July 28th, 2015

A respected national NFL radio voice lobbies the Bucs to sign Ray Rice.
Joe knows Bucs fans are chewing nails in anticipation of the new season.
It isn’t so much that fans think the team can make a Super Bowl run, but the new season will purge from memories the shatfest that was 2-14. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015
Joe was back in the steel cage this afternoon with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015

He’s back!
A few weeks ago, Joe got the whiff of a scent that the Bucs were going to bring back defensive lineman Da’Quan Bowers, but neither the Bucs nor Bowers’ agent would confirm or deny Joe’s information. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015
A former league MVP and star quarterback likes what he’s seen, heard — and not heard — from Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, this spring and summer. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015

Which Doug Martin shows up Saturday, the stud rookie or the ineffective veteran?
Yes, today the Bucs rookies checked in to One Buc Palace and their fancy hotel. Sorry, Joe can’t get excited about guys making no less than six-figures (if they make the final-53) checking into a posh hotel. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015
It’s the countdown feature you’ve all been waiting for. Not really, but on the heels of last year’s award-winning “20 Worst Buccaneers Of The Past 10 years” feature, Joe had to deliver.
A list like this is highly subjective and toxic. Fits of rage were common during production meetings at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Scared interns soiled their pants. Full beer bottles were smashed, and a treasured Rachel Watson poster was accidently destroyed. But order was restored.
Current and former general managers and head coaches might not like what’s coming, but it had to be done. This is what happens when your team is 30-70 in its last 100 games. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015
A big national voice slapped Josh Freeman for dedication issues and believes his release from the Dolphins last week is the end of the line. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015

Recent history suggests a six-win season is a fair forecast.
Joe rankles too many Bucs fans when stating a six-win season would show marked improvement for Tampa Bay.
That’s how bad this team was last year. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015

Detailed stamp of approval from Anthony Becht.
You’ve heard from many that “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, is a footballaholic. A gym rat of pigskin proportions. Lives, eats, sleeps and breathes football. [read more]
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July 26th, 2015

Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, is reporting for his first NFL training camp tomorrow, but that’s a mere formality. [read more]
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July 26th, 2015
The media circus is coming for Jameis Winston, and eye-RAH! Kaufman of The Tampa Tribune got training camp week rolling at Tropicana Field this afternoon. [read more]
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July 26th, 2015

Are the Rays scared of Jameis?
Joe has mentioned now and then how “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, has yet to throw out a first pitch at a Rays game. It just seems odd.
Well, today, as the Rays prepared to host the Orioles at the Fruitdome, Jameis actually joined in the first pitch. But he didn’t pitch. [read more]
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July 26th, 2015

Data nerds hook a Buccaneer
Some Bucs fans like to look and root for long shots to make the roster. Of course, these long shots also are bottom-of-the-roster kind of guys, and Joe detailed what that means. [read more]
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July 26th, 2015

Training camp week is here!
As the sun rises tomorrow, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston will return to work and revive the dreams of Bucs fans everywhere. [read more]
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July 26th, 2015
It’s the countdown feature you’ve all been waiting for. Not really, but on the heels of last year’s award-winning “20 Worst Buccaneers Of The Past 10 years” feature, Joe had to deliver.
A list like this is highly subjective and toxic. Fits of rage were common during production meetings at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Scared interns soiled their pants. Full beer bottles were smashed, and a treasured Rachel Watson poster was accidently destroyed. But order was restored.
Current and former general managers and head coaches might not like what’s coming, but it had to be done. This is what happens when your team is 30-70 in its last 100 games. [read more]
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July 26th, 2015

Good Sunday morning to you all.
Joe has a surprise. Based on the intricate data Joe receives about readers and their patterns (Joe know exactly what fans like to read), Joe’s going to go all positive here, which is bad for business when the Bucs are losing. [read more]
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July 25th, 2015

Bucs D-line coach Joe Cullen
The Bucs tried hard in free agency but lost defensive end Trent Cole to the Colts.
Tampa Bay sniffed Greg Hardy long and hard, but he will roam the edge for the Cowboys. [read more]
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July 25th, 2015

Throwing out the names of Garrett Gilkey and Robert Herron incites Bucs fans into various degrees of rage.
Shoot, even some thin-skinned fans grumble about the pride of Largo High School, cornerback Leonard Johnson. [read more]
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July 25th, 2015
It’s the countdown feature you’ve all been waiting for. Not really, but on the heels of last year’s award-winning “20 Worst Buccaneers Of The Past 10 years” feature, Joe had to deliver.
A list like this is highly subjective and toxic. Fits of rage were common during production meetings at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Scared interns soiled their pants. Full beer bottles were smashed, and a treasured Rachel Watson poster was accidently destroyed. But order was restored.
Current and former general managers and head coaches might not like what’s coming, but it had to be done. This is what happens when your team is 30-70 in its last 100 games. [read more]
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July 25th, 2015

“I’ve got your back, coach.”
Look, Joe has long been on record believing a successful (ahem) 2015 season would be six wins. There is a reason this team was 2-14 last year. You are what your record says you are. [read more]
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July 24th, 2015
Former Bucs franchise quarterback leaky, sleepy Josh Freeman is homeless again.
And to think Josh McCown has job security! [read more]
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