Regular readers here know Joe believes general manager Jason Licht has perhaps the biggest pair of footballs in the business.

The man traded up and pulled a second-round trigger on a Division-III left tackle in the draft last season (Ali Marpet), and then told him to play guard. [read more]

Bullish on Dirk Koetter.

Former Super Bowl-winning coach and NFL talking head Brian Billick took to his NFL Network forum last night to sound off on the Bucs’ hiring. [read more]

Lock this man up.

In 2014, Joe thought offensive line coach George Warhop did a completely lousy job with the front wall of the Bucs.

In retrospect, it was the slugs with whom Lovie Smith thought he could win with that likely doomed Warhop. [read more]

The 11th Bucs head coach.

Yes, the Bucs have a new coach. Dirk Koetter, the 11th coach in team history. This afternoon, he will have his coronation in the auditorium of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Hire him!

Now that the Bucs have their coach, Dirk Koetter, to completely shut the door on the painful Lovie Smith era, it’s time to set sights on getting the defense fixed. [read more]

[UPDATE 11:30 p.m.: It is official. The Dirk Koetter introductory press conference is tomorrow at 2 p.m. Of course Joe will be there!]

The Buccaneers have a new head coach, a first-time head coach.

The alleged exhaustive, no-stone-unturned search by general manager Jason Licht ended inside the walls of One Buc Palace, per NFL.com. [read more]

It’s Joe’s latest 24-hour poll. Voting ends 4 p.m. tomorrow.

Does anyone tire of glimpsing into the world of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston? [read more]

Joe has heard too often lately that the 1979 San Francisco 49ers were 2-14 under first-time NFL head coach Bill Walsh, and then 6-10 in 1980, before winning the Super Bowl in the following year. [read more]

Lovie’s final act.

In sort of a depressing tale of the final moments of Lovie Smith’s tenure as Bucs coach, he and his family resorted to, in a sense, custodian duties in the middle of the night. [read more]

As Bucs overlord of football operations Jason Licht searches every corner of the globe (allegedly) for the best head coach to lead the Bucccaneers, Joe is reminded of what allegedly was wrong with Greg Schiano. [read more]

Spreadsheeter not a fan of Dirk Koetter.

A lot of Bucs fans, perhaps Team Glazer too, are enamored with the work of Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Man, Bucs fans are at the edge of their office chairs this morning itching for clues leading to their next head coach.

In fact, fans are so antsy, Joe was told lap dance sales were down last night across the Bay area because men are struggling to sit still. [read more]

Bucs overlord of football operations Jason Licht

“We just decided that we couldn’t ask our fans to be patient anymore.” — Lovie Smith, early 2014.

“I think next year, the expectations are going to be set that we need to make the playoffs because we have the talent; we’re going to have the talent to do it.” — Jason Licht, Dec. 27, 2015. [read more]

Wondering what ex-Bucs guard Ian Beckles had to say about the Lovie Smith firing? Joe’s got that — and more.

Beckles, the former iconic sports radio personality, sat down with former Tampa Bay DE Chris Hovan to talk Bucs. Enjoy!

Has a better job.

Yes, Joe knows Nick Saban and the Bucs was floated a couple of times over the past day or so. [read more]

Could Dirk Koetter be lifted right in front of Team Glazer’s eyes?

[UPDATE: Per Adam Schefter, Jon Robinson is the new Titans general manager.]

So word sifted out late last night on Twitter from heavy metal head-banging Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports that Jon Robinson, the right-hand man of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, could bolt for the Titans this morning to become their new general manager. [read more]