Yes, Joe is live at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

Yes, Joe inhaled beers, beers and more beers alongside NFL coaches, former Bucs coaches, NFL personnel men, scouts, general managers, agents, prominent media and Dan Marino. [read more]

Could Virginia Tech CB Kendall Fuller help the Bucs?

Joe is on record explaining the silliness of mock drafts in February (and March).

But if one must read a mock draft, why not listen to someone who has access to Bucs big shots and a keen appreciation of what the team may be seeking, as opposed to those with no access believing the Bucs will draft an offensive tackle at No. 9 because of some ill-conceived hatred of Donovan Smith generated by an Excel spreadsheet. [read more]

Possible Bucs target?

Yes, the Bucs need an edge rusher worse than Joe needs a cold beer on a hot Florida July Friday afternoon.

It is simply shameful how the Bucs have been unable to find an edge rusher since Simeon Rice left the squad. [read more]

There’s lots of growing chatter across various NFL media that the Broncos will break up their Super Bowl band of dominant pass rushers: Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware and Malik Jackson.

Denver, it’s said, won’t open the vault for three defensive linemen. [read more]

The “Mad Dog” talks Bucs.

It is always a treat to talk Bucs with the one and only Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, of SiriusXM Radio fame. [read more]

Jameis explains how he was inspired by silence

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, went deep on a handful of topics, published today on SI.com.

One of them was eye-opening and troubling. [read more]

The drumbeat for Doug Martin is pounding nationally.

Even Hall of Famers can’t fathom how the Bucs could let Martin waltz out of One Buc Palace for something as trivial as money. [read more]

Former Bucs GM outs the immortal Myron Lewis on national radio

Good morning, Bucs fans! Joe is enroute to chilly Indianapolis to attend this week’s NFL Scouting Combine.

In the coming days, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht will begin paring down his list of potential future Buccaneers, and it wouldn’t shock Joe if a cornerback is on that list. [read more]

Part of an ugly period in Bucs history.

Yes, Joe brought word yesterday about how the fanbase isn’t as tortured as one might imagine. But that doesn’t mean Bucs fans are happy. In fact, Bucs fans are irritated, and for good reason. [read more]

Not all NFL analysts are bullish on Doug Martin.

Joe has long maintained if the Bucs really want Doug Martin, the franchise tag is an option.

Remember: tagging a player also means you control the contract negotiations. A franchise tag does not close the door on a contract. [read more]

Hope for justice got a boost yesterday. [read more]

Excellent football player. Rehabilitated citizen.

Fans of good defense know the Bengals have one, and their best cornerback is Adam Jones, the artist formerly known as supreme trouble maker Pacman Jones. [read more]

For 2016, will GM Jason Licht decide to overpay anyone?

Joe is all in favor of Vincent Jackson playing the last year of his Bucs contract and earning the nearly $10 million due him in 2016.

But Joe also recognizes that represents overpaying Jackson. [read more]

Former NFL quarterback Jim Miller of SiriusXM NFL Radio talks Bucs coaches, Jameis & more.

Two more interviews Joe will share from talking Bucs with NFL types during Super Bowl week in San Francisco. [read more]

Are Bucs fans tortured?

These are tough times to be a Bucs fan.

Many Bucs fans struggle to remain positive when the team has been in the basement of the NFC South five of the past six years. That’s pretty gruesome. [read more]

Man, Joe would love to be a fly on the wall when America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, spends alone time with the Bucs’ 2016 rookie class. [read more]

If the Bucs are foolish enough to let Doug Martin walk out of town, then they’ll need to replace him. [read more]