July 31st, 2015

Underdog 30-year-0ld starting strongside linebacker Danny Lansanah knows a lot about working hard for what he has.
The guy was out of football and playing minor league football for another shot to make it in the NFL, which came with the Bucs two years ago. [read more]
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July 31st, 2015

Evans says Bucs were the best 2-14 team ever. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.
Tampa Bay’s superstar rookie of 2014, 21-year-old Mike Evans, was a very optimistic cat this morning as he reported to One Buc Palace with the rest of the Bucs veterans. [read more]
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July 31st, 2015
Buccaneers veterans reported for training camp this morning, but very few were there at One Buc Palace before Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback. [read more]
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July 31st, 2015

Super Bowl in first year?
Joe has stated time and again he thinks this year’s Bucs squad looks like a six-win team, which would be a vast improvement over 2-14 last season. [read more]
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July 30th, 2015

Lovie gets a powerful vote of support for his O-line
If you have extreme confidence in Lovie Smith, like Bucs’ Super Bowl defensive tackle Booger McFarland does, then of course you sleep without the aid of narcotics. [read more]
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July 30th, 2015

Studs.
Yes, Joe is of the mind that arguably the best one-two punch of NFL receivers is Godzilla Evans and Vincent Jackson. If there are one-two punches better than the Bucs’ duo, the list is damn short. [read more]
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July 30th, 2015
If only the Buccaneers had a dozen more guys like Lavonte David.
Remember when Alterraun Verner named David, not Gerald McCoy, as the hardest worker on the Buccaneers? [read more]
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July 30th, 2015
Joe and other media types who saw Gerald McCoy practice all through the spring surely would say he was in fine shape. Perhaps the best shape of his career.
But a lot has changed in the six weeks since Tampa Bay left minicamp in June. [read more]
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July 30th, 2015

A BSPN writer is no fan of the “Muscle Hamster.”
Harsh words from the keyboard of Eric Karabell of BSPN.com. And Joe can’t really argue a whole lot about his findings. [read more]
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July 30th, 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 30th, 2015

Noted NFL analyst is high on ASJ.
Joe is willing to give mulligans to a couple of Bucs rookies who didn’t exactly live up to their billing in 2014.
One is Charles Sims. The guy started the year with a bum wheel and it sure looked as if Sims was forced into the lineup to try to prove a point, and maybe it was way too premature. [read more]
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July 30th, 2015

A noted NFL analyst has a dire warning if Patrick Omameh starts.
Yes, just about every Bucs fan knows this: The key to the season is the offensive line.
It must protect “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, for the future of the franchise, not to mention this season. [read more]
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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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