The Journey Of Roberto Aguayo

May 6th, 2016

Roberto Aguayo

Well Bucs fans, he is here.

Kicker Roberto Aguayo and the rest of the Bucs rookies are in town today and will arrive to One Buc Palace to begin their first practices as NFL players. [read more]

Lame Duck Backup

May 6th, 2016
Staying put fpr a few months.

Jason Licht speaks.

Man, just a few weeks ago, all sorts of trade chatter claimed the Bucs actually could get something for backup quarterback Mike Glennon. [read more]

Verner Talks Hargreaves

May 6th, 2016
Vernon Hargreaves

Approved.

For a guy terrible in his days in Tampa Bay and who is paid over $6 million a year, one would think cornerback Alterraun Verner would be anything but excited about a new cornerback coming to the Bucs. [read more]

Spence Had Multiple Meetings With Bucs Security

May 5th, 2016
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Second-round pick Noah Spence

Drafting a player is extremely serious business for Jason Licht, especially in the early rounds. [read more]

Bucs Earn Bronze For 2016 Nobody Class

May 5th, 2016
Adam Humphries was a tryout nobody last May

Adam Humphries was a tryout nobody last May

Like every NFL team, the Bucs have their 2016 draft picks plus a couple dozen NFL dreamers trotting out to rookie minicamp this weekend.

Joe can’t wait for all the riveting fun! [read more]

“Player-Driven” Defense

May 5th, 2016
Talks difference in defenses.

Talks differences in defenses.

So many Bucs fans ask Joe what new defensive coordinator Mike Smith’s defense is going to be like. Joe would like to know, too. [read more]

Licht: Jameis Must “Cut Down On Mistakes”

May 5th, 2016
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The GM targets Jameis

Bucs overlord of football operations Jason Licht called out three expectations for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers today. [read more]

Jason Licht Talks Draft “Intel”

May 5th, 2016

LichtscoutSo you think who’s not attending a pro day is meaningless? Think again. [read more]

“He Is A Defensive End”

May 5th, 2016
DE Noah Spence has but one task with the Bucs.

Jason Licht says DE Noah Spence has but one task with the Bucs.

Since the Bucs drafted pass rusher Noah Spence, there has been talk about Spence playing outside linebacker. On face value, this is outrageous. [read more]

Does Hargreaves Bring Flexiblity?

May 5th, 2016
Tips off Mike Smith's defense?

Tips off Mike Smith’s defense?

Joe thought more than anything else the pick of cornerback Vernon Hargreaves was a proactive move rather than one filling a need. [read more]

Three Targets

May 5th, 2016
Three!

Three!

Yesterday Joe brought word that AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht said the top two players targeted in the draft were both on the board when the Bucs selected at No. 11. [read more]

Joe Talks Newspapers Demise, Hargreaves Positioning, Spence Reality, Licht Angles & More

May 4th, 2016
Steve Duemig wrestles with Joe

Steve Duemig wrestles with Joe

It was that time again, time for the popular JoeBucsFan.com Hour on WDAE-AM 620 with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig.

All kinds of Bucs topics were on the table. [read more]

“Reaching For A Kicker Was A Little Much”

May 4th, 2016
Roberto Aguayo

Ex-Bucs star weighs in

A former Tampa Bay Buccaneers captain, Pro Bowler and first-round draft pick isn’t smiling about the second-round selection of kicker Roberto “El Asesino” Aguayo. [read more]

Benenoch’s Written Promise

May 4th, 2016
New Bucs offensive lineman Caleb Benenoch

The Bucs’ fifth-round pick, rookie offensive lineman Caleb Benenoch

Joe is getting more and more intrigued by the offensive tackle/guard the Bucs snagged in the fifth-round of the 2016 NFL Draft. [read more]

An A+ For The Bucs — From Atlanta

May 4th, 2016
Bucs DE Robert Ayers

Bucs DE Robert Ayers

Perspective on a team’s offseason moves is highly subjective.

So Joe always is eager to get national takes on the Bucs, as well as those from NFC South markets. [read more]

“I’d Just Kick It Across The Room”

May 4th, 2016

Doug MarDoug Martin 0309tin runs angry, but does he have deeper anger issues? [read more]

Liking The Draft

May 4th, 2016
Digging the Bucs' draft.

Digging the Bucs’ draft.

That second second-round pick by Jason Licht really has folks worked up, positive or negative. That’s what is great about sports: debate! [read more]

Ayers May Be That Defensive Tackle

May 4th, 2016
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Defensive tackle, too.

In what would have been his final story for the now defunct Tampa Tribune, Woody Cummings typed a piece on why the Bucs may not have drafted a defensive tackle. [read more]