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]

Logan Mankins and Kevin Pamphile were attached at the hip today

Yes, your Buccaneers’ first team left tackle right now in spring practice is second-year man Kevin Pamphile. The right guard with the first unit is fellow 2014 fifth-round pick Kadeem Edwards.

Joe dubbed these two “milk cartons” last season. [read more]

Underwear football is back, and Joe was able to take in a couple hours of practice on the sweltering fields of One Buc Palace today. In sort of an ode to Raheem Morris, 1980s rock music filled the air throughout practice. No rap, so apologies to Raheem.

Here’s what Joe found worth sharing: [read more]

Today was eerily similar to last year, in that 2014 first round pick Mike Evans pulled a hamstring very early in OTAs and was limited until training camp. [read more]

Bucs OC Dirk Koetter will smooth over the rough edges

In case no one noticed, the offense was a hot mess last year, from a sieve of an offensive line to inconsistent (at best) running backs — not one ran for 500 yards, not one! — and turnover-prone Josh McCown too often played like a scared Labrador puppy.

It wasn’t all the players’ fault (a lot was, though). Joe remembers interviewing former NFL quarterback and FOX game analyst Brady Quinn, who all but said the Bucs offense was as disorganized as a firehouse run by The Three Stooges. [read more]

New Bucs cornerback Sterling Moore

Via covert drones and ground operatives, Joe brought word yesterday that former Pro Bowl cornerbacks Alterraun Verner and Mike Jenkins were early standouts through the first two days of Buccaneers OTA practices.

But another guy is wowing even more. [read more]

Bucs QBs were terrorized last season — no thanks to the ole’ blocking of left tackle Anthony Collins.

Yes, Joe has concerns about the offensive line and had concerns about it last season.

But never did Joe’s wildest dreams foresee the complete and total jailbreak it morphed into. It really was something to behold, and not in a good way. [read more]

Joe isn’t sure where this concept of “mentoring” started, that rookie quarterbacks have to be so babied they need a teammate that is more wet nurse than backup quarterback. [read more]

The Cowboys are using drones to film their OTA practices, and Joe is using similar tactics to gain intelligence from the Buccaneers’ sessions, which were closed to media yesterday and today. [read more]

Joe’s perspective regularly differs from his Bucs media peers.

Sometimes, the contrast is so drastic that it drives Joe to repeatedly bang his head against a wall. [read more]

There’s rabid panic, nausea and teeth-grinding at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters when the topic turns to warm beer the Buccaneers’ offensive line.

But it’s all sunshine and daisies inside the posh media confines of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Joe caught up with Doug Martin a few weeks ago when he was volunteering with the Buccaneers at a community youth event in Clearwater. It was then that Martin shared some info on his changed body. [read more]

Nothing gets the Mike Glennon Mob more excited than knowing their guy is the Buccaneers’ No. 1 quarterback.

Well, they also get all hot in the pants for the new “29-and-15” bumper stickers, representing Glennon’s touchdown-to-interception ratio. [read more]

Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

Yes, the Bucs began flag football OTAs yesterday with the full complement of all 90 on the roster.

No, no one outside of a Bucs employee saw this as the practice was closed. [read more]

Ross Tucker of NBC Sports Network isn’t a believer in the Tampa-2.

Last year, the echoes from none other than former Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Chucky bounced off the walls of NFL offices when he repeatedly stated on Monday Night Football that the Tampa-2 is near death in the pass-happy NFL. [read more]

Former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik explains some mistakes he made during his administration.

But for one year, the records are terrible. And as former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik said Tuesday, it’s on his resumé.

In what Joe believes is the most telling Dominik has been publicly about his Bucs tenure, Dominik shed light on his former administration, confessed mistakes, and sort of explained why some moves later backfired. [read more]

The magic of “America’s Quarterback” didn’t rub off last night.

All good things must come to an end. And so it was last night when the Tampa Bay Lightning lost at home to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs. [read more]

John Madden checks in

Joe shared yesterday that pal of Lovie Smith and former Bucs defensive backs coach Herm Edwards believes tools that “America’s Quarterback,” Jameis Winston, has to work with are elite, receivers Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson. [read more]

Joe really enjoys the Tampa Bay Lightning but can’t bow to the hockey gods, not on this day, not on the first real day of significant practice on the heavenly fields of One Buc Palace.

Media was not allowed in, but Joe had covert drones flying overhead and operatives on the ground. [read more]