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John Harbaugh speaks out on his prized center
Yes, one reason the Bucs were the garbage truck of the NFL last year is they tore apart what the new regime thought was an under-performing offensive line.
No issue in that.
Problem was, in dismantling the offensive line, they made the line worse and matador-like. [read more]
Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.
It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback to wear No. 5 ever in the state of Florida. [read more]
Good morning from frozen Indianapolis, where at 9:16 a.m. it is minus-2 degrees (Fahrenheit) with a wind chill of minus-26.
Folks are beginning to thaw out and stir at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine. There is a buzz as sportswriters are feeling the caffeine, and feeling what today is. It is Jameis Day.
Later, no telling when, Jameis Winston will take the podium for his first press conference as a professional athlete. Yes, Marcus Mariota will do the same.
Joe has tons of stories already, and more to come throughout the day. So keep hitting that F5 button and tell your boss the Bucs are the highest priority.
A prominent Tampa Bay Buccaneers media voice, who had breakfast with Lovie Smith yesterday, says he believes the Lovie regime will make its first defensive draft pick on Day 2 of the 2015 NFL Draft. [read more]
Now it’s time for Leslie Frazier and others to dive in
Few eyeballs have seen the Buccaneers’ 2015 draft board.
Back in December, general manager Jason Licht announced his scouting staff gathered for intense meetings, set their draft board and little change was expected after that. [read more]
Lovie Smith made a “gut decision” on Josh McCown last offseason, and again in November, and they turned into rotted guts for legions of Bucs fans, from the white sands of St. Pete Beach to Plant City and beyond. [read more]
The Josh McCown free agent parade went through the Bears and Browns yesterday, and there are more teams to come.
This is what happens when you’re one of the first QBs into the free agent market, the free agency dinner bell doesn’t ring for another 19 days, and Josh Freeman is your current competition. [read more]
What? You missed last night’s JoeBucsFan Hour with Joe and the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig on WDAE-AM 620?
Well, Joe’s got full audio of all the fireworks. [read more]
What’s with that winter coat, Jason Licht?
The Bucs’ general manager was dressed for frozen Indianapolis, but he warmed up under a media grilling late this morning. And Joe’s got video. [read more]
Bucs coach Lovie Smith made waves this morning when he told Joe and assembled media that Jameis Winston’s off-field antics and issues are something the head coach is comfortable accepting. [read more]
Will Tampa Bay repeat the Josh Freeman mistake?
Joe has trouble imagining a scenario in which the Bucs don’t land a seasoned veteran to help guide their new rookie QB and compete for a backup job. [read more]
Tampa Bay head coach Lovie Smith was kind enough to give Joe a little time for a one-on-one interview this morning from the NFL Scouting Combine in frozen Indianapolis, just before he went on BSPN Radio and declared he would be comfortable having Jameis Winston lead his Bucs.
Lovie discussed how the Bucs plan to tackle free agency, how they evaluate the team from top to bottom after the season, edge rushers, and if free agent defensive end Adrian Clayborn’s days with the Bucs are over, and more. [read more]
Bucs GM Jason Licht had an oily Drew Rosenhaus imitation for Joe this morning.
In the scrum that was the post-press conference press conference this afternoon in the concourse of Lucas Oil Stadium in frozen Indianapolis, Bucs general manager Jason Licht pulled an oily Drew Rosenhaus.
Well, sort of. [read more]
In his post-press conference press conference, Bucs general manager Jason Licht fielded all sorts of questions. One was about barbecue pitmaster Logan Mankins.
The left guard who sure seemed like he left his heart in New England, and has been pining for a place to hold a barbecue since he came to town, apparently has either had a change of heart, found someone with a grill, or both. [read more]
There’s the chat Lovie had today in front of NFL Network cameras and media this morning. And then there was the chat Lovie had with Joe and other media away from the spotlight.
It was there that Lovie planted a Marcus Mariota flag that many thought couldn’t be done yet. [read more]
A big ol’ grin covered Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht’s face this morning when he was asked about Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston electing to throw at the NFL Scouting Combine when quarterbacks hit the field on Saturday. [read more]
Lovie Smith implied today that his strong belief in the American judicial system is why he and the Bucs are comfortable having Jameis Winston become their quarterback of the future.
Joe’s got Lovie’s full take, live from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. [read more]
Lovie Smith had strong love for Mike Glennon today
Asked about Josh McCown today at the NFL Scouting Combine, Lovie Smith said “it’s a new year.”
And for now, Lovie said, it’s Mike Glennon’s time. [read more]
Cue the Mike Glennon Mob! [read more]
Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.
It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback to wear No. 5 ever in the state of Florida. [read more]
