Enters confessional.

As expected, tight end/super Twitterer Austin Seferian-Jenkins fell on the sword for his antics during and after an OTA practice last Thursday, in which coach Dirk Koetter gave him a steel-toe boot to the backside. [read more]

Yes, the Buccaneers kick off mandatory minicamp this afternoon, which means more underwear football. The only real difference from previous spring practice is guys have to show up.

Stick with Joe through the day for detailed practices notes, and plenty of quotes and fun.

Breaking down America’s Quarterback.

Yes, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, did a fine job his rookie year once he turned the corner following the first Carolina beatdown. [read more]

UPDATED: 8:53 a.m.: Joe was off by a day. [read more]

Former Bucs TE seems bummed out about ASJ.

The stunt Tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins pulled last Thursday, when he was run from an underwear football practice and then took to Twitter to lash out at fans, and then got lewd and crude about their mothers/wives/girlfriends, seems to have depressed a former Buccaneers player. [read more]

Wonders about his contract.

Yes, Demar Dotson is human. [read more]

All out.

Joe admits to being a cynical, skeptical guy.

It comes with age and worldly experience, Joe believes, and by being a fan of an NFL team with five consecutive last-place finishes. [read more]

Already pounding the keyboard for the four-letter.

First, Joe wants to congratulate local Bucs reporter Jenna Laine. She secured the too-long-vacant opening of Bucs correspondent with the four-letter. [read more]

Extra time. Mike Smith and Kwon Alexander spotted on the field after practice last week going over positioning (or dance moves).

There are many fantastic hypothetical questions in Buccaneers history.

One of the best is a new one. [read more]

Teammates weigh in.

It’s the time of year when Joe is barraged with the question, “How does ____ look?

Of course, for most positions, there is little to say since players are not in pads playing real football. [read more]

Lavonte David speaks

Interesting choice of words by one of the Buccaneers’ premier defensive players. [read more]

Entering 21st century.

More than rumblings have been heard at One Buc Palace that this is a new Buccaneers squad under first-year head coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Irked by a Bucs’ draft choice.

Joe’s a bit late to the party on this one, but it so good, Joe has to share. [read more]

Tweety ASJ is safe, says Bucs a beat man.

Despite posing as Capt. Morgan, which cost his team, despite going all Bob Gibson with a football in St. Louis, which cost his team, despite prancing into the end zone like a preening schmoe in a blowout loss, despite getting tossed from an underwear football practice, despite jumping on Twitter and inviting fans to show up at One Buc Palace so he can beat them up and make them eat through a straw, despite making lewd comments about fans’ mothers/wives/girlfriends on social media, Tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins’ spot on the Bucs’ roster is safe. [read more]

Former NFL QB Brady Quinn lauds America.

Yes, we all know that America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, had a fine rookie season. [read more]

So who on the Buccaneers’ roster firmly approached Austin Seferian-Jenkins last week and said, “What the hell are you doing? You represent all of us out in the community?” [read more]

Who doesn’t like watching football and the development of your beloved Buccaneers in the spring? [read more]

Correcting a shame and a sham

The defense cannot help but get better this season. [read more]

Clinging to a job?

Before Joe gets rolling here, Joe wants to be fair. [read more]