Recently, Senior Bowl stardom rarely translates to the NFL.

When the Bucs traded up into the second round to draft Ali Marpet, the pride of Division-III Hobart College, it wasn’t just Joe that raised a Derrick Brooks-like eyebrow.

A Division-III offensive lineman, really? Division-III is glorified high school football. Marpet was used to blocking tackling dummies with a pulse and now he is expected to handle the best defensive tackles on the planet? [read more]

The leaders of the Buccaneers defense like to point to how well their “D” played (allegedly) in its final 10 games.

But that same defense had many key pieces bounced. [read more]

Before Joe gets started here, Joe wants to say there are few nicer guys than Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report. Dude always has a smile on his face. Nobody digs for NFL info like Freeman and few have as many high-level NFL contacts. [read more]

Remember when Gerald McCoy told the world he didn’t understand tackling until Greg Schiano taught him in his third NFL season? [read more]

“Please tell me you can block J.J. Watt, bro.”

In an article by spreadsheeter Pat Thorman of Pro Football Focus that is mostly unintelligible because of gobbledygook, Thorman studies the strength of schedule for quarterbacks. [read more]

You’ve already heard what Lavonte David just said about the Buccaneers’ locker room needing Jameis Winston’s influence.

Today, Gerald McCoy checked in. [read more]

So why couldn’t the Patriots trade Tim Wright? [read more]

He is on the cusp of owning the Tampa Bay area.

Joe shakes his head and chortles reading comments that take Joe to task for referring (accurately) to Jameis Winston as “America’s Quarterback.”

Those folks make Joe think of Jim Mora’s famous line, “You may think you know, but you don’t know.”  [read more]

Yesterday, Joe shared Lavonte David’s stunning words about Jameis Winston.

But Lavonte had plenty more to say. [read more]

Yes, Joe knows his hardcore readers sit on their recliners, eyes glued to NFL Network, wishing the games airing were actually live. That’s a few months away.

In the interim, there is underwear football. In this case, the Bucs put out a video highlighting plays of the final week of OTA practices. [read more]

Joe is happy the Bucs claimed tight end Tim Wright on waivers yesterday. The former Buccaneer is a good, young football player and instantly drops a competition bomb in the tight ends room, and his presence and versatility might scare a few receivers, too. [read more]

Henry Melton talks to Joe.

Aside from his last year in Chicago, when he played but three games, Bucs defensive tackle Henry Melton has always been somewhat adept at getting to quarterbacks, an area the Bucs, aside from Gerald McCoy, are rather impotent. [read more]

Bucs CB Alterraun Verner discusses how he has been won over by “America’s Quarterback.”

Now Joe is not wont to give much credit to the four-letter because, well, they rarely give Joe a chance because most of their content is a step above pap.

Not so with the following video. [read more]

The Bucs brought back former TE Tim Wright this afternoon.

In a shocking development, the Bucs signed former tight end Tim Wright this afternoon.

Just yesterday, Wright was cut by Bill Belicheat. Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports has the news. [read more]

NFL gurus were all fired up when Chip Kelly was playing innovative head coach, but now they’re freaking out watching Kelly play head-chopping, wheeling-and-dealing general manager, too. [read more]

“My man, if you think you worked at Hobart College, you’ve clearly never faced ACC talent.”

While Joe is pulling for Division III rookie Ali Marpet, a projected starter at right guard, Joe can’t stop cringing at the thought of Marpet transitioning from glorified high school ball to the big dance of the NFL. [read more]

Lovie explains how underwear football takes a toil on the body.

Joe loved playing football as a kid. Just loved it. Loved everything about it. Well, except those godawful two-a-days on 98-degree afternoons in the middle of the cornfields. [read more]

Dotson confirms he will be at minicamp.

It is official. And it comes from the right tackle’s own mouth.

Demar Dotson will report to mandatory minicamp next week at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Lovie Smith and Jason Licht love them some Mike Glennon. [read more]