More guard chatter.

Everybody and their brother seems to have their own grades for the Bucs draft. That’s what makes the draft fun: We all think we could do this. [read more]

Tipped off about Tom Brady.

Man, if this is the new Lavonte David, Joe hopes he makes many more TV appearances. [read more]

Todd Bowles’ run obsession is on both sides of the ball.

Joe has heard mixed reviews of Buccaneers second-round pick Chris Braswell’s ability and readiness. [read more]

Rough streak.

Should a player be expected to do something well in the pros when he couldn’t get that same thing done in college?

It’s an important question at One Buc Palace. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Todd Bowles is a heck of a defensive coordinator, but at some point, you need the right bodies.
The Bucs have lost a lot of defensive firepower since winning the Super Bowl. As a result, opposing quarterbacks are way too comfortable against this pass rush. [read more]

So Joe is a little confused by what happened moments after Rachaad White said his game didn’t get going last season until the final 6 to 8 games of the Bucs’ 19-game run. [read more]

Organizing the chaos.

This is a really interesting question, at least Joe thought so. [read more]

Ain’t going anywhere.

Color Joe bored and disinterested in the contract talks with Tampa Bay’s franchised-tagged safety, All-Pro Antoine Winfield. [read more]

Aggravated.

Joe couldn’t figure it out then and can’t figure it out now. [read more]

Became an NFL statistic.

Joe was listening to Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian on Wednesday night as he did his weekly “Late Hits” show on SiriusXM NFL Radio. He is so damn good on radio. There isn’t a time that Joe listens and doesn’t learn something about football. [read more]

Rachaad White

So the seamless transition from the Dave Canales offense to Liam Coen’s might have been a little oversold by the power brokers at One Buc Palace. [read more]

They don’t coach’em up at Louisville like they do at Alabama. [read more]

Legend.

In ancient football times, also known as the 1990s, the University of Nebraska won three national championships in four years. [read more]

Bucs WR Jalen McMillan.

Prickly Pete Prisco of CBS cannot believe what fell in Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht’s lap. As a result, Prisco, a stern if not harsh grader of all things NFL, gives Licht props. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

While most of the football world thinks the Bucs are a second-rung team playing in a lousy division, the shot-caller of the Bucs seems to think otherwise. [read more]

Display of team unity.

Even the Robert Hainsey-is-Lucifer crowd ought to be impressed with this. [read more]

Strikes again.

So in the waning days following the 2024 NFL draft, Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com decided to do a “debrief” of each team’s draft.

No, this isn’t another draft grade. [read more]

Kacy Rodgers wants the entire d-line to put a smile on his face.

Two guys with bull’s-eyes on their backs, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and Logan Hall, better find a way to raise their games this year. [read more]

Bucs rookie cornerback Tykee Smith, a third-round draft pick.

Buccaneers rookie cornerback Tykee Smith is an intense and motivated dude. [read more]