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Could the Bucs point C Evan Smith to the exit in a further purge of offensive players?
Yes, the Bucs were able to draft “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. And yes, the Bucs were able to beef up the offensive line with Donovan Smith and Ali Marpet. [read more]
More insight into the Evans-Moss marriage
Tom Pelissero, the USA Today writer who had dinner with Mike Evans and wrote about it recently, was a fill-in host on SiriusXM NFL Radio yesterday and talked a little more about his time with Evans. [read more]
Hardcore JoeBucsFan.com readers, and those who listen to Joe on the radio with Steve Duemig on WDAE-AM 620, know there are two “Joes,” the guys who pound the keyboard here and cover the Bucs all over the country.
Rarely is there significant disagreement in the ranks, but a giant divide has developed. [read more]
More bad news.
The news just gets more depressing for former Bucs great Warren Sapp.
Joe suspects — provided Sapp is not behind bars — that when the calendar year flips to 2016, Sapp is going to be one drunk mofo. [read more]
Where does Lovie Smith stand compared to his coaching peers?
Time for power rankings! You know it; Joe knows it: Fans love power rankings whether it be for players, cheerleaders or coaches. Today, it is coaches. [read more]
Bucs rookie WR Kenny Bell
Joe can only imagine what old school, ex-NFL players must think when they watch the following video of Jameis Winston and friends. [read more]
Some quarterbacks are unfazed by pressure from a defensive front.
Others freak out like a high school freshman. Bucs fans got a taste of that last year. [read more]
Some guys are obsessed with winning Super Bowls and are driven only by that prize.
Vincent Jackson? Well, he doesn’t seem to be that guy. [read more]
Joe knows some folks out there are ready to dance on Warren Sapp’s grave. When Sapp played with the Bucs and lived in Tampa, he made more than a few enemies along the way. [read more]
Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian had a stern lesson for a fan last night. [read more]
Dismal future, says BSPN.
If you know how things will turn out through the next three years, Joe wants to have a private word with you over a few beers about short-term investment projects, including lottery numbers, Vegas odds and Wall Street futures. [read more]
Future superstar?
The Season of High Hyperbole doesn’t begin until Aug. 1. That’s when the Bucs begin training camp and, much like spring training baseball stories, you will read how every player is on the verge of the Pro Bowl and the Bucs are a step away from the Super Bowl. [read more]
Numbers hint GMC may have slipped. Or did he?
With the possible exception of stud outside linebacker Lavonte David, no Bucs player could be considered elite in his class — unless his name is Gerald McCoy. [read more]
In the world of Lovie Smith, and on most NFL teams, players elect team captains: two on offense, two on defense and one for special teams. [read more]
America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, may be running and hiding from his Super Bowl plan, but he won’t hide from the trolls and haters on Twitter. [read more]
Bucs rookie left tackle Donovan Smith
Even former Bucs ironman and Pro Bowler Donald Penn was in the NFL a season and a half before he stepped in and owned the Tampa Bay left tackle position from 2007 through 2013.
Rookie second-round pick Donovan Smith will have no such luxury. [read more]
Bank on Johnthan Banks, says ESPN.
Joe just wants to beat his head against the wall when he hears these rumors pop up — fueled by Lovie Smith — that journeyman Mike Jenkins is in the running to usurp Johnthan Banks as a starting cornerback.
Joe has replayed countless games in his mind (not advisable) and can’t think of why Lovie seems irked that Banks is a solid young corner and a darkhorse for the Pro Bowl the way he played the second half of last season. [read more]
Record-breaking numbers expected. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.
Generally — not absolutely, but generally — rookie quarterbacks struggle.
There’s a severe learning curve coming from college to the NFL. It can be transitioning from spread-option to pro-style; but it’s often because rookie quarterbacks find themselves on garbage teams. [read more]
Admits to practicing too cautiously for fear of reinjuring himself.
Last year, Bucs Godzilla-like wide receiver Mike Evans missed a huge chunk of offseason workouts because of a bum hamstring. He was beat up early in the regular season, too. [read more]
