Bucs Saw Same Attack Plan
January 18th, 2025
An assistant coach weighs in.
So what was the key to beating the 2024 Buccaneers defense? [read more]
BSPN Predicts Liam Coen Returns To Bucs
January 18th, 2025
Staying put?
Joe predicted early this past season that Liam Coen was doing such a good job as the Bucs offensive coordinator, he’d be a head coach somewhere in 2025, NFL or college. [read more]
Mike Evans May Have Won The Final Battle
January 18th, 2025
Still a beast.
For the national media, the game Sunday night between the Bucs and the Commandos wasn’t so much Washington vs. Tampa Bay or even Jayden Daniels vs. Baker Mayfield. [read more]
Liam Coen Not Among “Names To Watch” For Jaguars Opening
January 17th, 2025
Bucs playcaller Liam Coen.
Now this got Joe to ask for another draft beer at Hooters. [read more]
National Chatter Continues Regarding Todd Bowles’ Job Security
January 17th, 2025
This kind of stuff happens, especially when the highest tiers of Bucs management fail to clear the air. [read more]
Todd Bowles Deflects Antoine Winfield Health Question
January 17th, 2025
One sad note to the Bucs’ division-winning season was star safety Antoine Winfield, Jr. having an off year.
It happens. But Joe’s real sadness is thinking about how Winfield injured his foot in Week 1 with the Bucs’ victory already locked up. [read more]
(Friday Edition) This Week’s Free Stretch Is Already Excited For 2025 While Trying To Pick Up The Pieces From A Wild Card That Shouldn’t Have Been The End
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Cody Mauch Improvement Lauded
January 17th, 2025
Graded in and out of Bucs headquarters.
Forget Mike Evans, Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht has his own streak. It’s finding quality offensive lineman at schools big and small. [read more]
Todd Bowles: Players Cannot Rest On The Past
January 17th, 2025
No true offseason.
Joe reads this a fair amount from commenters on this here corner of the interwebs. [read more]
Todd Bowles Addresses Vita Vea Route Running
January 17th, 2025
Not good enough. [read more]
DANdy Matchup: DAN Campbell vs. DANiels & DAN Q
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Todd talks about challenges facing the “Big Three” Super Bowl favorites and a potential path for the Rams-Eagles winner. The Todd Wright Survivor Football Podcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group.
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Made For Each Other
January 17th, 2025
“Liam, think about it: If Urban Meyer couldn’t work with Trevor Lawrence, what shot do you have?“
If Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians was the quarterback whisperer, then Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen is the Baker Mayfield whisperer. [read more]
Todd Bowles And Time Management
January 17th, 2025
Clock management and timeouts.
Is Bucs coach Todd Bowles the perfect coach? No. His lack of aggressiveness with his offense at certain points leaves Joe’s mouth agape. [read more]
Bucky Irving No. 10
January 17th, 2025
Recognition.
Joe doesn’t think it is crazy to suggest that if not for Bucky Irving, the Bucs wouldn’t have made the playoffs. [read more]
Baker Mayfield: “I’m Pretty Comfy In That Spot”
January 16th, 2025
A major change seems inevitable for Baker Mayfield and Joe’s not sure Mayfield knows how to handle it successfully. [read more]
So Whose Play Impressed Todd Bowles?
January 16th, 2025
Shoutout from Todd Bowles.
Teams change, teams grow and teams take steps back during a season.
That’s why the regular season has so much drama. A team could look like the 2020 Bucs in the season opener and end up looking like the 2011 Bucs at season’s end (minus Albert Haynesworth, of course). [read more]
“Jason Licht’s Been Beating The Brakes Off Us”
January 16th, 2025
Bucs GM Jason Licht.
Joe loves hearing crying out of NFC South cities not named Tampa. [read more]
Todd Bowles Addresses His Starting Cornerbacks
January 16th, 2025
Jamel Dean
Do the Bucs have a good tandem of starting outside cornerbacks?
Todd Bowles seemed to deliver a simple answer to that question on Tuesday: [read more]
