Fresh action on the NFL trade and free agency front is hurting the trade value and options for former Bucs “quarterback of the future” Mike Glennon. [read more]

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So it is clear the Bucs have a frontrunner for their No. 1 overall selection in the NFL draft come April 30. It’s easy to conclude it’s Jameis Winston.

Yesterday, the Bucs hosting Winston at One Buc Palace got so much run, and the Bucs pimped the visit so much, it nearly pushed aside Israeli prime minster Bibi Netanyahu’s landmark speech before a joint session of Congress. [read more]

Outside of the big bosses at One Buc Palace, who would know more about the inner workings of Team Glazer and their role in the NFL draft than former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik?

Dominik opened up yesterday. [read more]

The free agency dinner bell rings in six days

Soon-to-be Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian penned a long free agency guide behind a paywall at ESPN.com.

A couple of things really jumped out at Joe. [read more]

Play pretend if you want, but the Bucs don’t have more than one (if they have one) average starter on their offensive line.

And this is why Joe pounds his Kenmore washing machine every morning and screams for upgrades on the Tampa Bay O-line. [read more]

Will Lovie Smith turn to an old friend?

The Bucs need a real veteran quarterback in the house. It’s ludicrous to not have one for a rookie to lean on and learn from.

Also, adding a seasoned QB in free agency would allow the Bucs to comfortably trade Mike Glennon, and maybe even leverage a good deal for him. [read more]

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Jameis Winston’s visit to One Buc Palace was a true fish-or-cut-bait moment in the franchise history of the Bucs.

Or, as Joe’s dad would have said, “S(p)it or get off the pot.” [read more]

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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]

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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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.

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]

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]

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]

What do you mean you don’t remember Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht talking about scoring salary “cap casualties” from other teams? [read more]

Game on!

Team Glazer is a premier focus of Jameis Winston being in Tampa today. [read more]

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]

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]