A couple of years ago, Bucs general manager Jason Licht was the assistant GM in Arizona under the reigning NFL Executive of the Year, Steve Keim. [read more]

Bo Jackson, who is from Jameis Winston’s hometown, seems genuinely geeked over Jameis leading the Bucs.

Joe thought it was awfully ironic — you will see that word again shortly — that on the very same radio show in which Bobby Bowden verbally wagged a finger at “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, the legendary Bo Jackson also appeared and spoke about Jameis.

For unaware, Jackson, like Jameis, is from Bessemer, Ala. Like Jameis, Jackson won a Heisman Trophy. Like Jameis, Jackson was the first overall pick in the draft. Like Jameis, Jackson was selected by the Bucs. [read more]

If you’re not yet 35 years old, then yesterday might have been rather meaningless. [read more]

Though this may change after three preseason games (the fourth is a joke and the only reason Joe watches is because he is paid to do so), it is reasonable to expect six wins this season. [read more]

Throat was trembling, the lower lip was quivering. Eyes welling up were around the corner.

Yes, another 30 seconds of Mike Alstott highlights today at One Buc Palace would have sent Joe into a breakdown that would have made Josh McCown cry again. [read more]

Some Malcolm Glazer wisdom was shared today

The patriarch of this era of Buccaneers football, Malcom Glazer, is rarely quoted.

So Joe pays attention when the wisdom of the late Mr. Glazer is shared. [read more]

Tampa Bay fans have heard about how Bucs icon and new Ring of Honor inductee Doug Williams is helping mentor Jameis Winston.

Joe’s got more info. [read more]

The surprise of the day for many visiting One Buc Palace today, including Joe, was Mike Alstott being rolled out as a 2015 Buccaneers Ring of Honor entry.

Word had leaked in advance on quarterback Doug Williams getting in, so Alstott was a real curveball, since the Bucs had never inducted two in the same year. [read more]

Golf junkie in the house.

Joe’s talking about rookie Bucs wide receiver Kenny Bell, who also revealed he thinks Jameis Winston is one of the greatest individuals he’s ever encountered. [read more]

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Before Tampa Bay celebrates iconic Doug Williams this afternoon at One Buc Palace, where it officially will be revealed that Williams is the 2015 Ring of Honor inductee, Joe wants your attention on important Williams history — and Bucs history. [read more]

Bucs OC Dirk Koetter talks schemes and blocking.

After the Bucs won the Chase for Jameis, a lot of people tried to crack the atom and figure out why the team finished 2-14, other than the fact last year’s Bucs were a rotten lot. [read more]

Did you miss the Tuesday “JoeBucsFan Hour” with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620?

How dare you! There was plenty on the docket. [read more]

Joe isn’t sure how much former Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden, 85, noodles around on the Internet, but the man sure knows how to set the Twitterverse ablaze, as if he was calling a digital puntrooskie. [read more]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a new safety, a guy for whom the rest of the NFL wouldn’t cough up a seventh-round pick.

This is why Joe’s not all hot in the pants for D.J. Swearinger. [read more]

More from Bobby Bowden

Yes, the interview Florida State’s legendary former coach Bobby Bowden gave Paul Finebaum on the SEC Network yesterday, in which Bowden’s words were less than flattering to America’s Quarterback, Bucs signalcaller Jameis Winston, sure rocked the sports world. [read more]

Loads of Jameis Winston observers and haters believed Jameis would have arrived at One Buc Palace on his first day driving a Ferrari with a fleet of Clearwater Beach hotties in the back seat, screaming “Shutup, bitches!” [read more]

Yes, yesterday word leaked that the Bucs will announce quarterback Doug Williams as the next inductee into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor.

It didn’t take long for some to scoff at this notion. [read more]

Joe is appalled that a big national stink is being made because iconic former Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden said Jameis Winston was widely considered an “embarrassment” to the university by fans and boosters. [read more]

Joe sure hopes this report is accurate. It’s a good bet, considering the excellent source. [read more]