Joe has listened to a wide variety of national takes on Team Glazer extending the contract of head coach Todd Bowles yesterday through 2028. [read more]

Cutting down on flags.

When Super Bowl-winning head coach Bucco Bruce Arians first came to town, he coined a phrase to describe dumb football play. [read more]

“Shady’s an ass, Cade.”

Retired superstar running back LeSean “Shady” McCoy and nine-year receiver James Jones ganged up on the Bucs during their popular The Facility show yesterday. [read more]

More irony for tortured Browns fans. [read more]

“Jason, our philosophy is quite simple: Win consistently and a coach will get an extension.”

Pretty cool factoid dropped by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo yesterday when news broke that Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Bucs coach Todd Bowles got contract extensions. [read more]

Reaction.

When it was announced yesterday that Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Bucs coach Todd Bowles received contract extensions, a former Giants suit believes this was a no-brainer move by Team Glazer. [read more]

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]

“Grizz is fearless, Mike.”

The message was firm and clear as tight end Cade Otton broke a spring practice huddle. [read more]

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]

“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]

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]

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]

Flash poll posted at 9:01 a.m. Poll closed at 11:20 a.m.

Team Glazer loves its management team. A lot. [read more]

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]

Fond memories of awful year.

For Joe, living in the year 2020 was a nightmare. [read more]

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]

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]

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