Sure, Joe read the nonsense peddled by an unnamed NFL personnel executive to renowned Packers writer Bob McGinn, the stuff that claimed Jameis Winston is the next JaMarcus Russell, one of the greatest quarterback busts of all time.

A former general manager, a Marcus Mariota backer no less, is now on record ripping McGinn’s report. [read more]

Is Logan Mankins a key to righting Jameis Winston?

So what will happen if Jameis Winston walks into One Buc Palace and acts like he did at Florida State University?

Soon to be Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian has an answer. It won’t go over well. [read more]

Illogical fear is running wild

Joe’s head is about to explode from things being written in recent days. It boils down to there is way too much time between the NFL Scouting Combine and the draft. [read more]

Joe never understood the vile hatred too many had for former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik. Yes, it took him a while to learn the NFL ropes, but once he did he was just fine.

Sadly, he was Pearl Harbored when leaky, sleepy quarterback Josh Freeman went mental. [read more]

Men tonight will get free shots from bartenders.

Subway sandwich makers will give hotties extra roast beef and free chips just because. [read more]

Joe might have to scream at former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik for this one.

Yes, Dominik has been in Marcus Mariota’s corner for months. No problem there. But now Dominik is taking shots at Jameis Winston. [read more]

Every time Mike Mayock says something outrageous about Jameis Winston, every time someone mentions Winston’s name in the same sentence as “Publix,” nervous Bucs fans who have been pining for a franchise quarterback freak out thinking the end is near. [read more]

So how down on the Bucs offensive line is former Tampa Bay tight end Anthony Becht? He’s talking about a fifth-round pick stepping in and possibly starting at center or guard. [read more]

What’s fair and just is not the NFL’s top concern. [read more]

The Bucs have spoken with Penn State OT Donovan Smith “many times.”

Back at the NFL Scouting Combine, Joe talked to Penn State left tackle Donovan Smith and shared that Tampa Bay already talked to Smith several times.

Since then, Smith, a true manbeast at 6-6, 338 pounds, climbed draft boards and is looking like a second-round pick. [read more]

If one suggested the Bucs had the worst offensive line in the NFL last year, Joe wouldn’t argue. The lone decent guy was right tackle Demar Dotson, who led the NFL in penalties at the position. [read more]

In recent weeks, NFL Network’s top draft guru, Mike Mayock, has really turned on Jameis Winston. Not sure what got into Mayock but it is getting comical.

Joe gets why Mayock had a bug up his rear end about Winston for the longest time, and it is a fair issue — Winston’s behavior off the field. Again, that is fair. [read more]

Everyone is welcome at Joe’s draft party at Pete & Shorty’s in Clearwater, but there have been requests for reserved seating. So Joe’s making a limited number of tables available now.

Here’s the deal: Your paid reservation for four, for example, gets you a guaranteed table (before 7:45 p.m.) and four $10 gift certificates to Pete & Shorty’s. So you’re really not paying anything, just buying gift certificates you’ll use anyway.

Buy now, and you’ll get email confirmation and separate details via email within 12 hours. The Bud Light girls, Joe and former Bucs DE Steve White look forward to seeing you there.

The Bucs would certainly be wise to upgrade the slot receiver position from Robert Herron.

The Bucs have one of the best, if not the best, one-two punches in the NFL at wide receiver in Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson. After that, the wide receiver group drops off the cliff when your No. 3 is Louis Murphy. [read more]

So what kind of prospect is Jameis Winston when compared not just to Marcus Mariota, but all quarterbacks drafted in the first round since 2011?

One of the NFL’s top analysts took on this subject. [read more]

Former Tampa Bay tight end and current ESPN college football analyst Anthony Becht has been diving into game film and is all pumped up about an SEC pass rusher he thinks the Bucs could use immediately. [read more]

Miami linebacker Denzel Perryman will not play for the Bucs simply because he cannot defend the pass.

Often, Joe places more credibility on former NFL players evaluating talent versus guys who were/are just suits.

But as Joe learns more and more, being able to play football and being able to judge football talent are two very different things. [read more]

Gerald McCoy is only too happy to show next week’s No. 1 pick the ropes in the NFL.

Joe isn’t sure where this word “mentor” got started, as it relates to football rookies and young quarterbacks. It’s like NFL teams are supposed to hire child care professionals and place them on the 53-man roster.

When did the NFL become KinderCare? [read more]

Joe chatted off the record with a decision-maker for a team other than the Bucs at the NFL Owners meetings last month.

The discussion was about Marcus Mariota, and Joe asked about the typical Mariota concerns. [read more]