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Former Bucs assistant Herm Edwards blames SportsCenter for fan unrest with GMC.
Joe listens to Bucs fans. Yes, Joe really does.
Upon hearing complaints about a player that don’t make sense, Joe launches a quest to find merit in the kvetching, and if Joe can’t see it, football folks are consulted for answers. [read more]
Denver proved talent can overcome a rash of penalties.
The way Joe hears it, untold numbers of beer bottles were smashed in disgust over all the stupid penalties Tampa Bay committed last year.
Fans were so outraged, shards of brown glass flew through the air of various watering holes throughout the region. [read more]
NFL Network’s Mike Mayock wouldn’t be shocked if DE Noah Spence falls to the second round.
It is almost hard to believe, but in two weeks, Joe will fly to Indianapolis and brave the harsh Midwestern winter to cover the NFL Scouting Combine. [read more]
A Giants legend compares Doug Martin to another Giants legend.
So what makes Doug Martin so great? [read more]
Ever since the looming free agency frenzy at One Buc Palace was revealed, Joe has been studying the crop likely to be available when the dinner bell rings on March 9.
Vincent Jackson is still very valuable, even with a hefty contract.
Joe understands there are folks out there convinced Vincent Jackson will be a cap casualty of the Bucs. Joe is of the opposite mind. [read more]
Jameis shares his teachings
Plenty of evidence suggests the Bucs will have a more aggressive offense now that Dirk Koetter is the true commander-in-chief. [read more]
Hiring defensive line coach Jay Hayes suggests the Bucs will load up on defensive linemen this offseason.
When Joe chatted with NFL types in San Francisco, the Bucs talk wasn’t so much about the hiring of Dirk Koetter. Clearly, NFL folks are energized by the power of America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. He is the epicenter of Tampa Bay and what’s good for Jameis is good for the Bucs, most NFL folks reason for good reason. [read more]
Did Dirk Koetter force Team Glazer’s hands? (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
Yes, in San Francisco, Joe chatted Bucs with NFL Network uber insider Ian Rapoport. It was cool to talk to him, one, because Joe knows who he talks to (no, Rapoport did not tell Joe who, but others have). So when Rapoport talks Bucs, it’s not just hare-brained nonsense he dreamed up to fill air time. [read more]
Bobby Rainey’s NFL career has been marked by some great afternoons running the football, and years of teams thinking he’s not quite in their plans. [read more]
A different kind of weapon for Dirk Koetter
Scoring a wide receiver that can stay healthy and squeeze footballs is not the only way the Bucs can upgrade their offense when the free agency dinner bell rings next month. [read more]
So Joe went to San Francisco for Super Bowl Opening Night (nee: media day) and various other media-related events to dig up Bucs nuggets. [read more]
Competition is fierce for the Bucs has they look to move on from sackless George Johnson. Their second impotent Johnson in two season.
As the Bucs move on from their second impotent Johnson and turn their full attention to the crop of likely free agent defensive ends, they’ll discover the NFC champions have the same problem. [read more]
Jameis works his charisma.
The Super Bowl has become, in some ways, secondary to the pomp and circumstance of Super Bowl week.
More seems to be written about and talked about all the ancillary events than the actual game. [read more]
GMC has Jameis’ back.
Yes, Bucs fans were miffed late Saturday when they learned America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, was shamed by Associated Press voters, who turned against America and voted a running back, Todd Gurley of the Rams, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. [read more]
Safety Major Wright talks Jameis and the Bucs’ coaching change.
Radio row at the Super Bowl media center was awash in NFL players, ex-players and celebrities. As usual, the later in the week, the crazier it got. [read more]
Bucs won an old fashioned recruiting battle for DL coach Jay Hayes.
When fiery former defensive line coach Joe Cullen leapt to the Crows, Joe was a bit sad. Cullen was one of the few bright spots on the defensive coaching staff. [read more]
Don’t expect RB Doug Martin to carry the load next year for another team.
It seems a no-brainer. With the pending NFL free agency dinner bell set to ring in five weeks, the Bucs should re-sign Doug Martin.
There are potholes in this road, though. [read more]
Doug Martin talks about “soul searching.”
Joe wrote previously about Doug Martin talking contract on CBS Sports Radio, but during that chat with Brandon Tierney and Tiki Barber last week, Martin also referenced the challenges that led to a bounce-back year. [read more]
Stinking Panthers WR Kelvin Benjamin talks America’s Quarterback.
Yes, this is the last player interview from Joe’s trip to ground zero of the Super Bowl, San Francisco. [read more]
