May 13th, 2016

No more telegraphing tendencies.
Outside of eight-man high school football teams at tiny schools largely found in the plains states (Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma), football is played with 11 starters forever. [read more]
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May 12th, 2016

Roberto Aguayo reveals
Bucs fans know very well that general manager Jason Licht packaged a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick to trade up and select kicker Roberto Aguayo in the NFL Draft two weeks ago.
Did Licht need to move up to the second round? [read more]
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May 12th, 2016

Prized pupil for Bucs DC.
Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith may already have his favorite player. And it seems to be outside linebacker Lavonte David. [read more]
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May 12th, 2016

The Bucs’ new D-line guru speaks
What will new veteran defensive line coach Jay Hayes do to take Gerald McCoy to greater heights? [read more]
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May 12th, 2016

Bucs DC consults with America’s Quarterback.
When Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith met with the Tampa Bay pen and mic club today, there were two instances when he physically lit up as if he glimpsed a video of Rachel Watson in her naughty Santa outfit. [read more]
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May 12th, 2016
Defensive coordinator Mike Smith told a fun story this afternoon at One Buc Palace.
It centered around having dinner recently with Bucs Pro Bowl cornerback Brent Grimes and his superwife, Mike Grimes. [read more]
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May 12th, 2016

Sometimes, Chucky breaks away to hang out with his friends and business associates at Hooters
Joe’s confident the following is simply the best article you’ll read today. [read more]
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May 12th, 2016

Predictable voter
It’s that time of year when we can celebrate Buccaneers being honored by their peers.
When you finish in the NFC South cellar five consecutive seasons, it’s easy to get excited about this kind of stuff.
[read more]
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May 12th, 2016

Numberscrunchers like him.
Yes, NFL Network is running through its Top 100 players of 2016 list for the next several weeks. It is voted on by NFL players. [read more]
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May 12th, 2016

Jascon Licht likens to a stud NFL DE.
In a way, Joe feels bad for Noah Spence. The second round draft pick of the Bucs has all sorts of pressure on him. [read more]
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May 12th, 2016

Grim 2016 season foreseen.
Just about everyone Joe runs into believes the Bucs should or will improve this season, even with a suspected tough schedule.
Others even think meaningful January games are not a pipe dream. [read more]
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May 11th, 2016

(Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers.)
It was widely known that former Bucs cornerback Leonard Johnson lived at his child home in Clearwater while playing for Tampa Bay.
Johnson performed chores, had to keep his room tidy, etc. [read more]
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May 11th, 2016

Lovie won’t like this.
Lovie Smith scoffed at reporters who dared to suggest the Bucs’ allowing a 70 percent completion rate to opposing quarterbacks — with plenty of garbage QBs among them — was a legitimate black mark against his 2015 defense. [read more]
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May 11th, 2016

Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com
A handful of Bucs got the full Mark Dominik rockstar treatment yesterday at Bevis Elementary School in Lithia, where the Buccaneers donated physical education equipment and dedicated a Buccaneers Fitness Zone. [read more]
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May 11th, 2016
Does Lavonte David want to be a household name?
Damn right he does. [read more]
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May 11th, 2016

Signs point to a fun season, explained on NFL.com.
Many takes in the comments section here refer to an international conspiracy afoot, no doubt controlled by none other than Vladimir Putin, that national (international?) talking heads only speak ill of the Bucs. [read more]
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May 11th, 2016

Spreadsheeters at odds with Bucs GM.
Cue the violins. A bunch of has-been (unemployed?) accountants playing football general manager are, again, enraged. [read more]
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May 11th, 2016

Reading the tea leaves.
Joe is two things that are important in the following paragraphs: a history guy who has a minor in history, and a believer in America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]
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May 10th, 2016

Kevin Pamphile talks to Joe today
Garrett Gilkey disease is terrible. So are alleged bad patches on fake grass.
Yes, the Bucs are intent on restoring maximum depth at center. [read more]
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