January 21st, 2016

How bout that Carolina free agent signing in March! That young safety is leading the NFC in interceptions with seven — seven!
Or what about Carolina’s two other free agents making consistent impact for the No. 1 seed in the conference. [read more]
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January 21st, 2016

Newy Scruggs, a national host on NBC Sports Radio, railed on Jason Licht and Dirk Koetter this morning, claiming a great source told him the reigning Bucs honchos “stabbed up” Lovie Smith.
Scruggs isn’t the only guy floating this narrative. [read more]
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January 21st, 2016

Who will next teach Mike Evans?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans have become accustomed to their team winning the NFL offseason. [read more]
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January 21st, 2016
Joe is downright enraged by the seemingly countless Bucs fans who think rookie Donovan Smith was a shaky and almost bad left tackle last season.
Stop bowing to data nerds. Stop! [read more]
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January 21st, 2016

Bullish on Jameis.
New Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith loves America. [read more]
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January 21st, 2016

Putting Father Dungy in the Ring of Honor before Chucky would be an affront to thinking Bucs fans and a slap in the face to Chucky.
So yesterday, Joe had a virtual shock wave run up his spine at the thought of Father Dungy being named tomorrow to the Buccaneers Ring of Honor. [read more]
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January 21st, 2016

The spreadsheeters are at it again.
It isn’t just Bill Belicheat who thinks the numberscrunchers at Pro Football Focus are out to lunch. So, too, does Joe. [read more]
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January 20th, 2016

Bucs DC Mike Smith wants his defense off the field more than getting a takeaway.
Mike Smith was introduced as the new Bucs defensive coordinator this afternoon. Already he is singing Joe’s song. [read more]
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January 20th, 2016

Team Glazer will reveal the 2016 inductee
Team Glazer is hurling its curveball for the second time this month. [read more]
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January 20th, 2016

No more meltdowns
The five-year stench of losing that infects One Buc Palace can be sucked out of the team very quickly, even without calling in the MRSA hazmat teams of years past. [read more]
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January 20th, 2016

New Bucs DC Mike Smith speaks today at One Buc Palace.
At one point in his introductory press conference at One Buc Palace this afternoon, new Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith looked down and appeared to be taking notice of the brand new Bucs polo shirt he was wearing. [read more]
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January 20th, 2016

Dirk Koetter
Imagine Lovie Smith or Greg Schiano ever remotely acknowledging publicly they were under pressure and unemployment might be around the corner. [read more]
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January 20th, 2016

Former Bucs director of player personnel and new Titans GM Jon Robinson, left, with Jason Licht after one of Licht’s pool-plunging victory celebrations. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
Talk to people within NFL circles, those who don’t work for the Bucs, and they rave about Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht.
Now, those people are coming out in public. [read more]
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January 20th, 2016
Lovie Smith was very vocal about his eagerness to play rookies and young players, and Lovie often talked about how he thought college players were more ready than ever to take on the NFL.
But Dirk Koetter? [read more]
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January 20th, 2016
Last year’s NFL Draft sort of felt like general manager Jason Licht looked at the hot mess of a product delivered by Lovie Smith and decided he was sick and tired of eating rotten fruit week after week. [read more]
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January 20th, 2016

Super Bowl Bucs offensive line coach Bill Muir discusses matching Xs and Os with new Bucs DC Mike Smith.
When Chucky ran the show at One Buc Palace, he had grizzled old offensive line coach Bill Muir at his side. It was the best era of Bucs’ offensive lines. [read more]
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January 20th, 2016

Is Doug Martin “elusive” or just hard to tackle?
Yes, it is that time of year, when the final days of the NFL season are upon us (and the annual weeks-long depression that envelops Joe shortly thereafter).
And with the coming end of football comes awards. [read more]
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January 19th, 2016

Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
So who is responsible for the dramatic rise of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston? [read more]
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