Source of knowledge for SirVocea Dennis.

Lavonte David isn’t just one of the best players in Bucs history, he’s one of the better players to ever snap on a chin strap. [read more]

Will he get eight?

It’s very easy to go under the radar when you are not seen or heard. You know, out of sight out of mind? [read more]

Chris Godwin

It’s 13 Sundays from opening day and Joe wouldn’t wager on Chris Godwin being available.

The Godwin smoke coming from One Buc Palace has a funny odor to it. [read more]

Lavonte David

Man, the Bucs are loaded at inside linebacker. [read more]

Work ethic.

Joe was very happy to see this video. But once it ended, a question arose. [read more]

Bucs ILB SirVocea Dennis.

There are more than a couple of X-factors for this Bucs season. [read more]

Budding star?

Now this is pretty damn impressive to Joe. Provided it is accurate. [read more]

Newcomer Bucs edge rusher Haason Reddick.

So how do Bucs officials really feel about expensive free agent edge rusher preferring to skip voluntary spring practices in favor of training on his own, presumably out of the Florida heat? [read more]

Joe is an addict for all things Bucs, which explains why Joe suffers through the Shilo Sanders drops on his YouTube channel. [read more]

Pass blocking beast.

Finally, Joe and the PFF tribe can agree on something: Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs is an absolute beast. [read more]

Joe still thinks the man with the Bucs who may have the most pressure to succeed is a guy who has never and will never snap on a chin strap and take the field in an NFL game. [read more]

No respect.

Want an example of how Lavonte David is so overlooked as an NFL star? Joe has one right here. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht had an animated conversation with CBS insider Pete Prisco on Tuesday.

So a guy who talked to Baker Mayfield and Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht this week walked away telling people he expects Jamel Dean to start at outside cornerback and rookie corner Jacob Parrish is wowing his quarterback. [read more]

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Let’s hear it for the grunts.

Mike Evans, Baker Mayfield and Bucky Irving put on quite a show for the Buccaneers last season, but it didn’t happen in a vacuum. [read more]

Team guy.

Cool thing about Cade Otton. The Bucs’ starting tight end the past three years is reluctant to embrace any personal credit for the Bucs’ offensive success. [read more]

How hurt was SirVocea Dennis?

Does anyone still have the memory of the Bucs losing to the Cowboys at The Licht House on Monday night of Wild Card Weekend in 2023? [read more]

So it seems in the mind of one dude who traffics in the fantasy world, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is inching toward getting run out of Tampa by a Twitter mob if the Bucs don’t make a serious run at the Super Bowl soon. [read more]

Solving Chris Lindstrom.

Joe has been to too many NFL combines to count. Each year, Joe is on a quest to learn how many coaches or front office shot-callers think the PFF tribe’s mindless “grades” are worth a bucket of warm beer. [read more]