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Are the Bucs scared of Johnny?
There’s nothing like starting the morning with a good ol’ jolt of ornery Alan Dell of the Bradenton Herald. The outspoken, spear-throwing columnist is not one to hold back his provocative opinions.
This time, Dell suggests the Bucs may be gun-shy in drafting Johnny Football, not so much for his partying ways, but because of former Bucs quarterback, leaky Rip Van Freeman. [read more]
Holy Tim Tebow!
New Bucs offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford is talking about spreading out the Bucs’ offense.
Don’t get too wound up. The departed Bucs regime also had us believe run-and-shoot elements might dazzle these parts. [read more]
Joe would be shocked if tight end Jimmy Graham was allowed to test the free agent market.
In about two weeks, NFL Christmas season begins, the time when Bucs fans begin poring over lists of free agents, hoping Santa Claus at One Buc Palace reads their list and the new Bucs general manager goes shopping with Team Glazer’s credit card, preferably with a monster credit limit.
Aside from a pass rush specialist quarterback, another big Bucs hole is at tight end. One Bucs fan lobbed a question at ESPN’s Pat Yasinskas to ask about a certain potential free agent tight end, one Jimmy Graham of New Orleans. [read more]
Helmet-wielding, cabbie-slugging, Adderrall-popping, coach-cussing, referee-charging, pistol-friendly, granny-hassling Aqib Talib is a real sweetheart.
Based on his recent comments, Talib seems to have forgotten he came into the NFL under Jon Gruden, Monte Kiffin, Raheem Morris, Ronde Barber and Derrick Brooks back in 2008, even legendary Kevin Carter was around to teach him the ropes. [read more]
Many tens of thousands of JoeBucsFan.com readers only come here once a week or so. They’re people with meaningful lives, unlike Joe and the Bucs-obsessed lunatics who live on these pages 24/7. So Joe thought he’d re-visit a handful of last week’s headlines — for non-regular readers who want to catch up. Enjoy!
The quarterback quandry
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105398
Lovie preparing to clean house
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105451
Lovie won’t have to teach much about turnovers
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105459
Johnny Football: “perfect teammate”
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105485
Spend every last nickel, says Lovie
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105502
Your Buccaneers’ TV ratings
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105529
Speed, weed and Akeem Spence
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105530
Leslie Frazier backs Josh Freeman
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105559
Jeff Tedford: the anti-Schiano
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105564
Joe talked to Jimmy Garoppolo
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105569
Tedford identifies fixes for Glennon
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105597
Heavy scrutiny for Adrian Clayborn
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=105599
You don’t let your sacks leader leave for no good reason!
Joe knows there are Bucs fans who have gone through the ringer so badly wanting an edge rusher, they drank countless beers and drained untold bottles of Ketel One, and had to go through AA to help resolve their issues. [read more]
Lovie Smith added more experience to his staff with today’s hiring of George Warhop as offensive line coach.
Warhop has been around the NFL since 1996, and was tabbed by Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells to coach his O-line in Dallas for two seasons. [read more]
Glennon wonders whether Johnny is the next Russell Wilson, his former teammate.
Mike Glennon has a cousin working in Delaware radio, so it’s no surprise that the Bucs’ gunslinger took to the airwaves of WDSD-FM this week to chat.
Glennon talked about how confident he is after proving he can perform against the best defenses in the world and, of course, Glennon shared his admiration of guys he might compete with this spring, Johnny Manziel and Teddy Bridgewater. [read more]
Joe realizes stud-edge-rusher-hungry Lovie Smith and Leslie Frazier could be satisfied going into 2014 with Adrian Clayborn as their lead dog at right defensive end. But Joe surely wouldn’t bet a nickel on that happening.
These guys want a beast who will command double-teams, strike fear into opponents, adeptly play off their star defensive tackle, and register double-digit sacks. [read more]
GM candidate Jason Licht is a Bill Belicheat guy, just like Greg Schiano.
The Bucs don’t have a general manager. No problem. Lovie Smith is in charge.
The Bucs are still interviewing candidates. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, their search presses on with two favorites: Marc Ross and Jason Licht, executives with the Giants and Cardinals, respectively. Both were college players. Ross is a Princeton man, and Licht has twice worked for Bill Belicheat, last serving as Patriots director of pro personnel from 2009 to 2011.
Bucs director of player personnel Dennis Hickey, former rockstar general manager Mark Dominik’s right hand man, is still at One Buc Palace leading scouting efforts. But reports out of South Florida have him interviewing for the Dolphins’ vacant GM gig.
Without scoring off turnovers, forcing takeaways is just about pointless.
One of the great axioms of football is that forcing turnovers will equal wins.
Bucs commander Greg Schiano turned the Bucs into a turnover-forcing team last season, yet the Bucs stunk, forcing the jettisoning of Schiano. [read more]
“The Hawk,” Dashon Goldson, shaved his trademark dreads and joined FoxSports1 this week. In this sit-down with Jay Glazer, Goldson talks about how Greg Schiano’s approach just wasn’t working and its a new ballgame with Lovie Smith, “a guy with respect factor.”
This is getting better by the moment.
Yesterday, a report came out that a woman claimed DJ Toes on the Line, aka Sgt. Winslow, aka, former Bucs tight end Kellen Winslow, Jr., was seeking chicken and choking his chicken in the upscale privacy of a New Jersey Target parking lot. [read more]
The Bucs’ OC doesn’t hold back
Of course a seasoned offensive mind and renowned quarterbacks guru like Bucs offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford likes what he sees from America’s No. 1 college quarterback, Johnny Manziel.
Johnny Football has the goods. Just ask Nick Saban. [read more]
Spreadsheeters don’t like Akeem Spence.
Oh, those spreadsheeters at Pro Football Focus, with only a couple of games this week, they have too much time on their hands and, thus, are playing with numbers.
In a breakdown of the best defensive tackles to get heat on the quarterback, Khaled Elsayed documented all NFL defensive tackles and came to the conclusion that J.J. Watt is the greatest. Joe has no problem with that. Watt is incredible. [read more]
What the will the Bucs do at quarterback next season?
Surely Lovie Smith won’t go all-in with Mike Glennon when players return to One Buc Palace in 11 weeks. Somebody with as much or more promise than Glennon will join the roster this spring. [read more]
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Joe doesn’t know where to begin — or end — when it comes to this NJ.com story about former Bucs tight end Kellen Winslow, aka DJ Toes On The Line.
It has all the necessary elements of intrigue and drama: a Target parking lot, Vaseline, fast-food chicken, a woman allegedly seeing his erect penis, drugs, law enforcement and NFL policy, all at 5:30 p.m.
And this was the guy in Josh Freeman’s ear for years.
