Dedicated

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, is taking on one of the toughest golf courses in the homeland this afternoon. [read more]

Your new starting left guard.

So long-time NFL stud left guard Logan Mankins is hanging it up and retiring to his ranch. Joe wishes him the best. Really good dude.

Mankins came to the Bucs under very trying circumstances and was a pro’s pro the entire time. [read more]

Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith

Once upon a time, Mike Smith was in charge of a Falcons team that cut John Abraham and replaced him with Osi Umenyiora. [read more]

Roddy White would bring depth

Yes, everyone connected dots when they heard the Dixie Chicks cut their all-time leading receiver, Roddy White.

Since Mike Smith and Dirk Koetter are one year removed from coaching White, people assumed it was just a matter of time before the Bucs would sign White. [read more]

Torch is passed

The barbecue is over for Pro Bowl left guard Logan Mankins. [read more]

Big voices are clamoring for Doug Martin

One of the most critical, ex-player analysts around is in Doug Martin’s corner. [read more]

Will teams make it rain on Doug Martin?

The free agency dinner bell rings Wednesday at 4 p.m., but the real action starts at noon today. [read more]

In retrospect, rookie MLB Kwon Alexander played at a level expected from a first round pick.

Joe has marveled at the drafting acumen of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht for weeks. Just look at last spring. [read more]

The spirited music and clinking schnapps glasses you hear are coming from One Buc Palace. [read more]

Simple as that.

Lovie Smith has a new job, and Team Glazer looks like it fired another coach whose heart wasn’t in NFL coaching. [read more]

The Bucs need clear vision

Joe’s written previously that there are loads of teenagers running around the Tampa Bay area who either weren’t alive when the Bucs won a Super Bowl, or have absolutely zero recollection of those glory days teams.

To them, John Lynch is a dude their moms had a crush on 18 years ago. Simeon Rice is something they order at a Thai restaurant. [read more]

Is Louisville’s Sheldon Rankins ranked too high?

Ol’ helmethair himself, Mel Kiper, Jr., watched the NFL Scouting Combine intensely (Joe assumes), and after bouncing ideas off the heads of his NFL contacts, Kiper has post-combine rankings of all positions in next month’s NFL draft. [read more]

Embattled Giants GM Jerry Reese seems hellbent of taking a free agent defensive end off the market before the Bucs get a shot.

It is NFL recruiting season and teams, coaches and staffs are wining and dining prospective new players.

Those targets include defensive end free agents, unemployed Mario Williams and Charles Johnson. [read more]

Clinton McDonald represents hope that Jason Licht can win in March free agency.

It’s free agency week in the NFL! Joe has the refrigerator stocked with beer, and Hooters and Delco’s are on speed dial for essential nourishment.

Your beloved Bucs will have more than $50 million to work with, if they choose to frolic in the sandbox of hope. [read more]

Is the Bruce Carter era finished? (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

If the following comes true, then let speculation begin on who will play strongside linebacker for the Bucs this fall. [read more]

Another Johnson

Hollywood couldn’t concoct the script the Bucs have been writing the past five years. [read more]

“I squeezed three years out of the Bucs!”

Joe has heard chatter at NFL events recently that the Bucs job, in general, is not a good job. In other words, it’s an NFL coaching graveyard. [read more]