No Coach’s Pet Among Picks

May 1st, 2016
Mike Smith has his orders

Mike Smith has his orders. Dirk Koetter explains.

Joe had a question for Dirk Koetter yesterday as the exhausting three-day draft closed. [read more]

Licht: In Warhop We Trust

May 1st, 2016
Caleb Benenoch

Background on the Bucs’ newest rookie O-lineman

The now almost legendary story on drafting Ali Marpet and Donovan Smith was simple. [read more]

It’s Safety To Start For Fourth-Rounder Smith

April 30th, 2016

ryan smithPerhaps Joe was too hasty putting Alterraun Verner on cut watch earlier today. [read more]

Licht: There Was No Trade Market For Glennon

April 30th, 2016
Unwanted

Unwanted

The national hype surrounding a potential trade of Mike Glennon, fueled by NFL.com, SiriusXM NFL Radio and beyond, was just that: hype. [read more]

Bucs Bag A Fullback In Sixth Round

April 30th, 2016

vitaleTampa Bay entered the draft in need of a fullback. That’s not just Joe talking. Dirk Koetter said the position was a definite position of need back at the NFL owners meetings. [read more]

NFL Draft Day 3, Open Thread

April 30th, 2016

bucs cheerleader 0918OK folks, have at it. Bang it here for your thoughts on Day 3 of the NFL Draft today, including Bucs chatter.

Who knows, maybe Jason Licht will trade up into the fourth round and select a backup quarterback?

Joe’s choices? Nothing but wide receivers and defensive ends. All. Day. Long.

Bucs Role Model

April 30th, 2016
A Lavonte David fan.

A Lavonte David fan.

New Bucs linebacker Devante Bond out of Oklahoma doesn’t know any Bucs player. Well, except for one, that would be Oklahoma hero Gerald McCoy. [read more]

Devante Bond Highlights

April 30th, 2016
New Bucs linebacker Devante Bond.

New Bucs linebacker Devante Bond.

Gerald McCoy will be happy. A new Sooner is coming to the Bucs.

That would be sixth round pick Devante Bond, a linebacker. [read more]

Bucs Take Linebacker Devante Bond In 6th Round

April 30th, 2016

NCAA Football: Oklahoma vs Texas

With the 183rd overall pick, the Bucs snatched a linebacker coming off an injury. [read more]

Dickie V Talks Jameis

April 30th, 2016
dick vitale

Bucs suiteholder Dick Vitale today at One Buc Palace.

It was awesome, baby, with a capital-A!

The mascot for Tampa Bay sports, Basketball Hall of Famer and Lakewood Ranch resident Dick Vitale, was at One Buc Palace this afternoon. What a PTPer! [read more]

Mike Glennon Is Off The Clock

April 30th, 2016

mike glennon 1103bWelcome to the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Mike Glennon officially is off the clock. [read more]

Benenoch: Football Player By Accident

April 30th, 2016
Soccer player.

Soccer player.

Now this is a cool story and it should be told and celebrated every Fourth of July. It is as American as apple pie, Bud Light and cheerleaders. [read more]

Right Tackle Enthusiasts, Rejoice!

April 30th, 2016
Caleb Benenoch

New Bucs offensive tackle Caleb Benenoch.

A sect of Bucs fans were angry all day long for weeks because the Bucs didn’t want to draft a left tackle at No. 11 and move said left tackle to right tackle. [read more]

Great Day For Kenny Bell Or Roddy White?

April 30th, 2016
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Wide reciever Kenny Bell might have been a big winner today

Nearly through five rounds of the 2016 NFL Draft and your Tampa Bay Buccaneers have not bolstered their receiving corps, the one that suffered from serious depth issues last season. [read more]

Bucs Pick Offensive Tackle/Guard Caleb Benenoch

April 30th, 2016
Benenoch

The Bucs’ 2016 Fifth-Round pick.

UPDATED 2:33 p.m. – Jason Licht drafted two offensive linemen in the fifth round back in 2014. Joe dubbed them the Milk Cartons because they M.I.A. as rookies. [read more]

Alterraun Verner On Notice

April 30th, 2016
Thin ice just got weaker.

Thin ice just got weaker.

Alterraun Verner, you better perform. Otherwise, you will no longer be in the Tampa Bay area. No more slack. [read more]

4th Round Pick Ryan Smith, Cornerback North Carolina Central

April 30th, 2016

Ryan Smith, Aris Scott

UPDATE: 12:57 p.m. The Bucs continue to bolster their secondary, which collectively was dreadful under Lovie Smith last year. [read more]

Another Cornerback

April 30th, 2016

ryan smith

So the Bucs are loading up in the secondary, picking a cornerback for the second time with Ryan Smith of North Carolina Central, the second cornerback selected among their first four picks. [read more]

Mike Glennon Is On The Clock

April 30th, 2016

Glennonwide

Welcome to the fourth round of the NFL Draft.

Is it Mike Glennon Day? [read more]