Lovie Smith said Doug Martin was a first team running back last week, but then Lovie backed off that moments later and said there was no depth chart, during a chat with media about second-year RB Charles Sims. [read more]

A Bucs team insider explains

Yes, the offensive line was so bad last year, a Bucs fan could have yacked on his living room carpet and his wife wouldn’t have blown a gasket because she likely was in the bathroom with a finger down her throat, too. [read more]

Not every Buccaneers beat writer thinks it’s a slam dunk that America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, is the Tampa Bay starting QB when the snaps really matter. [read more]

With the exception of Doug Martin’s rookie season, the Bucs haven’t had a decent run game since LeGarrette Blount and Cadillac Williams combined for 1,444 yards in 2010 (and for you Blountheads, please stop whining about him being traded to the Fighting Belicheats. The guy has been let go by two teams since that trade. The dude isn’t Jim Brown). [read more]

Joe is sure there are other Bucs fans like this: there are dents on the wall behind Joe’s 60-inch HDTV from throwing the remote because last year’s gutless offensive line couldn’t block its own shadow. [read more]

Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

Yes, the Bucs held OTAs for three days at One Buc Palace. Only one of those practices was open for the gazing eyes of the Tampa Bay pen and mic club.

That doesn’t mean no one was watching. [read more]

All that show and tell this week about Kevin Pamphile being the Buccaneers’ No. 1 left tackle may not be what it appears. [read more]

Yes, Joe’s jacked up for the Tampa Bay Lightning. But for Joe, nothing right now can top fresh, amazing news on America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

An early season prediction hammers at a Bucs weakness

Wait one damn minute.

A well respected NFL voice believes Dan Quinn, a first-year head coach, a rookie head coach, will turn the sorry Falcons into division winners this year? [read more]

Joe is here to dissect every last word out of the mouth of Lovie Smith.

Lovie is the Buccaneers equivalent of the President of the United States. [read more]

So this week, it was like high school photo day. Well, a little bit more involved.

The Bucs had their pictures taken that will be used for a variety of purposes, but also videos, too, all wearing their Bucs unis. [read more]

Jaquies Smith weighs in

Thankfully, not every Buccaneer thinks about Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, the way Evan (Dietrich) Smith does.

In fact, the opposite is true, key starters are feeding off young Jameis. [read more]

A man-on-the-street radio segment revealed Tampa is a town that isn’t quite hockey crazy.

In fact, the following is downright stunning and hilarious. [read more]

Contracts seemed to be a popular discussion around One Buc Palace yesterday.

One was the question about if or when Lavonte David will get a new contract. Another question concerned Doug Martin. [read more]

A moved McCoy talks to Joe

From the snap of the ball until the referee blows his whistle ending a play, few players are more ornery and/or feared than Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. [read more]

Lovie Smith is a classy, mild-mannered, easy-going man as you will ever meet. It’s almost impossible to believe he could ever raise his voice to anyone.

Lovie is the anti-Greg Schiano.

But if the law needs to be thrown down, Lovie said he can and will do it. [read more]

Cornerback Mike Jenkins

Today at Bucs practice, Joe watched nickel cornerbacks Isaiah Frye and Leonard Johnson work intently with their nickel position coach.

Sterling Moore, the likely No. 1 nickel, was busy with other cornerbacks. [read more]

Jameis Winston’s teammates are talking. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Hey, George Johnson, you played with Matthew Stafford last season, a real franchise quarterback.

So what’s the QB vibe from Jameis Winston, and how is it affecting the Buccaneers? [read more]

Glowing words from Lovie.

No, Bucs fans, there was no sighting of “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston at OTAs today. That was because Jameis is attending a mandatory function for top NFL draft picks. [read more]