A former Pro Bowl running back well known for being down on Rachaad White has come around. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 11:51 a.m. Flash poll closed at 12:52 p.m.

Yes, Bucco Bruce Arians spent most of his 2023 time in Georgia enjoying the lakeside lifestyle: golf, cocktails and cool breezes.

But Arians has not disconnected from his duties as an advisor to Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

The Bucs have Team Glazer loot to spread around this year. But will it be enough to re-sign their key free agents? [read more]

If Bucco Bruce Arians still has the ear of Team Glazer and Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht, then a long-term contract is sure to be thrown Baker Mayfield’s way. [read more]

Different team, different tone.

Maybe Joe has a weird sense of humor. [read more]

Good year, not great.

It’s time to put the bottle down. [read more]

Ranking Baker Mayfield.

Man, the way some people carry on, it’s like the Bucs are trying to re-sign Mitch Trubisky. [read more]

Status.

You’ve likely heard the cliché, you don’t want to be the guy who follows a legend? This was thrown out quite a bit after Nick Saban retired last month. [read more]

Yeah, a lot of Bucs fans don’t like Todd Bowles’ visible-to-the-public leadership style and they’re no fans of his locker room presence seen on YouTube after team victories. [read more]

Joe found it interesting last week when Baker Mayfield said he knew little about the Bucs when he got to the team. [read more]

Rallying cry.

Last summer, tired of how virtually everyone in the NFL world predicted doom for the Bucs without Tom Brady and with Baker Mayfield, Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis got fed up. [read more]

Eagles edge rusher Haason Reddick.

Cue the broken record. And Joe will continue to whine about this until something is done about it. [read more]

“Ira, should I try this coaching thing?”

Boy, Bucs defensive lineman Will Gholston sure sounds like he wants to coach. [read more]

“Blaine, I couldn’t do the Average Joe tough guy stuff any longer.”

Did the 2023 Bucs roster respond better to Baker Mayfield than the 2022 Bucs did to Tom Brady? [read more]

Kicker Chase McLaughlin

The NFL is all about trends and team owners are easily influenced.

After all, they’re simply playing a high stakes game of fantasy football without fear of dropping money they cannot afford to lose. [read more]

Has Kyle Trask fatigue.

Ian Beckles is worn out. [read more]

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Answer to great trivia question.

One of these days, if not already, former Bucs backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert is going to be an answer to a great sports bar question. [read more]

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