Talk to Bucs general manager Jason Licht, and he’ll tell you Tampa Bay had its draft board skeleton looking damn good in December. [read more]

Will Bucs fans get Adrian Peterson flashbacks?

It’s very likely Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott will be available when the NFL Draft knocks on the Buccaneers’ door with the No. 9 overall pick.

And an army of Bucs fans, as evidenced here, would want Tampa Bay to draft him. [read more]

You are wrong (this week), Mel.

Helmet head Mel Kiper resumed his weekly throw-crap-against-the-wall/mock drafting and, this week, he thinks the Bucs will — wait for it — draft a right tackle.

When will they learn? [read more]

Diverse opinions

NFL executives are talking about Mike Glennon. [read more]

Joe smells agent.

If one is to believe the report from reliable Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Broncos — yes, John Elway’s Super Bowl champion Broncos — are considering former Bucs quarterback and supreme career loser Stewart McClown. [read more]

You’ll find Joe offering sacrifices to the football gods and buying friends whiskey if the Bucs draft Sterling Shepard later this month. [read more]

It’s another 24-hour poll, ending tomorrow at noon.

Joe communicates with loads of Bucs fans, and there’s a trend developing. [read more]

Wouldn’t you love to be a fly on the wall? [read more]

Who will replace Bobby Rainey?

Joe got a Twitter the other day from a loyal reader, mocking Joe for never writing about a potential return man. An unfair point, but it is down the ladder of Bucs priorities. [read more]

Forecasting the future.

Bucs fans were on different levels of giddy when AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht inked cornerback Brett Grimes and defensive end Robert Ayers before the first weekend of free agency was finished. [read more]

Leader.

Yeah, the stats were pretty good, over 4,000 yards passing, 22 touchdowns with 15 picks (after an awful start to his career) and six rushing touchdowns, which set a Bucs franchise record. [read more]

Tampa Bay opens the preseason on the road, Aug. 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 at Philadelphia, where the Bucs pummeled the Eagles last year. [read more]

Will Gholston

The inevitable Buccaneers rookie defensive end might do a double take when he sees Will Gholston for the first time next month. [read more]

Return? Again?

If the following is true, then defensive lineman Da’Quan Bowers truly is a cat with nine lives. [read more]

Oklahoma State manbeast Emmanuel Ogbah is the third-rated defensive end by a respected website.

Yes, you know by now that Joe is eyeing the third-best defensive end if the Bucs elect to draft a defensive end at No. 9. [read more]

Breaking down tape of new Bucs LG.

Really cool video breakdown on the man the numberscrunchers freak out over yet football people seem to love. That would be new Bucs left guard J.R. Sweezy. [read more]

Joe is so sick of arguing with the “best available” crowd, which peddles in a world that doesn’t exist.

These folks don’t realize that “value” in the NFL Draft only exists as it applies to a team’s own roster. [read more]

“Facing this guy Mike Smith got under my skin like Simeon Rice and Keyshawn Johnson combined?“

Mike Smith arrived at One Buc Palace with a simple message containing little detail: He’ll run a defense that’s easy for defenders and confusing to quarterbacks.

It seems Chucky agrees. [read more]

Not coveted, says a Super Bowl MVP.

So Denver, the defending Super Bowl champion, is still looking for a quarterback. The New York Jets are in a contract hassle with vagabond Ryan Fitzpatrick (if you can imagine such a thing). The Rams are beyond desperate for a QB. [read more]