksonville, but one was on the field executing his full-time job. [read more]