Lovie claims fired NFL coaches can’t take things personally

Shame on Lovie Smith. [read more]

Bucs RG Ali Marpet talks offseason relaxation and Logan Mankins.

Interesting get from Casey Phillips of Buccaneers.com, as she caught guard Ali Marpet outside the locker room at One Buc Palace for an interview. [read more]

How much is Doug Martin worth?

Lost in all of the hoopla if not paranoia about free agent running back Doug Martin and whether he will return is Martin’s value on the market. [read more]

Market shaping up

The running backs market just got more interesting with general manager Jon Robinson of the Tennessee Titans, close comrade of Bucs general manager Jason Licht, trading for DeMarco Murray and his fat contract. [read more]

Coach Warhop reunion?

Cue the misguided stat geeks and others who think the Bucs don’t know what they have in Demar Dotson. [read more]

Monitoring Twitter for Bucs news, Joe saw a fake Ian Rapoport account in the #Bucs timeline suggesting Doug Martin was about to agree to terms with another team. This information is patently false.

Apologies to all. This is yet more proof of rushing to be first sometimes means you are last. Live and learn.

Joe sincerely apologizes to all who were given strokes.

NFL Network weighs in

Warm, happy thoughts are pulsating through the Tampa Bay area, but there’s also disturbing news, too. [read more]

Crossroads for Team Glazer and their $60 million in salary cap room? (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Back in March of 2010, Team Glazer was adamant that money would never be an issue when it comes to keeping a player the franchise desires.

Joel Glazer even referred to the “slow cancer” of bad drafting that drove a low team payroll. [read more]

Dedicated

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, is taking on one of the toughest golf courses in the homeland this afternoon. [read more]

Your new starting left guard.

So long-time NFL stud left guard Logan Mankins is hanging it up and retiring to his ranch. Joe wishes him the best. Really good dude.

Mankins came to the Bucs under very trying circumstances and was a pro’s pro the entire time. [read more]

Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith

Once upon a time, Mike Smith was in charge of a Falcons team that cut John Abraham and replaced him with Osi Umenyiora. [read more]

Roddy White would bring depth

Yes, everyone connected dots when they heard the Dixie Chicks cut their all-time leading receiver, Roddy White.

Since Mike Smith and Dirk Koetter are one year removed from coaching White, people assumed it was just a matter of time before the Bucs would sign White. [read more]

Torch is passed

The barbecue is over for Pro Bowl left guard Logan Mankins. [read more]

Big voices are clamoring for Doug Martin

One of the most critical, ex-player analysts around is in Doug Martin’s corner. [read more]

Will teams make it rain on Doug Martin?

The free agency dinner bell rings Wednesday at 4 p.m., but the real action starts at noon today. [read more]

In retrospect, rookie MLB Kwon Alexander played at a level expected from a first round pick.

Joe has marveled at the drafting acumen of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht for weeks. Just look at last spring. [read more]

The spirited music and clinking schnapps glasses you hear are coming from One Buc Palace. [read more]

Simple as that.

Lovie Smith has a new job, and Team Glazer looks like it fired another coach whose heart wasn’t in NFL coaching. [read more]

The Bucs need clear vision

Joe’s written previously that there are loads of teenagers running around the Tampa Bay area who either weren’t alive when the Bucs won a Super Bowl, or have absolutely zero recollection of those glory days teams.

To them, John Lynch is a dude their moms had a crush on 18 years ago. Simeon Rice is something they order at a Thai restaurant. [read more]