Film shows he still has the feet.

In NFL terms, Mike Evans is close to packing up his belongings and preparing for a new life at The Villages. [read more]

The “W” Sunday in Atlanta is all that really matters, but there are a lot of ways to win. [read more]

Plate too full?

SirVocea Dennis hadn’t played in a full game of real football in nearly a full year, September 2024. So it stands to reason a hiccup or two was coming. [read more]

Where the Bucs excelled.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles said yesterday in his day-after presser that he was really happy with preparation for opening day. [read more]

Big smile for Baker Mayfield.

As we know from Baker Mayfield and former Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, Sooners and Longhorns don’t mix. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Well-stocked roster.

Joe has already noted the Bucs’ roster is comprised of 82 percent of drafted players. No team has as much homegrown talent as Tampa Bay. [read more]

“I got the squeeze, Tweeze.”

Listeners to the Ira Kaufman Podcast heard Joe talk before training camp about how the Bucs, given their fortified cornerbacks stable and Jamel Dean’s reputation for being extraordinarily frugal, had a golden opportunity to squeeze Dean to accept a pay cut. [read more]

Offensive lines are like forced marriages of sports radio hosts. There’s no telling if there is any chemistry in a combination. [read more]

Hall of Fame cornerback Rondé Barber says you simply cannot be considered a special cornerback unless you snag a good share of interceptions and force turnovers in general. [read more]

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A first-quarter gamble pays off big.

Joe sat in the Falcons’ raucous dome yesterday very late in the first quarter and was almost in stunned disbelief. [read more]

New Bucs dynamic duo.

The hype is real. [read more]

Just wants to win.

The Bucs got swept last year by the Dixie Chicks. The first loss was downright galling and it is still stuck in Joe’s craw — not craw, craw! [read more]

Baker Mayfield defines the Bucs’ image.

The face of the franchise shared his mug with Football Night in America about 30 minutes after the Bucs knocked off the Falcons yesterday to stand alone atop the NFC South. [read more]

Mike Evans was very clear beside his postgame locker last night. He wishes he had been mic’d up for yesterday’s game so fans could have heard rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka advance pleading for the touchdown pass that won the game. [read more]

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More love from his quarterback.

Joe listens to and reads a lot of national talking heads and sophists for their Bucs takes and intel. [read more]

Done with overtime games.

Last year the Bucs lost two bitter overtime games. With a late score in each game — the Bucs had the ball late in regulation — the Bucs would have won. [read more]

Emeka Egbuka catches the game-winning touchdown pass Sunday in Atlanta.

Welcome to Victory Monday, Bucs fans! Ah, football is here. Glorious football! How you feeling about that win yesterday? Bet you don’t even notice your hangover. [read more]

Bucs used a Jesse “The Body” Ventura approach.

Joe thought of this when learning of this statistic in Sunday’s win over the Dixie Chicks [read more]