Grateful.

In the wake of having his access card to One Buc Palace deactivated today, former Bucs defender Chris “Swaggy” Baker is not without gratitude. [read more]

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Officially fired!

It’s just under 11 months since JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman reported here that then-new Bucs defensive tackle Chris “Swaggy” Baker didn’t like to practice during his final days with the Redskins.

It was one giant red flag that never went away. [read more]

Letter to Bucs fans.

Because this apparently irritates some of Joe’s readers, if you don’t want to be irritated, click elsewhere. [read more]

“Jason, we have the cash to improve drastically.”

Yeah, yeah, we all heard Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter say last year that the Bucs didn’t have $17 million lying around.

Before that fake news gets out again. Let Joe set the record straight. [read more]

The Bucs enjoyed major addition by subtraction today.

Your Buccaneers have an analytics team, paid in-house folks charged with crunching the numbers and objectively sharing what works and what doesn’t on an NFL field.

For far too long, one man, Dirk Koetter, refused to believe the most obvious of data they served up. [read more]

Released.

The Muscle Hamster is no more. [read more]

The Bucs have a giant wad of cash to spend under the salary cap, a player-friendly head coach, a QB respected for his competitive fire, gorgeous indoor practice and training facilities, and a strong leadership core on defense.

It’s not enough. [read more]

Gets production.

The more Joe digs into this, the more Joe is impressed. [read more]

All you need to know about the current State of the Bucs can be wrapped up in one sentence. [read more]

Cardinals players offer props.

The Cardinals seem impressed. [read more]

Former teammate of new Bucs DL coach.

Joe is curious to learn just how much street cred new Bucs defensive line coach Brentson Bucker has with his former teammates. [read more]

Welcome, Coach!

Updated: 6:57 p.m. – Hooray! The Bucs have hired a new defensive line coach, a seasoned pro and a guy Joe hung out with a bit in Vegas last year. [read more]

Quick fix in 23 days

It’s time for Team Glazer to put on its big-boy pads. [read more]

Yes, this really happened.

It’s a little challenging to figure out where the growth was on the Buccaneers’ defensive line last season, not counting the waistline and bank account of Chris “Swaggy” Baker.  [read more]

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23 days from free agency means excitement is building for Bucs fans and the Monday Morning Joe podcast, presented by Lakeland Automall & Discount Garage Doors, Inc. The podcast marches on through the offseason (what offseason?) and Joe has plenty to share.

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