The “Mediocre” Class
March 20th, 2015
It was a bad year to have an ugly season and emerge with a pile of available salary cap money.
That was the word from one NFL executive. [read more]
A Pass Rusher Is Coming
March 20th, 2015
How would UCLA DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa look in pewter and red?
OK, so free agency, unless the Bucs are looking for bargains at depth, is over. Given how the Bucs “won” free agency season last spring, Joe is happy the Bucs lost so terribly this spring.
Just a hunch, but Joe’s guessing Team Glazer is happy Nexium can be purchased over the counter now. [read more]
Glimpse Into Woeful Passing
March 20th, 2015
The spreadsheeters find an interesting nugget
There are only three things you need to know about the 2014 Bucs offense:
1. The starting quarterback was jettisoned well before the free agency dinner bell rang. Never made it to an OTA.
2. The Bucs will likely draft a quarterback first overall. [read more]
“Sinkhole Of An Offensive Line”
March 20th, 2015
No, Joe can’t come to grips with the Woody Hayes crowd, the same crowd that cries “defense wins championships” in a quarterback-driven league, like a neighbor’s dog howling at the moon at 2 a.m. [read more]
Titans Will Embrace Jameis Winston Privately
March 19th, 2015
How dare the Tennessee Titans invite the heir apparent to the Tampa Bay throne to their Nashville facility for a private workout!
And Jameis Winston accepted, per ProFootballTalk.com and 24/7 Sports. [read more]
Five New Starters On Defense?
March 19th, 2015
Joe vividly remembers eating eggs, melon and toast with Lovie Smith at last year’s NFL Owners meetings and hearing Lovie say he signs free agents who plan to be starters. [read more]
Bucs Add Moore, Nickel Corner Depth
March 19th, 2015
According to NFL.com, Sterling Moore, the Cowboys’ part-time nickel cornerback last year, finished the season with 12 passes defensed.
In Tampa, starters Johnthan Banks and Alterraun Verner combined for 19. [read more]
One Positive With No Greg Hardy
March 19th, 2015
Joe was torn about the Greg Hardy sweepstakes.
Joe thoroughly understood why folks didn’t want Hardy and his legal problems infesting the Bucs locker room. But on the other hand, it’s rare to have a team without a proven double-digit sack artist, like the Bucs have been for a decade. [read more]
Bucs Eyeing Boston College Center
March 19th, 2015
Boston College center on Bucs’ radar.
Joe has been adamant that the Bucs should draft nothing but offensive linemen after they select Jameis Winston, followed their choice of an edge rusher.
Between the two milk cartons O-linemen the Bucs drafted last year, and whoever they draft this year, one would suspect a decent lineman or two would shake out from that group. [read more]
“They Are Not Big Fans Of His Personality”
March 19th, 2015
A prominent voice on the Buccaneers beat says Tampa Bay has a personality issue with one of this year’s elite quarterback prospects. [read more]
Bucs Fans Angered GMC
March 19th, 2015
Yes, many Bucs fans were angered when the Bucs pulled out of the Greg Hardy sweepstakes yesterday, watching the proven double-digit sackmeister run off to Dallas without even slapping skin in Tampa.
Joe understands why the Bucs, eventually, passed. Most fans didn’t. [read more]
Hardy Contract Would Have Been A Waste
March 19th, 2015
Now that the rage and hopelessness over the loss of Greg Hardy to the Cowboys has subsided a bit, it’s time for a dose of reality.
The contract Hardy signed with Dallas would have been worthless to Tampa Bay. [read more]
“You Would Shoot His Ass… !”
March 19th, 2015
Yes, Bucs fans were angry their team passed on sackmeister defensive end Greg Hardy yesterday. The vast majority wanted Hardy, though there were some unnerved by Hardy’s legal hassles. [read more]
Jameis Watch: Homework Report
March 19th, 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.
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]
Barbecue Help On The Fire?
March 18th, 2015
A man who understands the barbecue pain of Buccaneers left guard Logan Mankins is his former teammate, Patriots free agent right guard Dan Connolly.
Connolly, who took over spatula duties for the Super Bowl champs, has caught the interest of the Buccaneers. [read more]
Hardy Non-Move A Prelude To Horror?
March 18th, 2015
Dante Fowler with the No. 1 overall pick?
Joe has long maintained Bucs coach Lovie Smith is thoroughly unpredictable when it comes to personnel.
Just look at last year, for example: It feels like yesterday when Lovie dismissed Joe’s question about whether Lovie had reservations because Jeff Tedford had no NFL experience. [read more]
