Pay him now?

Many Bucs fans have been grumbling for weeks, maybe months, that the Bucs need to re-up left tackle Tristan Wirfs. [read more]

So when former Bucs receiver Deven Thompkins’ messy marriage came to light on social media, Joe passed on sharing anything here because it was a bunch of ugly allegations that didn’t seem to generate a call to police. [read more]

Live analytics help.

If Bucco Bruce Arians was a quarterback whisperer, then it seems Todd Bowles has a whisperer, too. And she’s in Bowles’ ear on Sundays. [read more]

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Ex-Bucs GM Mark Dominik weighs in.

Yes, the growing Falcons bandwagon includes former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik. [read more]

Rachaad White, in past years, has talked about wanting to run routes as a receiver and be more like Le’Veon Bell in his prime when it comes to his usage.

So Joe thought White not going there was noteworthy. [read more]

How shaky?

There are two members of the Bucs for whom it’s going to take at least another year of winning before folks get off their backs. [read more]

Rookie RB Bucky Irving.

Regular readers know Joe is really down on Rachaad White. As a running back. [read more]

Prediction.

As former long-time White Sox broadcaster Hawk Harrelson might say about the Bucs hosting the Commandos Week 1, “You can put it on the bbboooaaarrrddd… yes!” [read more]

Film breakdown.

Look, the only thing Joe remembers about blocking assignments after playing (some) offensive line in high school was “In, on, linebacker.” Remember that, Joe’s coach said, “That’s over half the battle.” [read more]

Too many snaps, too little production. [read more]

Joe could listen to some guys talk football 24/7. Rams head coach Sean McVay is one of them. [read more]

Back for 2024.

By golly, he’s still with us. [read more]

“Remember me? I’m still looking for work.”

The notorious Dov Kleiman, or one of his business partners, had an interesting stat the other day. [read more]

Watching quarterback salaries?

The way the NFL is shaking out, it sure seems like a path is being cleared for Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield to make rock star money in the near future. [read more]

Overlooked?

It saddens Joe that it seems, at times, folks appear to be piling on former Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales. [read more]

Props from CBS.

Recently, sometimes humorist Adam Rank of NFL.com argued that the one player the Bucs can least afford to lose is All-Pro Safety Antoine Winfield. Given how many games he has changed by himself, that’s hard to argue against. [read more]

“Blaine, I bet I can pull this off another six months.”

Last week, Joe wrote about the likelihood of Tom Brady having something (a lot?) to do with the Bucs getting disrespected nationally.

And now comes Brady’s interview today. [read more]

Joe hopes Team Glazer hears about this. [read more]

Has Zyon McCollum found greatness?

So a Buccaneer recently was asked to name his early pick for a breakout defensive player in 2024. And he wouldn’t pick one. [read more]