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A Lovie Smith quote remains baffling five months later
In many ways, Tampa Bay’s 2014 season was more bizarre than the MRSA-infected, quarterback-gone-mental, Fire-Schiano-billboards campaign of 2013.
There were plenty of real Bucs mysteries last year, and Joe’s revisiting the most interesting of the bunch. [read more]
Player trades aren’t too common in the NFL, but Tampa Bay has made plenty under the Jason Licht-Lovie Smith regime.
The Bucs love to pick up that red phone. [read more]
A counterpoint to Chucky
The way the Bucs defense got absolutely lit up like a roman candle on the Fourth of July early last season, Joe couldn’t believe his eyes. Lovie Smith was supposed to be a defensive guru.
Defensive gurus don’t get seal-clubbed the way the Bucs did against the Dixie Chicks and the Crows. It was embarrassing. [read more]
Joe always is suspicious of stats. Aside from the fact stats give Joe flashbacks to nuns with pointers and grade school math classes, Joe learned in high school that anyone can twist numbers any way they like in order to prove a point. [read more]
Keyshawn Johnson lashes out
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]
Out in Phoenix during Super Bowl week, Joe chatted with a renowned former wide receiver about one of the great surprises of Tampa Bay’s 2014 season. [read more]
Bucs TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins claims he is now fully healthy.
One paradox of the godawful 2014 season was rookie tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins. The second round pick showed rare physical tools and, at times, appeared to be a dominant target.
That was, when he could get on the field. [read more]
“Alex” has had a rough last few months.
The so-called Bucs superfan watched his beloved team nosedive into the worst lot in the NFL, 2-14 (though they won the Chase for Jameis). That is nearly enough to quit drinking (one can only guzzle so much to numb the pain). [read more]
For two full weeks, Jeff Tedford blame vanished.
In many ways, Tampa Bay’s 2014 season was more bizarre than the MRSA-infected, quarterback-gone-mental, Fire-Schiano-billboards campaign of 2013.
There were plenty of real Bucs mysteries last year, and Joe’s revisiting the most interesting of the bunch. [read more]
The NFL free agency dinner bell rings in 32 days
Mason Foster’s contract expires in four weeks and the Bucs’ middle linebacker likely will be looking for work far from the white sands of Clearwater Beach resorts. [read more]
Popular sports radio host Adam Schein is unimpressed with Lovie Smith’s body of work
When Joe thinks of fascinating teams, that means interesting teams, fun teams, exciting teams, teams that have a chance of doing big things.
But in the eyes of Adam Schein, the word “fascinating” can mean different things. In his weekly NFL.com column, the SiriusXM Radio host of “Schein on Sports,” believes the Bucs are also fascinating. [read more]
One could point to turnover-prone quarterback Josh McCown as Exhibit-A of the garish swings and misses the Bucs had in player evaluation last offseason. That would be fair, given that Lovie Smith cut the guy in Chicago.
One could suggest the same for ghostly Michael Johnson at defensive end. Joe couldn’t argue with that. [read more]
Former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik is driving the Marcus Mariota bus.
Former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik has always been concerned with Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston’s off-field antics. Dominik never shrunk from that opinion, though he likes Winston’s talent.
During an appearance on the “SVP & Russillo Show” on BSPN Radio last manth, Dominik said he would have 2 1/2 months to convince himself that he could trust Winston.
Apparently, Dominik only needed not quite three weeks. [read more]
In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Bucs need to put a lot more heat on quarterbacks.
The ghost at right defensive end didn’t work out too well. [read more]
Joe’s identified one of a few stains on Kevin O’Dea’s special teams
In many ways, Tampa Bay’s 2014 season was more bizarre than the MRSA-infected, quarterback-gone-mental, Fire-Schiano-billboards campaign of 2013.
There were plenty of real Bucs mysteries last year, and Joe’s revisiting the most interesting of the bunch. [read more]
So what was Seahawks general manager Jon Schneider doing six days before the Super Bowl?
He was studying guys like Da’Quan Bowers. [read more]
Mock drafts annoy Joe only a little bit less than warm beer, overcooked fish and the Bucs calling timeout in Detroit before their first snap of the third quarter.
But some mock drafts are worthwhile. [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]
Jim Miller of SiriusXM NFL Radio explains solid offensive linemen will be drafted after Day 1.
The biggest argument the Woody Hayes disciples offer for trading the first overall pick (and passing on a quarterback. UH-gen!) is that the Bucs’ offensive line is such a miserable lot.
No argument there.
Gutting an allegedly overrated offensive line last offseason probably turned out to be the biggest blunder the Bucs made all last year. [read more]
Just how thin is the ice under ghostly Bucs DE Michael Johnson?
Joe will never forget regularly typing up highlights of training camp practices last summer and getting berated for not including Bucs defensive end Michael Johnson.
Well, to have a highlight you have to make a highlight. [read more]
