“Smash” Bucky Irving
June 27th, 2025
Big season coming?
Is this a layup bet on the Bucs’ best running back or a trap? This seems like a no-brainer wager but recent history is flashing a big ol’ yellow light. [read more]
“Best Offense In The League, That’s The Goal.”
June 26th, 2025
“Grizz is fearless, Mike.”
The message was firm and clear as tight end Cade Otton broke a spring practice huddle. [read more]
Rondé Barber Thinks Emeka Egbuka Has Better Hands Than Chris Godwin
June 26th, 2025
Joe wondered aloud — and on the Ira Kaufman Podcast — how things might go down if at some point this season it becomes obvious that rookie Emeka Egbuka is a better wide receiver than Chris Godwin. [read more]
Rocky Minicamp For Tykee Smith; “Biggest Intel” On Haason Reddick
June 26th, 2025
“Not only do I hear intel; I actually watch the [practice] film,” Bucs insider and icon Rondé Barber said on his WFLA show today.
That got Joe to sit up straight and push aside the five-egg omelette. [read more]
Report: Todd Bowles Signed Through 2028; Ex-Colleague Weighs In
June 26th, 2025
Former Todd Bowles colleague praises Bucs and him for treading water atop the NFC South.
Four more years! Four more years!
Joe has heard a few of those chants today, as well as some collective groans.
Regardless, the Bill Parcells coaching tree is having a happy day. [read more]
Calijah Kancey And The PFF Tribe’s Asinine “Grades”
June 26th, 2025
Slandered.
Right here is a perfect example of why Joe would laugh his tail off to see the PFF tribe get slapped with a class action suit. [read more]
Have Your Say!
June 26th, 2025Flash poll posted at 9:01 a.m. Poll closed at 11:20 a.m.
Contract Extensions For Jason Licht And Todd Bowles
June 26th, 2025
Team Glazer loves its management team. A lot. [read more]
Jalen McMillan And Randy Moss
June 26th, 2025
Could Bucs have a Randy Moss-like sleeper on roster?
A lot of folks, Joe included, think the biggest question mark with the Bucs this season is Josh Grizzard. [read more]
“I Loved COVID”
June 26th, 2025
Fond memories of awful year.
For Joe, living in the year 2020 was a nightmare. [read more]
Evidence The Bucs Have A Good Run Game
June 26th, 2025
Power runner, too.
Look, Joe absolutely loved how electric Bucky Irving was last year and how Bucky kick-started a moribund run game to a level Bucs fans hadn’t seen in a long, long time. [read more]
Another Training Camp Date And Reporting Dates Revealed
June 25th, 2025
So today the Buccaneers emailed media a list of training camp practices only open to media, specified as information not for public consumption along with August travel days, etc.
However, the team seems to have changed its stance slightly. [read more]
Ira Kaufman Talks Fresh Jason Licht Comments, Jamel Dean’s Odds, Doug Martin On His Top-50 Bucs List, His Chat With Rachaad White’s Mom, A Hugh Green Story, Ranking Bucky Irving, And More
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Todd Bowles Named As Best Bucs Pass Rusher
June 25th, 2025
Intriguing data-driven take here by a retired NFL defensive back who logged seven years in the league. [read more]
Money For Nothing
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Rachaad White Dunks Off The Dribble
June 25th, 2025
Bucs running back Rachaad White throws down a dunk.
This isn’t a 350-pound man jumping out of waist-deep water in a swimming pool, but Joe was still impressed. [read more]
Cade Otton Learning From One Of The Best
June 25th, 2025
Preparing for contract year.
Not very often do you see Hall of Famers, or future Hall of Famers, excel as coaches. [read more]
Bucky Irving Really Good At Getting First Downs
June 25th, 2025
Better than Saquon Barkley?
Joe bets that if just about any Bucs fan were asked who would they take straight up, Bucky Irving or Saquon Barkley as your go-to back, they may pause a moment to think about it. [read more]
Mike Evans Moves The Chains
June 25th, 2025
First down maker.
The mark of a good offense is one that doesn’t wait for third or fourth downs to get another series of downs. Now Joe doesn’t have the data, but in the recent past, the Bucs have done a very good job of converting on first and second downs. [read more]
