Fun, Fun, Fun At Joe’s Draft Party!

April 30th, 2015

Bud Light girls, amazing giveaways, former Bucs DE Steve White, killer food, great indoor & outdoor setup. It’s Joe’s big draft party!

Celebrate Tampa Bay’s date with destiny!

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Dungy’s Montana-Mariota Silliness

April 30th, 2015

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Heck, Joe talked 1-on-1 with Dungy about this topic during Super Bowl week. [read more]

Dangling Doug Martin

April 30th, 2015

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Trivia time! Which Bucs running back has more 100-yard rushing days through the past 30 Buccaneers games, little used Mike James, or 2012 first-round pick Doug Martin? [read more]

The I-Told-You-So Trio

April 30th, 2015
Here's a riddle: What is something that three huge Bucs names don't want to see, and will be given away at Joe's draft part tonight?

Here’s a riddle: What is something that three huge Bucs names don’t want to see, and will be given away at Joe’s draft party tonight?

It just wouldn’t be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with comedy and drama entering the NFL Draft.

And this year’s edition is served up by two Bucs icons and a guy too many Bucs fans consider to be the devil. [read more]

Steve Wyche Talks To Joe

April 30th, 2015
NFL Network's Steve Wyche.

NFL Network’s Steve Wyche.

Joe is emptying a notebook of recent Bucs-focused interviews with national NFL media types. Below, NFL insider and NFL Network talking head Steve Wyche discusses with Joe how Lovie Smith will turn the Bucs around this fall. [read more]

Jameis Deniers

April 30th, 2015

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Last night, still under a deadline buzz after covering a thrilling Game 7 win by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the “Custodian of Canton,” eye-RAH! Kaufman of The Tampa Tribune, decided to do a little trolling over the Jameis Winston deniers. [read more]

“It Becomes A Little Bit Of A Virus”

April 30th, 2015
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Can Lovie clean the house?

Rampant MRSA bacteria sank the Bucs and Greg Schiano. But a new antibiotic-resistant disease infected Lovie Smith and friends.

It’s known in medical journals as “Josh McCown,” says one former Buccaneer. [read more]

LaVar Arrington Talks To Joe

April 30th, 2015
Former NFL linebacker and current NFL Network analyst LaVar Arrington.

Former NFL linebacker and current NFL Network analyst LaVar Arrington.

Joe is emptying a notebook of recent Bucs-focused interviews with national NFL media types. Below, former monster linebacker and current NFL Network talking head LaVar Arrington discussed with Joe how Lovie Smith can rebuild the Bucs. [read more]

Report: Bucs Players Wanted Jameis

April 30th, 2015
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Bucs players lobbied GM Jason Licht for Jameis Winston “last season.”

A rather stunning tidbit of background information on the Bucs’ pursuit of Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was let loose by NFL Network last night.

It seems it wasn’t just front office personnel and coaches of the Bucs who were smitten by Winston.

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The Legend Of Joel Buchsbaum

April 30th, 2015

(This is a repost of a previously published article Joe runs as an annual tradition for the morning of the first day of the NFL draft.)

Joe’s going to go slightly personal here, a rare, albeit tiny window into Joe’s background on this holiest of high football holidays. [read more]

The Biggest Hand Tip Of The Day?

April 29th, 2015
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A Florida State coach can’t contain himself

A Florida State coach has lit up Twitter tonight with a bold proclamation. [read more]

The Mysterious O-Line Priority

April 29th, 2015

lovie 0322Thank goodness nobody asked Joe to wager on whether the Bucs would add an offensive lineman before the NFL Draft.

Joe would have lost big money betting on Tampa Bay to have at least signed one body, such as a second- or third-wave-of-free-agency veteran for depth. [read more]

A Healthy Xs-And-Os Marriage

April 29th, 2015
Lovie Smith orders to new Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter will impact the draft

Lovie Smith orders to new Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter will impact the draft

Lovie Smith doesn’t like change. That was a painful reality for Bucs fans last year.

So that means Lovie wants to pound the rock and play-action pass, and stick firmly to his Tampa-2 fundamentals. [read more]

Is There A Deal For The No. 1 Overall Pick?

April 29th, 2015

jason and lovieBSPN is embedded at One Buc Palace and is reporting that Bucs general manager Jason Licht says trade inquiries for the No. 1 overall pick are on the rise today.

Back at the NFL Owners Meetings in Arizona, Joe, Lovie Smith and two other local writers had a private pre-7 a.m. chat. [read more]

Ed Werder Talks To Joe

April 29th, 2015
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Ed Werder of ESPN.

Joe is emptying a notebook of interviews with national NFL media types concerning the Bucs in recent weeks. Below, long-time NFL insider Ed Werder of ESPN discusses with Joe, among other things, a different way to rebuild the Bucs.

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“Justice League Of Losing”

April 29th, 2015

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Joe has to give props to good dude Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report. That awesome headline above? That’s Freeman’s work writing about the worst teams in the NFL this morning. [read more]

Joe Talks Jameis Mentoring, Leadership, Destiny & More

April 29th, 2015

joe_mug_shotIt was time again for the popular JoeBucsFan Hour, when Joe joins the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig, every Tuesday at 5 p.m.

There was no shortage of madness and mayhem last night. [read more]

Alex Marvez Talks To Joe

April 29th, 2015
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Alex Marvez

Joe is emptying a notebook of interviews with national NFL media types concerning the Bucs in recent weeks. Below, all-around good dude Alex Marvez of Fox Sports and SiriusXM NFL Radio chats with Joe.

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The Perils Of The Draft

April 29th, 2015

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Joe was amused by a recent article that tried to paint the picture of the perils of drafting quarterbacks in the first round.

Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times accurately documented how quarterbacks drafted in the first round are 50/50 bets. That’s very true. [read more]