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How much do sacks matter? An ex-Buc and a former Dirk Koetter guy have opposing takes. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
How is it that two guys with nearly 25 years of NFL playing experience combined can disagree on a key element of the game?
But that’s case with an ex-Buccaneer and a guy who had Pro Bowl years under Dirk Koetter. [read more]
On Mondays, Joe rises early and tunes in to PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio, before eventually kicking on NFL Network in the background. By 7 a.m., Joe is fully immersed in football.
Today, on the league’s mouthpiece station, Joe already heard a troubling take. [read more]
Winning the offseason.
One hopes the Bucs improved this offseason with the free agent acquisitions and draft picks.
It’s been so long since the Bucs made the playoffs, fans are beginning to think “playoffs” is a term only known to cities outside of Tampa Bay. You know, like “snow?” [read more]
Chucky takes a break from hanging with Hooters Calendar girls to talk Bucs.
Who better to talk Bucs than the only man who guided the team to a Super Bowl victory. That would be Chucky! [read more]
Turn him loose.
One of many things folks are looking forward to as we inch closer to July (it’s almost June!) and the beginning of training camp is seeing what the new defense will look like. [read more]
One might be a bit troubled by a new film-heavy analysis of NFL playcallers from Matt Bowen, via BSPN.com. [read more]
Yes, it sure seems unless Vernon Hargreaves screws up royally in preseason, at worst he will play nickel cornerback. [read more]
Chucky takes a stand on the Bucs’ 2016 season
Fans wonder why Joe has stated repeatedly that Dirk Koetter has at most two seasons — yes, two — to figure out how to turn the Bucs into a team that wins at least nine games a year — you know, like Chucky did in his final two seasons before getting fired in 2008. [read more]
May hold two unbreakable Bucs records.
OK, it is a Sunday morning in mid-May. Not exactly the height of football season. [read more]
Joe confesses to being a very little dude obsessed with baseball, basketball, the NFL and the Wonder Twins’ powers back in the late 1970s.
And yes, this ties to the 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [read more]
Reason to drool
Repeatedly, defensive coordinator Mike Smith cracks the beginning of a sinister smirk when he talks about confusing opposing quarterbacks with multiple looks.
No B1G respect.
Time to check in and see how things are going in the Illinois cornfields for Coach My Scheme, otherwise known as Lovie Smith. [read more]
Regular readers know Joe is not much of a stats guy. Oh, stats can enlighten, but Joe is hardly a slave to stats. [read more]
Tampa Bay’s iconic Custodian of Canton, eye-RAH! Kaufman, offers insight.
Many questions are swirling when it comes to iconic Buccaneers and their chances of landing in the Hall of Fame. [read more]
It’s inevitable that defensive coordinator Mike Smith will struggle to keep all his linebackers happy.
Mike Smith wants 16 defensive starters and big-time flexibility in his system to confuse quarterbacks.
And a good problem brewing results from Smith having three legitimate three-down linebackers. [read more]
New training approach
Joe’s never written so much about a kicker since Kyle Brindza turned into Nuke Laloosh.
A kicker is, well, a kicker. But it’s different when you spend the No. 59 overall pick on one. [read more]
Jay Hayes has a long history with the Bucs’ rookie DE.
It’s now obvious to Joe that if new Bucs defensive line coach Jay Hayes didn’t think much of rookie defensive end Noah Spence, then the Bucs wouldn’t have drafted him. [read more]
