July 29th, 2015
Last night, following Jason Licht’s Town Hall event on WDAE-AM 620, a question was posed to the general manager about whether the entire roster would be healthy and ready to play football on Saturday when training camp begins. [read more]
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July 29th, 2015
It’s the countdown feature you’ve all been waiting for. Not really, but on the heels of last year’s award-winning “20 Worst Buccaneers Of The Past 10 years” feature, Joe had to deliver.
A list like this is highly subjective and toxic. Fits of rage were common during production meetings at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Scared interns soiled their pants. Full beer bottles were smashed, and a treasured Rachel Watson poster was accidently destroyed. But order was restored.
Current and former general managers and head coaches might not like what’s coming, but it had to be done. This is what happens when your team is 30-70 in its last 100 games. [read more]
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July 29th, 2015

A former Buccaneer has a warning for Bucs fans
Some ferocious football negativity was hurled at Jameis Winston this week.
Joe just doesn’t get it. [read more]
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July 29th, 2015

Bucs rookie left tackle Donovan Smith
The No. 34 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft is one confident dude. Sometimes, he reminds Joe of the No. 1 overall pick, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]
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July 29th, 2015

Yesterday might have been the second worst day of 2015 for the Mike Glennon Mob. [read more]
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July 29th, 2015

The GM says Bowers has been “humbled.”
Joe recognizes that many fans remain in stunned disbelief because Tampa Bay re-signed Da’Quan Bowers this week. [read more]
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July 29th, 2015

The Bucs’ 2015 rookie class hasn’t put pads on yet, but there are positive signs across the board.
It’s noteworthy that none has raised a red flag since joining the team, general manager Jason Licht said last night. [read more]
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July 28th, 2015

Logan Mankins (r) reported in A-list shape in April. Evan (Dietrich) Smith (l) was quite a bit softer.
Not only are the Bucs confident in Logan Mankins reviving his borderline Hall of Fame career, one that derailed last year with the absence of a barbecue venue, a key Bucs official has called him the “father of the locker room.” [read more]
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July 28th, 2015
In August, Bucs fans will see plenty of Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback. [read more]
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July 28th, 2015

Speaking at a “Town Hall” event hosted by Steve Duemig tonight on WDAE-AM 620, Bucs general manager Jason Licht gave a peek into the Buccaneers offense. [read more]
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July 28th, 2015
America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, didn’t just work out during his vacation with Mike Evans and Louis Murphy in Tallahassee.
Joe fished for more details today, and Jameis made Bucs fans proud. [read more]
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July 28th, 2015
Yes, Joe is in Tampa watching Buccaneers rookies bowling with Tampa firefighters.
And the rookies are talking. [read more]
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July 28th, 2015

Man, bizarre happenings seem to follow former Bucs franchise quarterback Josh Freeman. [read more]
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July 28th, 2015

Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.
Depending who you ask in the NFL, the Tampa-2 defense is either outdated or is evolving. There really seems to be no consensus. [read more]
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July 28th, 2015

All eyes on “America’s Quarterback.”
When Joe is at One Buc Palace watching the first training camp practice Saturday and smelling the sweat of the cheerleaders, there will be a massive crowd there. [read more]
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July 28th, 2015

A respected national NFL radio voice lobbies the Bucs to sign Ray Rice.
Joe knows Bucs fans are chewing nails in anticipation of the new season.
It isn’t so much that fans think the team can make a Super Bowl run, but the new season will purge from memories the shatfest that was 2-14. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015
Joe was back in the steel cage this afternoon with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015

He’s back!
A few weeks ago, Joe got the whiff of a scent that the Bucs were going to bring back defensive lineman Da’Quan Bowers, but neither the Bucs nor Bowers’ agent would confirm or deny Joe’s information. [read more]
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July 27th, 2015
A former league MVP and star quarterback likes what he’s seen, heard — and not heard — from Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, this spring and summer. [read more]
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