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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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Intriguing data-driven take here by a retired NFL defensive back who logged seven years in the league. [read more]
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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]
Preparing for contract year.
Not very often do you see Hall of Famers, or future Hall of Famers, excel as coaches. [read more]
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]
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]
High expectations.
If Joe has to go by stats, Joe’s leaning with either Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier, refugees from Football Outsiders (RIP), or Joe’s jumping into the stats pool of Sports Information Systems. [read more]
Yes, Todd Bowles has doubters after three consecutive division titles.
They’re not everywhere, but there are enough that Team Glazer might end up commissioning a focus group to figure out why and craft a fix. [read more]
“Jason loves us, Graham.”
Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht played in the trenches during his college days and has proven himself in the NFL as an offensive line whisperer. [read more]
Creamsicles are coming back in December. [read more]
Tight end Cade Otton.
After Week 14 last season, Cade Otton ranked seventh in total catches (57), seventh in yards (576) and fourth in completions of 20 yards more among NFL tight ends. [read more]
Solid first-year starting.
Maybe Joe is weird, but when Joe sees a player do something very good, to Joe, that’s a foundation on which to build.
Others believe it’s worthy of throwing a guy overboard. [read more]
Not good.
There is a difference of opinion at JoeBucsFan.com World Headquarters. [read more]
Preparation.
Two years ago, then-Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales never guided the Bucs offense to a touchdown on an opening drive. [read more]
Soon to be popular?
Bucs fans are stoked for this season. There are high expectations. [read more]
Ranking.
Joe heard a lot of football folks before last season, including Chucky and Brian Baldinger, rave about Bucs 2024 first-round pick Graham Barton and knight him as a future star. [read more]
So two guys employed by the NFL sat around talked about how special Bucky Irving is but were just fine ranking him as a middle-of-the-pack starting running back.
What? [read more]
Deion Jones has Devin White’s number.
Don’t you dare throw shade at the Bucs’ inside linebackers corps. [read more]
Dodges sacks at high rate.
Baker Mayfield didn’t face a ton of pressure last year, though he was sacked 40 times (10th-most in the NFL). But when Mayfield did face pressure, he did a really solid if not strong job of avoiding disaster. [read more]
Regression doesn’t mean bad.
Not everyone is on the Baker Mayfield bandwagon. [read more]
