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Joe will never forget when Mike Evans, in his first rookie minicamp practice, made one of the silliest catches Joe has ever seen.
You could almost hear all the audible “Ohs” from witnesses all the way to Jesuit High School. [read more]
Look, it is June. Joe’s concentration this time of the year is tilted toward gawking at lovely lasses in tanned legs while nursing cold beer on a hot afternoon more than who the starting long snapper will be. Sorry. [read more]
Greg Schiano wanted his quarterbacks terrified of making a mistake.
Lovie Smith? He nailed his audition for Fear Factor in Game 2 last season. [read more]
Bucs rookie WR Kenny Bell doesn’t have a high bar to clear for a roster spot.
Readers who come to Joe on this here corner of the Interwebs know Joe loves the one-two punch of Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans. They may not be the best receivers duo in the NFL, but the list ahead of them is awfully damn short. [read more]
Joe gets that Mike Glennon should have some first-team reps in June, but the latest information makes Joe feel like the Buccaneers are going overboard. [read more]
Joe has scrutinized the dozens of photos released by the Buccaneers from Day 7 of OTA practices yesterday. The session was closed to media. [read more]
Football Outsiders has harsh data on Bucs CB Alterraun Verner.
Regular readers here are well aware Joe is no fan in any way of cornerback Mike Jenkins. Joe doesn’t give a damn where Jenkins is from or where he played college ball, the guy is a slug.
When Joe thinks of the Buccaneers who are interesting, intriguing guys people in the bar five beers in can recognize, Gerald McCoy comes to mind.
Arguably the best 43 defensive tackle in the game, GMC is both a stud on the field and a good guy wearing a perpetual smile off it. [read more]
Jameis explains running with the offensive linemen. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.
Last week, Joe brought word of “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, running gassers with the offensive linemen in OTA practice.
Led by barbecue pitmaster Logan Mankins, the veteran guard was having his fellow linemen sprint after every mental error. [read more]
Whether Demar Dotson is staging some sort of contract protest/holdout is unclear. Bucs fans truly will find out when mandatory minicamp starts in eight days.
But the notion that Dotson has a strong case to play hardball with the Bucs has Joe laughing hysterically. [read more]
A Bleacher Report columnist is not fond of Doug Martin
In a few weeks (training camp is less than two months away if you can imagine), you are going to see a lot of lists because we are quickly approaching the dead zone of NFL news that is the early summer.
Some are getting a jump on the lists. [read more]
Underwear football hype resuming.
Joe will never forget two years ago, some guy on Twitter was panting constantly about Bucs backup wide receiver Russell Shepard, as if the guy was wrestling between the sheets with Rachel Watson. [read more]
Little used battering ram Jorvorskie Lane
Hats off to Danny Lansanah, fullback Jorvorskie Lane and rookie linebacker Kwon Alexander. [read more]
“Galling” results.
The Custodian of Canton, eye-RAH! Kaufman, Tampa Bay’s lone Hall of Fame voter, wagged a big finger at the Buccaneers defensive coordinator on a national stage Friday. [read more]
Joe expects a strong season from Johnthan Banks.
No, when you are 2-14, there is no such thing as a strength on your team. Oh, sure, the Bucs have arguably the NFL’s best one-two punch at wide receiver with Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson.
After that, there is a pretty huge drop off at receiver. [read more]
Joe thinks there’s an unfair talking point spinning in various media circles. [read more]
Gregg Rosenthal is not impressed
One could point to the safety positions and frown. One could point to the (lack of) edge rushers and scratch your head. Others might consider the Bucs couldn’t even muster a 500-yard rusher last year and scratch something else. [read more]
The never-ending quest to replace Simeon Rice will be Lovie’s toughest position battle, says BSPN.
Joe has just about given up hope that the Bucs will ever find a double-digit sack guy from the edge. The team has blown God knows how many draft picks and burned through God knows how many tens of millions of Team Glazer dollars in an effort to replace Simeon Rice.
And all the efforts through three general managers and four coaches have been a colossal waste of time, effort and megacash. [read more]
So what’s a reasonable expectation for the Buccaneers this year? [read more]
