Rookie edge rusher Chris Braswell.

Yeah, Joe is a broken record and will continue to be until the most important position on defense is resolved. [read more]

Is it fair to slap around a defense-first head coach, one who calls his team’s defensive plays, for his club’s struggles to score in the first quarter?

Tough question. [read more]

When has he had a bad year?

The question for Joe is, not can the vets play well, it’s can the youngsters play better? [read more]

Team guy.

As many of Joe’s readers know by now, many in the national #NFLMedia are not sold on Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield. [read more]

How to four-peat.

Finally, someone gets it. [read more]

Two NFL experts very calmly and coolly — and without a hint of indecision — discussed their joint ranking of the Bucs as the 20th-best team in the NFL.

Joe hopes Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht sends this to Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Even those on the Falcons’ huge bandwagon agree on one subject: [read more]

Checkdown team?

Joe gets it. Not everyone believes in the Bucs. That’s understandable. Joe doesn’t and never has thought that everyone should think alike. [read more]

Will he smile this year?

Joe knows many of his readers are sick of the following (hey, we’re almost there: Bucs training camp opens in almost three weeks. Hang in there!). [read more]

Eager for 2024 season.

Joe thinks if outside linebacker/edge rusher YaYa Diaby raises his game to actually become a rare Bucs-drafted player who gets double-digit sacks, he instantly will become a fan favorite. [read more]

Racing into 2024.

A guy the vast majority of NFL sophists are overlooking or ignoring when writing 2024 previews is Calijah Kancey. [read more]

Rookie receiver Jalen McMillan. (A Tampa Bay Buccaneers photo.)

So the Bucs publicly said veteran stud receiver Chris Godwin will move back to a more full-time slot receiver role this year. [read more]

Lasting impact.

The Bucs sort of have a new Hall of Fame player. That’s edge rusher YaYa Diaby, who was recognized by the Senior Bowl during their Hall of Fame festivities as co-rookie of the year for 2023. [read more]

Ugly prediction.

If this happens, will we be on Coach Watch in January? [read more]

Above-average accuracy.

Well, this is reassuring. [read more]

How many carries?

Seems more than a couple of folks think the Bucs have run out of patience with Rachaad White as a running back. Please do not include Joe in this group. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

By the time the sun rises on Veterans Day, fans should have a good idea if the Bucs are playoff contenders or pretenders. [read more]

Still drinking Cam Newton’s Gatorade?

Joe is wondering what the Bucs’ pass rush might look like after six or seven games this season — especially while Joe is also looking at a team with potentially five dangerous edge rushers. [read more]

Baker Mayfield

A couple of noted year-round film gurus set out to rank the NFC South quarterbacks. [read more]