Rumors hint Georgia edge rusher Leonard Floyd jumping up to the Bucs at No. 9?

So it is 13 hours from the start of the NFL Draft as Joe posts this story. So let’s let the rumors fly. [read more]

Kenny Bell’s hands failed him this afternoon. His hair did not.

Your beloved Buccaneers were back on the practice field today. [read more]

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Media mob scene surrounds America’s Quarterback earlier this afternoon after practice at One Buc Palace.

Yes, you have heard Vincent Jackson and Kenny Bell and many other offensive players rave about America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. But how about another defender? [read more]

For the pre-draft conspiracy crowd, Mike Glennon had a mysterious absence this afternoon. [read more]

America’s Quarterback talks draft

Out at One Buc Palace today, Joe asked America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, about the NFL Draft. [read more]

Honored

The Bucs will turn to a college basketball icon to bring them good luck. [read more]

More happy times for Connor Cook

The very last thing the Buccaneers need is an aching-for-a-pass-defense team leapfrogging them in a trade with Cleveland for the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night. [read more]

You think you can predict Jason Licht’s moves? Think again.

The biggest wild card in the Bucs’ draft is not what happens with the first eight overall picks tomorrow night, it’s general manager Jason Licht himself.

Just look at Licht’s history with the Bucs. [read more]

Bucs DE Robert Ayers gets some work in yesterday at One Buc Palace. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Look, Joe wants Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht to beef up the defensive ends on this team. Been hollering about that for some time. [read more]

Wants his own title.

A few months ago, Joe was casually discussing various players with a high-ranking suit from One Buc Palace and Joe dropped the name of bone-cracking middle linebacker Kwon Alexander. [read more]

Fingers on the line at the first Bucs practice under head coach Dirk Koetter Tuesday at One Buc Palace. (Photo Courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Here are notes Joe jotted down watching the first Bucs practice yesterday under head coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]

“Jason, how the hell do you expect me to fix this defense if you don’t draft a defensive end Thursday night? What’s the matter with you?”

When teams began trading up in recent weeks to obtain a quarterback, that meant better chances the Bucs were going to get a premier player, likely no worse than the second-best player at his position. [read more]

A July return is planned for Louis Murphy and his carved up knee

Yes, the Bucs have wounded players, and the injuries appear more significant that originally thought. [read more]

Anxious.

Tuesday was the day Bucs coach Dirk Koetter had long, long, long dreamed of — to lead a group of men onto a football field. [read more]

Here’s a look at the new, leaner look of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. Scroll down for Joe’s broader story.

Mike Smith is no Lovie Smith

Gone are the days of stoic Leslie Frazier and Lovie Smith serving as defensive shotcallers and playcallers of the Tampa Bay defense. [read more]

Fun equals wins, says Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith.

As the Bucs came off the practice field following walk-throughs before their afternoon practice today — yes, underwear football — a seemingly slimmed down left tackle Donovan Smith stopped to chat with the local pen and mic club. [read more]

Donovan Smith described his offseason lifestyle today at One Buc Palace

NFL players sure have the life, especially the young, single guys with job security. [read more]