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Buccaneers.com editor Scott Smith believes rookie WR Robert Herron could be a starting return man this fall.
Joe understands why Bucs fans are giddy over wide receiver Mike Evans, tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins and running back Charles Sims.
Not only are they rookie offensive specialists added to upgrade the worst offense in the NFL, but they were all first- and second-day draft picks. Those guys should breathe life into a football team. [read more]
Thankfully, Vincent Jackson is way better at catching footballs than he is giving interesting quotes to media.
Jackson, when he feels like chatting, does a masterful job of always finding ways of saying his team — past and present — is great and working hard, his teammates are great, coaches are great. You get the idea. [read more]
As if memories of the 2013 Tampa Bay season aren’t enough to send Joe to 7-11 for a Slurpee to pour Vodka into, reading a new story penned in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has Joe in need of something stronger.
New Rams guard Davin Joseph, last year’s Bucs captain, talked about his new start in the NFC West. [read more]
All the Top-Whatever lists across the Internet got Joe thinking of the Buccaneers’ drought since their Super Bowl glory. And that got Joe motivated to rank the 20 worst Buccaneers of the past 10 years.
Immense thought went into this at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. There was even an all-night screaming session where a top intern was standing on a table yelling, “If Derrick Ward isn’t on this list, then I quit.” Joe had to get the poor kid a beer before Joe fired him for spilling it. [read more]
Bucs DE Michael Johnson is a nice player, but he’s not Simeon Rice.
Joe has typed repeatedly, and as recently as yesterday, he has no issue with the Bucs defense as it is now, just 13 days from the start of 2014 training camp. Joe rests at night comfortably believing the defense, with Lovie Smith at the helm, is in good hands.
One reason Joe isn’t losing sleep is because of the new talent, for example, defensive end Michael Johnson. [read more]
Joe plans to get to know his readers better before training camp. Here’s another question in a series of inquiries:
Things get mighty serious when you sit down to talk football with Lovie Smith.
One of the game’s great defensive minds is a staunch advocate of the 4-3 defense and he’s got steadfast rules on how his team should perform. [read more]
A fresh look at Clayborn’s summer work
Yes, it is two weeks to Bucs training camp. Two weeks. Fourteen days. It really means just two more weekends of non-football and having to rely on your DVR’ed games and Game Rewind for your football fix.
After next weekend, you will be able to watch players run routes, catch passes and crack pads, albeit in practice. It’s better than watching the 38th rerun of the recording of the Chris Simms-led Bucs. [read more]
All the Top-Whatever lists across the Internet got Joe thinking of the Buccaneers’ drought since their Super Bowl glory. And that got Joe motivated to rank the 20 worst Buccaneers of the past 10 years.
Immense thought went into this at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. There was even an all-night screaming session where a top intern was standing on a table yelling, “If Derrick Ward isn’t on this list, then I quit.” Joe had to get the poor kid a beer before Joe fired him for spilling it. [read more]
Joe believes it is offense, not defense, that will be the key to a potentially historic 2014 season
Joe believes it is safe to type that Bucs coach Lovie Smith knows how to win. No, Lovie has never won a Super Bowl — the ultimate goal — but he has won in the NFL.
Right now, Bucs fans are so beaten down from years of losing, from Raheem Morris chest-bumping players despite being down by three scores, to the MRSA and losing the first eight games out of the chute last year. [read more]
RT Demar Dotson and the rest of the offensive line will have their hands full early.
Bucs fans are giddy about now. Joe can’t blame them for their enthusiasm.
A new football season is about to dawn on the area, as Bucs training camp begins two weeks from this afternoon. That has Bucs fans, dealing with a drought of relevant football subjects to argue about, in a brighter mood as the NFL summer siesta ends. [read more]
There are Super Bowl and division title prognostications for the Bucs. And then there’s the butt end of national fortunetelling.
The folks at ProFootballTalk.com, specifically Hall of Fame voter Darin Gantt, have the Bucs forecast residing in the tush of the NFL. [read more]
Scott Smith claims David Gettis could be a sleeper candidate to become one of the “Dunkaneers.”
A lot has been made of the “Dunkaneers,” the tall guys on offense who are expected to go up and snatch the ball. Receivers Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans along with tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins could be a front line for a top-notch college basketball team the way they can sky and fight.
But from the keyword of Buccaneers.com multimedia maven Scott Smith, a guy the Bucs signed late last month shouldn’t fly under the radar. [read more]
Joe plans to get to know his readers better over the next few weeks. Here’s the first in a series of inquiries:
Down in Southwest Florida, where Earnest “Insurance” Graham was a high school star who ran off from there into Florida Gator history, Mr. Graham has returned and is super active in the community.
Graham is involved in all kinds of charity events and is a frequent speaker all over town on various levels. [read more]
Joe’s been listening to his trusty audio recorder this morning, searching for nuggets to share from Bucs spring practices.
One telling tidbit comes from the Muscle Hamster. [read more]
Busted again.
Yes, when Joe was in college, he enjoyed a beer now and then (ahem). And on occasions, perhaps a cocktail or two. This may come as a shock to some readers.
But Joe also knew he was in college for a reason; paying tuition out of his own wallet for a reason. And it wasn’t to be a lush. Joe was there to get an education and improve his life and hopefully set himself up in a field that he wanted to make a living in.
Warning: these stats may cause outrage.
Though Joe likes to needle the numbers crunchers at Pro Football Focus as “nerds,” for trying to turn everything into a statistic, Joe must give them credit. They have done exhaustive work in a series breaking down quarterbacks to help fans get through the annual NFL summer siesta.
Now, Steve Palazzolo has offered detail analysis of Bucs backup quarterback Mike Glennon. [read more]
A national television audience listened tonight to the leader of the New Schiano Order get painted as a maniac who many Buccaneers couldn’t deal with.
Adding to the intrigue was that the comment came from a Tampa Bay player not named Freeman who was a strong supporter of Schiano. [read more]
