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Yes, Joe was among the hardcore Tampa Bay faithful who read every last word of the Lovie Smith, First 100 Days, anthology on Buccaneers.com. If you haven’t, then grab a six-pack and block out a couple of hours.

One choice section focused on the Bucs’ approach to free agency, and it could prove to be an important point worth noting as training camp battles unfold. [read more]

So you probably know by now that the national media has its panties all twisted up over Tony Dungy’s comments claiming he wouldn’t draft openly gay defensive end Michael Sam because he wouldn’t want to deal with the distraction to his team.

Endless media types have been making all kinds of assumptions and have ascribed all kinds of motives to Dungy’s take, which was offered to veteran Tampa Tribune scribe eye-RAH! Kaufman months ago but only published this week. [read more]

FootballOutsiders.com predicts Bucs G Patrick Omameh to be a breakout player

Joe understands many Bucs fans have swilled untold pints of beer, thrown down countless shots of bourbon or ate several bottles of Tums worrying about the Tampa Bay offensive line. There is valid reason to be concerned.

If Carl Nicks cannot go — Joe has heard from reliable people both promising and troubling feedback about Nicks — then the Bucs are in a world of hurt with rookie Kadeem Edwards and Patrick Omameh as possible starting guards. [read more]

Prickly Pete Prisco has not hopped aboard the Josh McCown bandwagon.

To hear Lovie Smith talk, Josh McCown, 35, is the consummate quarterback, both on the field and off. Hearing McCown’s Bucs teammates rave about his leadership reinforces everything Lovie says about him.

Then you look at the numbers, and they are unforgiving. Aside from a five-game stretch last year, McCown has been, to be polite, a marginal NFL quarterback. [read more]

It’s been made very clear that the Bucs will be playing old school, Tampa-2 defense under Lovie Smith.

Most Tampa Bay fans pray the hire of offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford means the Bucs won’t be delivering old school Tony Dungy offense, but don’t count on it. [read more]

Former NFL quarterback turned BSPN film guru Ron Jaworski has emerged with a fresh ranking of starting NFL quarterbacks.

“Jaws” was not kind to Bucs starter Josh McCown. [read more]

“Excuse me, Luke, do you think you could help me with the playbook after practice?”

The popular NFL Top-Whatever craze got Joe thinking of the anemic Tampa Bay teams of the past 10 years. Not a Bucs playoff victory since their Super Bowl glory. Ugh!

That motivated Joe to gather with his senior and junior level staff and rank the 20 worst Buccaneers of those seasons. Serious deliberations went down at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Beer bottles were thrown. Game film came out. Arguments ensued.

One poorly dressed intern even quit when he was told E.J. Biggers wasn’t a finalist. [read more]

The “Custodian of Canton” is cautioning people not to wager on Da’Quan Bowers making the final 53

Joe can hear the rhythmic banging very clearly. No, it’s not his neighbors slapping bodies. But the pulsating sound is unmistakable.

Dink-THUMP! Dink-THUMP! Dink-THUMP! Dink-THUMP!

It’s like the Jack Bauer 24 countdown clock. Either Jack Bauer is to be executed by the Russians or held for ransom when 24 signed off for its (last?) season last week. So it’s not Bauer’s clock. [read more]

Let’s not forget that despite all the hype, Bucs WR Mike Evans is still a 20-year-old rookie.

On paper there are reasons to get a little excited about the Bucs offense. One is a skill position.

Offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford, if you listen to coaches, is going to run an up-tempo game utilizing the height of his receivers. In a feature on veterans and rookies, NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks (who you should never consult on mock drafts) looks at what veterans could help top rookies. [read more]

If guard Carl Nicks can’t go, then C Evan Dietrich-Smith quickly becomes a critical player.

With training camp but four days away, lots of people are pumping out lots of lists (not including Joe’s Worst 20 Bucs nightmares). Of course, Joe always tries to be different.

So too may the Bucs be trying something different: winning with subpar guard play. [read more]

Johnathan Banks may be a “key” in the developing Bucs defense.

Since the departure of All-World cornerback Darrelle Revis and the signing of All-Pro cornerback Alterraun Verner, Bucs fans don’t believe the secondary has slipped one iota.

Compared to two years ago and the secondary the Bucs trotted out there that nearly set an NFL record for most passing yards allowed, an eyerake worse than an image of Rosie O’Donnell nude, the Tampa Bay secondary is light years ahead. [read more]

The popular NFL Top-Whatever craze got Joe thinking of the anemic Tampa Bay teams of the past 10 years. Not a Bucs playoff victory since their Super Bowl glory. Ugh!

That motivated Joe to gather with his senior and junior level staff and rank the 20 worst Buccaneers of those years. Serious deliberations went down at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Beer bottles were thrown. Game film came out. Arguments ensued.

One poorly dressed intern even quit when he was told Kellen DJ Toes On The Line Winslow wasn’t a finalist. [read more]

“Man, that girl went all Talib on us.”

Perhaps in a drunken search for Mike Williams’ old house, former Destiny’s Child star Farrah Franklin was arrested in the wee hours on the front lawn of a home that wasn’t hers yesterday.

What this has to do with the Bucs is that Tampa Bay defensive end Da’Quan Bowers is the good citizen who helped law enforcement find Franklin and give a her cot to sleep on. [read more]

If Josh McCown hears voices in his head when they shouldn’t be there, it’s understandable. The Tampa Bay starting quarterback has burned through NFL playbooks at an alarming rate.

Joe doubts the NFL stats geeks keep track of such things, but during an exclusive chat with Joe, McCown agreed that he’s on his 11th offensive coordinator, and that’s not counting his stint in 49ers camp in 2011 and a 2010 dance with the Harford colonials of the UFL. [read more]

Joe’s taken all kinds of feedback on The Countdown: Worst 20 Buccaneers Of The Past 10 Years. It sure has stirred the passions of Bucs fans. Joe’s inbox has been filled with outrage.

Most of it has been reasonable, except Joe doesn’t get the endless Derrick Ward hate. [read more]

Fans might want to hit the brakes when it comes to anointing the 2014 Tampa Bay defense great.

That’s the message from soon-to-be Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks. [read more]