March 4th, 2015

Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.
Yesterday was a huge day at One Buc Palace, as prospective No. 1 overall pick Jameis Winston got a personal tour of the facility by Bucs general manager Jason Licht.
Winston met with many Bucs officials during the day-long meetings and also slapped skin with one of his two primary targets, if the Bucs select him April 30, wide receiver Vincent Jackson. [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015
Joe was back at it today slugging it out with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620.
It’s the Tuesday “JoeBucsFan Hour! [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015

Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Young quarterback of someone’s future, Jameis Winston, was at One Buc Palace today getting the royal tour and meeting with all kinds of Bucs officials. Here’s a picture above of Winston chatting with Vincent Jackson.
There’s more at Buccaneers.com. Enjoy.
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March 3rd, 2015

Less than a year after proclaiming Mike Glennon “quarterback of the future,” Lovie Smith and the Bucs are about to hand-pick their new quarterback of the future with the No. 1 overall draft choice. [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015

NFL Draft prospects can have private all-day visits with teams immediately after the NFL Scouting Combine. But it’s rare to have a prospect come to a team in early March, like Jameis Winston is today.
The reason could be as simple as Team Glazer having free time to get it done this week, but Joe suspects the reasons run deeper. [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015

Don’t do it, Jason.
Joe knows that for a minority of Bucs fans, thoughts of drafting a quarterback in the first round make them want to whip out a crucifix as if a vampire just showed up in the room. [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015
What do you mean you don’t remember Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht talking about scoring salary “cap casualties” from other teams? [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015
Game on!
Team Glazer is a premier focus of Jameis Winston being in Tampa today. [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015
Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.
It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback ever to wear No. 5 in the state of Florida. [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015
It’s quite clear that bad guy superstar defensive end Greg Hardy will hit free agency.
The Panthers don’t want him after his public case of girlfriend terrorizing ended in a misdemeanor conviction, which was followed by North Carolina courts tossing his case. [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015
The NFL world was set abuzz yesterday when it was learned the Lions and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh broke off contract talks and the All-Pro will test the free agent market.
Bucs fans well versed in fantasy football flipped out on Twitter thinking there is a real chance Suh could be playing alongside Gerald McCoy next year. [read more]
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March 3rd, 2015

Yes, free agency is now seven days away. The dinner bell will ring loud for all NFL fans to hear.
What the Bucs do in free agency will provide an idea of where they are headed in the draft. [read more]
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March 2nd, 2015
Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.
It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback ever to wear No. 5 in the state of Florida. [read more]
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March 2nd, 2015
In many ways, Tampa Bay’s 2014 season was more bizarre than the MRSA-infected, quarterback-gone-mental, Fire-Schiano-billboards campaign of 2013.
There were plenty of real Bucs mysteries last year, and Joe’s revisiting the most interesting of the bunch. [read more]
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March 2nd, 2015
Joe is flabbergasted by the drum pounding for Ndamukong Suh by some Bucs fans, and it’s mind-numbing that some local media types think Suh in Tampa might actually happen.
It’s about as likely as Team Glazer hosting a clothing optional Town Hall meeting on Clearwater Beach and insisting on questions about Manchester United. [read more]
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March 2nd, 2015

The new regime appreciates the old regime
By now, most Bucs fans have realized their beloved Buccaneers are about $30 million under the 2015 salary cap, and the free agency dinner bell rings in eight days.
The Bucs can play the game, if they desire. [read more]
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March 2nd, 2015

Important people on Team Mariota think he can play Day 1
It’s official, Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter has been talking about Marcus Mariota to his old colleague and friend Mark Helfrich, the Oregon head coach.
It’s got draft gurus chatting about whether Mariota would be targeted — and ready — to play for Tampa Bay on Day 1. [read more]
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