Yes, Joe’s jacked up for the Tampa Bay Lightning. But for Joe, nothing right now can top fresh, amazing news on America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

An early season prediction hammers at a Bucs weakness

Wait one damn minute.

A well respected NFL voice believes Dan Quinn, a first-year head coach, a rookie head coach, will turn the sorry Falcons into division winners this year? [read more]

Joe is here to dissect every last word out of the mouth of Lovie Smith.

Lovie is the Buccaneers equivalent of the President of the United States. [read more]

So this week, it was like high school photo day. Well, a little bit more involved.

The Bucs had their pictures taken that will be used for a variety of purposes, but also videos, too, all wearing their Bucs unis. [read more]

Jaquies Smith weighs in

Thankfully, not every Buccaneer thinks about Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, the way Evan (Dietrich) Smith does.

In fact, the opposite is true, key starters are feeding off young Jameis. [read more]

A man-on-the-street radio segment revealed Tampa is a town that isn’t quite hockey crazy.

In fact, the following is downright stunning and hilarious. [read more]

Contracts seemed to be a popular discussion around One Buc Palace yesterday.

One was the question about if or when Lavonte David will get a new contract. Another question concerned Doug Martin. [read more]

A moved McCoy talks to Joe

From the snap of the ball until the referee blows his whistle ending a play, few players are more ornery and/or feared than Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. [read more]

Lovie Smith is a classy, mild-mannered, easy-going man as you will ever meet. It’s almost impossible to believe he could ever raise his voice to anyone.

Lovie is the anti-Greg Schiano.

But if the law needs to be thrown down, Lovie said he can and will do it. [read more]

Cornerback Mike Jenkins

Today at Bucs practice, Joe watched nickel cornerbacks Isaiah Frye and Leonard Johnson work intently with their nickel position coach.

Sterling Moore, the likely No. 1 nickel, was busy with other cornerbacks. [read more]

Jameis Winston’s teammates are talking. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Hey, George Johnson, you played with Matthew Stafford last season, a real franchise quarterback.

So what’s the QB vibe from Jameis Winston, and how is it affecting the Buccaneers? [read more]

Glowing words from Lovie.

No, Bucs fans, there was no sighting of “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston at OTAs today. That was because Jameis is attending a mandatory function for top NFL draft picks. [read more]

Logan Mankins and Kevin Pamphile were attached at the hip today

Yes, your Buccaneers’ first team left tackle right now in spring practice is second-year man Kevin Pamphile. The right guard with the first unit is fellow 2014 fifth-round pick Kadeem Edwards.

Joe dubbed these two “milk cartons” last season. [read more]

Underwear football is back, and Joe was able to take in a couple hours of practice on the sweltering fields of One Buc Palace today. In sort of an ode to Raheem Morris, 1980s rock music filled the air throughout practice. No rap, so apologies to Raheem.

Here’s what Joe found worth sharing: [read more]

Today was eerily similar to last year, in that 2014 first round pick Mike Evans pulled a hamstring very early in OTAs and was limited until training camp. [read more]

Bucs OC Dirk Koetter will smooth over the rough edges

In case no one noticed, the offense was a hot mess last year, from a sieve of an offensive line to inconsistent (at best) running backs — not one ran for 500 yards, not one! — and turnover-prone Josh McCown too often played like a scared Labrador puppy.

It wasn’t all the players’ fault (a lot was, though). Joe remembers interviewing former NFL quarterback and FOX game analyst Brady Quinn, who all but said the Bucs offense was as disorganized as a firehouse run by The Three Stooges. [read more]

New Bucs cornerback Sterling Moore

Via covert drones and ground operatives, Joe brought word yesterday that former Pro Bowl cornerbacks Alterraun Verner and Mike Jenkins were early standouts through the first two days of Buccaneers OTA practices.

But another guy is wowing even more. [read more]

Bucs QBs were terrorized last season — no thanks to the ole’ blocking of left tackle Anthony Collins.

Yes, Joe has concerns about the offensive line and had concerns about it last season.

But never did Joe’s wildest dreams foresee the complete and total jailbreak it morphed into. It really was something to behold, and not in a good way. [read more]