Anthony Zettel

NFL hopefuls on the field at East-West Shrine Game practices rarely are exciting. Basically, they’re a group of eventual later-round draft picks, undrafted free agents and imported training camp meat in the CFL.

But there was one guy Joe had to talk to yesterday. [read more]

Packers yoda Ted Thompson talks to Joe about defensive ends.

The Bucs have been trying to replace Simeon Rice at defensive end for so long now that Rebecca Romijn has grown old. [read more]

NFL Network’s Mike Mayock dishes on Bucs DC Mike Smith.

When Joe wants to talk football, who better to pick the brain of than NFL Network’s Mike Mayock. [read more]

Mind-blowing stat by America’s Quarterback.
(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

Joe isn’t much of a stats guy. The term “analytics” generally causes Joe’s private places to break out into a rash. Still, Joe tries to keep an open mind.

A stat seen yesterday was so mind blowing, you could have knocked Joe over with a Bucs cheerleader calendar. [read more]

Joe caught up with the A-Train, Mike Alstott, in St. Petersburg this afternoon, where Alstott is serving as running backs coach for the “East” team for Saturday’s East-West Shrine game. [read more]

Football gods deliver a make-up call

Despite playing at a Pro Bowl level, Lavonte David has never played in a Pro Bowl.

That’s about to change. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

So what were Lovie Smith’s power plays during the NFL Draft? Well, a former Lovie colleague already weighed in on that.

But what about new head coach Dirk Koetter and the Bucs’ draft? [read more]

Talking hiring practices.

Joe knows NFL general managers, like college athletic directors, have a dossier for potential replacement coaches, highlighted by who to call first in the event of a coaching change. [read more]

Popular radio voice weighs in on Lovie’s influence with America’s Quarterback.

Joe stated Lovie Smith would get a third season for his perfect handling of America’s Quaterback, Jameis Winston, through his transition from college stud to budding NFL star signal-caller. [read more]

If Gerald McCoy complains of voices in his head at Pro Bowl practices next week, then Joe will understand. [read more]

Beware of double standards.

When the Bucs introduced new coach Dirk Koetter, Joe noticed something rare and, at least, telling. [read more]

His apologists are hurt.

The whining from BSPN continues.

Joe is stunned by how the national fourth estate has covered (ignored?) the coaching change with the Bucs, and by the ill-informed narratives they possess. [read more]

Team Glazer left the spotlight to their new head coach, after attentively smiling in the front row during Dirk Koetter’s introductory news conference at One Buc Palace on Friday.

Corporate-style photos of Koetter and Team Glazer together came next, and then the owners gracefully but quickly exited behind the main stage. [read more]

General manager Jason Licht opened up on the process of hiring Dirk Koetter to be the Buccaneers’ 11th head coach. [read more]

Comfort with Dirk Koetter.

Joe was getting bombed on Twitter towards the middle of last week. No, Joe was not offering free beer and raffling an evening with Rachel Watson. [read more]

Ringing endorsement from the Custodian of Canton.

Joe has already written about being lukewarm with the defensive coaches hired by Dirk Koetter.

Yeah, that may be premature given how Koetter has yet to take a practice field as head coach. [read more]

New Tampa Bay head coach Dirk Koetter and defensive coordinator Mike Smith have paid homage to Lovie Smith. [read more]

Dirk Koetter discusses the leadership qualities of America’s Quarterback.

Yesterday, new Bucs coach Dirk Koetter was making his media rounds talking to all known NFL outlets — local and national. [read more]