Strong (short-yardage) defense.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles has never shied away from his defensive goal: Stop the run first, last and always. [read more]

Core belief.

Earlier this year, Joe’s good friend, NFL humorist/columnist Mike Tanier typed the Bucs should consider themselves a rebuilding team rather than a retooling team. [read more]

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Todd Bowles

If you’re a wise Bucs fan and watched Raise The Flags: 50 Years Of Buccaneers Football on Amazon, you learned — or re-learned — about Team Glazer’s obsession with having Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells coach their team. [read more]

Do the Bucs want to hand 31-year-old manbeast defensive tackle Vita Vea a contract extension before this season? [read more]

Moves were needed.

Joe is quite sure Bucs coach Todd Bowles would not react well to the following question: [read more]

Joe wonders whether Team Glazer is paying attention to the quality of quarterback play around the NFL. [read more]

Locked in.

Lost in the excitement of the Bucs signing running back Kenneth Gainwell and the hope Bucky Irving returns to his rookie form, is Sean Tucker’s return. [read more]

Early weapon?

This was an interesting angle from Pat Donovan of WDAE-FM 95.7/WDAE-AM 620 on how new Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson may use Bucky Irving. [read more]

Scapegoat or just plain goat?

The Bucs, despite their firepower, didn’t have a great offense last year. [read more]

Joe did a triple-take last month when Todd Bowles broke from his in-season and postseason claims that effort was no issue with his Buccaneers last season.

Bowles referenced guys “just taking plays off.” That sounds like an effort issue, so Joe launched operation Loaf Watch. [read more]

“You’re my guy, ‘Bake.'”

While the two Joes agree Baker Mayfield will very likely be the Bucs’ quarterback in 2027, both continue to throw empty beer cans at each other at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. [read more]

Chucky isn’t feeling the backup.

A Buccaneers legend has joined the chorus. [read more]

Optimism is flowing but the water pressure isn’t good. [read more]

“Pppsssttt, coach, your defense hasn’t been good for a few years now.”

Ah, Joe has a hunch folks will swing and miss at this one. [read more]

Cutting down on flags.

Joe believes the root cause of the following could be summed up in one word. [read more]

Speaks out.

A guy who spent two years with Baker Mayfield in Tampa sees the Bucs’ franchise QB as someone who will accept less money than he’s worth. [read more]

Miami Mauler edge rusher Rueben Bain

A year ago, Bucs edge rusher YaYa Diaby attended the Von Miller/Maxx Crosby Sack Summit and came away enlightened. [read more]