Damn, they get really defensive in Oregon if you start asking how the Portland Timbers have sold out every game and questioning how Marcus Mariota will be prepared to run an NFL offense. [read more]

NFL Free agency is so darn fun.

It’s hope, frustration, excitement, fear and agent lies all rolled into a free-flowing mess. [read more]

Joe was stunned yesterday when he learned, by way of Houston sports radio yakker Jayson Braddock, that the Texans were trying to lure Bucs free agent defensive end Da’Quan Bowers, but the Bucs were trying to keep him. [read more]

A report puts the Bucs in the hunt for Packers T Bryan Bulaga.

Some in the Tampa Bay area think the Bucs’ offensive line, while subpar, has a chance to rebound. Those outside the Tampa Bay area think the offensive line is a woebegone outfit in need of a full and total retool.

There is no question the Bucs need help. And if you enjoy rumors, unsourced, undocumented rumors, then Joe has a juicy one for you. [read more]

The Bucs took care of part of their safety concerns when they re-signed strong safety Major Wright today, per a trusted Bucs source.

Last year, in his sixth NFL season, the former Florida Gator played in 12 games for Tampa Bay.

Wright, still just 26 years old, racked up 51 tackles for the Pewter Pirates. He battled back and rib injuries last season and finished the year on injured reserve.

Details of his contract are not yet available.

DE Larry English brings Bills QB E.J. Manuel to the turf for one of his two sacks in a preseason game. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

Joe learned from a trusted Bucs source that the team has re-upped the contract of defensive end Larry English. Details of the new contract were unavailable.

Despite having a promising preseason, English was pretty much non-existent during the regular season, having but one sack. Difference between him and ghostly Michael Johnson is that English is a backup. [read more]

If one is to believe a sports yakker from Houston, the Da’Quan Bowers era in Tampa Bay may not be ending soon. No, really allegedly. [read more]

Nitwit Percy Harvin has no business being in the same huddle as Bucs rookie quarterback (to be) Jameis Winston.

Joe cannot believe how many Twitter messages he has received in recent days wanting the Bucs to go sign mental patient wide receiver Percy Harvin.

Joe can only imagine these folks are fantasy football types who only look at numbers. There isn’t a sane Bucs fan, who hasn’t had too much liquor, who would lobby for the ultimate NFL cancer to come to the Tampa Bay. [read more]

Joe will call them the Scary Nine.

ESPN NFL insider Adam Caplan wasn’t as harsh. [read more]

(Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

It is true that tight end Luke Stocker re-upped with the Bucs. A trusted Bucs source tipped Joe off this morning. Stocker is returning to the Bucs as Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times Twittered. [read more]

The Buccaneers climbed the high diving board last year and plunged ass head first into the NFL free agency pool.

They made quite a splash — and they’re still cleaning up the mess. [read more]

As far back as last summer, Joe was scolded by various people, both on and away from this here corner of the interwebs, for being too harsh on the Bucs’ offensive line.

Joe was just not convinced the remade line would become the reincarnation of the 1970s Oakland Raiders’ front wall. And Joe was right. The offensive line was miserable beyond words. [read more]

It started with sage Bucs icon Derrick Brooks warning fans in July to dial back their expectations for the Buccaneers defense. [read more]

Joe loves the Buccaneers cheerleaders but doesn’t write much about them because for some reason the team neither allows Joe exclusive locker room access to the ladies nor permits Joe to attend their dance practices.

And, for now, no Bucs cheerleaders invite Joe to go clubbing or to share sangria on St. Pete Beach. [read more]