Bucs OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.

After seeing this number, Joe doesn’t know how folks at One Buc Palace sleep at night. [read more]

Utah edge rusher Jonah Elliss.

If, as some believe, the edge rusher crop in the draft — two weeks from tonight, two weeks! — really isn’t anything special, maybe the Bucs might want to take a cheap chance at a designated pass rusher later in the draft and instead use a first-round pick on an inside linebacker or receiver or corner? [read more]

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Cha-ching!

The thing that often folks forget about the franchise tag is that NFL suits often use it just to buy them time before they can get a player to sign a long-term deal. [read more]

Iowa State CB T.J. Tampa.

Man, this would drive broadcasters up a tree. [read more]

UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu.

Perhaps it may be better for Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht to wait until the second day to draft an edge rusher. [read more]

Penn State DE Chop Robinson.

When it comes to mock drafts, Joe’s standards are quite simple. [read more]

“Cryin’ won’t help ya; prayin’ won’t do ya no good.”

OK, Jason Licht is trolling Joe now. [read more]

So what are the driving forces for Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht and his staff entering the 2024 NFL Draft? [read more]

Hall of Fame GM Bill Polian

Joe loves when retired Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian lectures on “the draft industrial complex.” [read more]

Buccaneers GM Jason Licht

Very soon it will be draft No. 11 for Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Surprise?

Yeah, the Bucs need help at more positions than what the team let on with all the happy talk at the combine in February. [read more]

Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell.

So Joe found someone who also believes the Bucs need a cornerback more than burning a first-round pick on a center, or worse, a guard. [read more]

New Atlanta cornerback Kevin King watches Scotty Miller torch him in the 2020 NFC title game.

The Dixie Chicks just signed a man directly responsible for one of the greatest plays in Bucs history. And Joe is sure that Mike Evans is smiling. [read more]

Not Worthy of a first-round pick.

There are two types of NFL combines. One is rarely if ever caught on camera: backroom deals in watering holes and off-the-record intel during discussions over shrimp cocktails and steaks. [read more]

“Stay in your lane, Kyle.”

The departed 2023 Bucs offensive coordinator had interesting things to say about backup quarterbacks recently. [read more]

New Bucs special teams chief Thomas McGaughey.

The Buccaneers’ new special teams coach was talking this week. [read more]

Texas RB Jonathon Brooks visited Bucs today.

Joe can’t blame Jonathon Brooks for not getting many touches the previous two seasons. [read more]

Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht is known for superior communication with his players (as in more than most GMs) and for assessing every element of value in a prospect or free agent. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Last July, Bucs general manager Jason Licht made an eye-popping comment about his staff needing to shop all offseason at the “Dollar Store” because the team was tight on salary cap room.

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Bucs RB Sean Tucker.

If workout videos mean anything, then Sean Tucker will break out this year. [read more]