Does Lovie Smith see what Chris Simms does?

The trade-down crowd is growing and getting louder. Joe finds these folks to be out of their minds, in most cases.

They’re usually fueled by Jameis Winston fear, and a belief that on-paper draft picks are the key to everything. [read more]

Joe senses the Bucs may go offensive line in the second round of the draft, or at least with their second pick (moving back into the first-round is always possible). [read more]

Only 121 more days!

Yes, that’s when your beloved Bucs will take the field again. [read more]

Zero yards after a catch on touchdown throws for Mike Glennon.

You want to know why the Bucs are on the cusp of drafting burgeoning star quarterback Jameis Winston?

You want to know why the Bucs may have given up on Mike Glennon? [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.

It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback ever to wear No. 5 in the state of Florida. [read more]

The new Bucs DE opens up

Some young players take their first load of big cash and stop trying their best.

Don’t worry about new Bucs defensive end George Johnson going that route. [read more]

Lovie’s take on inside One Buc

Former Browns general manager and current ESPN analyst and Senior Bowl chief Phil Savage agrees that the new Jameis Winston civil suit is no surprise to NFL teams.

However, Savage believes its arrival is a test for Tampa Bay. [read more]

You want to know exactly what ammunition the Bucs have entering the draft? [read more]

A seven-year starter on the Buccaneers offensive line, Ian Beckles (1990-1996) knows a thing or two about the subject of O-line play and development.

Yesterday, he offered a strong take on the aftermath of the Buccaneers’ 2015 draft. [read more]

Jameis Winston’s attorney, David Cornwell, is firing back after his famous client was whacked with a civil suit yesterday. [read more]

Yesterday, the legal version of tax day came, the civil lawsuit against Jameis Winston by the same woman from the same alleged incident that Winston has been cleared of by four investigations and hearings.

Anyone who didn’t see this coming literally had his head in the sand or was living under a rock for the past two years. [read more]

When the Bucs were the beast of the NFC, their romping, stomping best, kicking offenses to the curb left and right, the team was loaded with stud players from Florida. [read more]

Joe doesn’t expect this old news turned new news to alter the smiles at One Buc Palace

UPDATED 6:50 p.m.: Yes, Jameis Winston, the prospective Buccaneers quarterback, is officially an accused rapist once again. [read more]

New Bucs DE George Johnson opens up about Gerald McCoy

Lovie Smith was clear at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix, Gerald McCoy is “the face of franchise.”

Even the newest Buccaneer knows that. He’s already talked about how he’ll be playing follow McCoy — for the second time in his career. [read more]

Yes, the Bucs got a defensive end this week, a guy former Super Bowl-winning general manager, Hall of Fame-elect and current NFL talking head Bill Polian thinks is a rising solid player. [read more]

The Bucs need a left tackle, but the problem is they won’t be able to draft a slam dunk prospect after selecting a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick.

And don’t start barking about trading down, Joe’s never seen a left tackle march a team for a game-winning drive. [read more]

You want to rip the Bucs’ general manager for offseason decisions last year that set the team backwards. Fine. Enjoy yourself.

But the blasting of Jason Licht for yesterday’s George Johnson trade is way off base. [read more]

New Bucs defensive end George Johnson

There are great rise-from-the-ashes stories in the NFL, and many through Bucs history.

Earnest Graham comes to mind. The Florida Gators great, undrafted with a wife and child and clinging to his NFL dream, fought off homelessness in Tampa while he battled for a roster spot. [read more]

Those loveable Bucs couldn’t win a home game last year, but dammit, they pulled off one heck of a draft misdirection.

Are they doing it again? [read more]