Mike Tomlin talks to Joe

Joe sure hopes Lovie Smith is like his old friend and colleague Mike Tomlin when it comes to quarterbacks.

Joe munched on scrambled eggs and fruit today with Tomlin at the NFL Owners meetings in Phoenix. [read more]

Jack Del Rio talked to Joe about his former offensive coordinator, new Bucs OC Dirk Koetter.

Joe shared some bran muffins this morning in Phoenix at the NFL Owners meetings with Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio. What a fun dude.

Anyway, Joe’s chatter turned to Del Rio’s experience with new Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Joe is live in Phoenix at the NFL Owners Meetings dining with AFC coaches today.

Fun stuff, and it got intriguing when Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt talked about Marcus Mariota. [read more]

For reasons Joe will never understand, load of Bucs fans worship Father Dungy more than the guy who won the lone Super Bowl in franchise history, Chucky.

Joe remembers these fans rejoiced in glee when the Bucs hired Father Dungy’s most famous disciple, Lovie Smith. [read more]

It seems to be such common knowledge from NFL insiders outside the inner-workings of One Buc Palace that the Bucs will take Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston with the No. 1 overall pick on April 30.

You never hear about teams trading up for Winston. It’s as if Winston is off-limits, untouchable. Almost like the Bucs have him locked into a secret pact. [read more]

Yesterday at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix, Jason Licht held court and mentioned to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times he knew where “holes” were in the roster and wasn’t sweating a quick fix when Stroud asked him about the porous offensive line. [read more]

Not only did the Bucs lose many millions on Ghost Johnson, the Bengals re-signed him and were awarded a pick for losing him.

Joe doesn’t know what to make of former defensive end Ghost Johnson. Oh, he had heart, that is for sure. Johnson was injured and still made it back onto the football field for the Bucs. [read more]

Yesterday, when collared by the “Custodian of Canton,” eye-RAH! Kaufman of The Tampa Tribune while at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix — Joe touched down in the Valley of the Sun last night! — general manager Jason Licht did the NFL equivalent of falling on his own sword, suggesting the Karlos Pena-like swings and misses in free agency were his doing. [read more]

Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon.

It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback ever to wear No. 5 in the state of Florida. [read more]

Optimism is in the air, specifically the Phoenix air where all the Buccaneers big wigs are hanging out this week at the NFL Owners Meetings.

General manager Jason Licht opened up today with some bold optimism. [read more]

Never forget, when in doubt, Bucs general manager Jason Licht once worked for Bill Belicheat. The four-time Super Bowl-winning coach is notorious for his monotone, tight answers to questions.

They very often carry solid sarcasm and dry wit that scoots past most listeners. [read more]

There’s some interesting and wacky stuff going on behind the paywall at ESPN.com. [read more]

Many Bucs fans are still walking around in a daze like a guy on an all day bender who saw his final bar tab. [read more]

All games will be broadcast live in home TV markets this season the NFL announced today.

Bucs fans: NFL warden commissioner Roger Goodell has good news for you.

This season, you can sit in the comfort of your own recliner, in air-conditioning with plenty of your favorite grub and Bud Light at hand’s reach, and no line at the bathroom, and get to watch all of Jameis Winston’s home games. [read more]