Has a better job.

Yes, Joe knows Nick Saban and the Bucs was floated a couple of times over the past day or so. [read more]

Could Dirk Koetter be lifted right in front of Team Glazer’s eyes?

[UPDATE: Per Adam Schefter, Jon Robinson is the new Titans general manager.]

So word sifted out late last night on Twitter from heavy metal head-banging Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports that Jon Robinson, the right-hand man of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, could bolt for the Titans this morning to become their new general manager. [read more]

Bucs director of player personnel Jon Robinson, left, with Jason Licht after one of Licht’s pool-plunging victory celebrations. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

There are two potential drawbacks to this offseason. The first is the possible disruption to the development of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, if offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter bolts. [read more]

Lining up assistant coaching staff? But for what team?

This is sort of a non-story, story. However, Joe trusts the guy tapping the words on his keyboard because he is very plugged in. [read more]

Steve Duemig

It was time again for the popular JoeBucsFan Hour with Joe and the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620.

All kinds of topics were on the table. [read more]

Derrick Brooks speaks, and will speak again at 4 p.m. today.

At 4 p.m. today on WDAE-AM 620, it’s a pretty sure bet that Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks will break the “Silence of the Icons.”

But it will not be the first time Brooks will have addressed and summarized Tampa Bay’s challenging 2015 season. [read more]

America’s Quarterback can walk thanks to Doug Martin.

Yes, even for those wearing black arm bands mourning the loss of Lovie Smith, things are looking up at this point in Bucs history. [read more]

Mike Evans helps a Bucs fan in time of need.

Yes, Joe has been a bit harsh on Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans for his on-field antics. That’s because those stunts with referees helped drag the Bucs down to their 6-10 record. [read more]

It wasn’t long ago that Bucs general manager and new overlord of football operations Jason Licht raved publicly about Lovie Smith. [read more]

What if Johnthan Banks, Sterling Moore and Alterraun Verner are, in fact, a solid stable of young cornerbacks that was simply misused and deflated by Lovie Smith? [read more]

Smoke screen?

Yes, Joe knows offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter interviewed with the Bucs yesterday. [read more]

Man, it’s so damn refreshing to see an analysis of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, that is all about film and nothing about stats. [read more]

Joe sometimes finds the way Bucs fans think is, well, interesting. Sometimes puzzling. [read more]

Does Team Glazer frighten you?

Great piece of comedy to start the morning, courtesy of the often laughable BSPN. [read more]

Joe couldn’t believe the take from longtime Buccaneers beat writer Rick Stroud on WDAE-AM 620 this morning. [read more]

Don’t break it.

In an interesting analogy, the offense of the Bucs is like fine china or a delicate glass vase. While not perfect, it’s a nice work of craftsmanship. [read more]

Back when former rockstar general manager Mark Dominik conducted a Bucs coaching search in 2012, he met with nearly fossilized candidates, such has Mike Sherman and Marty Schottenheimer. [read more]

Not all ex-Bucs were down on Jameis calling out heartless teammates.

As the lull in the search to replace former Bucs coach Lovie Smith has arrived, it’s back (for the time being) to talking Bucs football. [read more]

Will Lovie Smith join the ranks of John Fox, Bill Parcells, Dick Vermeil and Norv Turner? [read more]