YaYa Diaby Learned In His First NFL Game
August 11th, 2023
Not overwhelmed.
The lights weren’t too bright for Bucs rookie outside linebacker YaYa Diaby. [read more]
Not overwhelmed.
The lights weren’t too bright for Bucs rookie outside linebacker YaYa Diaby. [read more]
“Fair and square, Kyle. Fair and square.”
Todd Bowles made it clear tonight that his quarterbacks played on a level playing field against the Steelers for Bucs coaches to judge their performance. [read more]
Todd Bowles
The Buccaneers’ ugly tackling tonight is noteworthy because head coach defensive playcaller Todd Bowles made fixing the team’s rough tackling last season a priority for 2023. [read more]
Bucs running backs Chase Edmonds (left) and rookie Sean Tucker.
Rough night for Buccaneers running backs.
The good news is two-fold, however. [read more]
Needs work.
There was just over five minutes remaining in the third quarter of the Bucs first preseason game Friday night. And the sights on the field were concerning. [read more]
Buccaneers right tackle Luke Goedeke blew up social media tonight, and not in a good way. [read more]
Rough start for QB Kyle Trask.
Starting quarterback Baker Mayfield won over a lot of fans in the first half of tonight’s preseason opener while competing Kyle Trask lost a share. [read more]
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Todd discusses the production of the top four fantasy wide receivers last year and shares the fantasy flaw in Lamar Jackson’s game.
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Football is back, baby!
Yeah, most Bucs starters aren’t playing — except at quarterback. (See the list on the home page.)
It should be great fun, and certainly better than training camp practices that feature faux tackling and simulated ball.
Go Bucs! Comments below. Please play nice.
Tristan Wirfs is out.
And some fans wonder why Joe occasionally refers to preseason games as “worthless.”
For tonight’s preseason kickoff against the Steelers, Tampa Bay is resting 15 key players. They are as follows: [read more]
Big night tonight at The Licht House for offensive coordinator Dave Canales.
It’s his first game calling plays since his high school coaching days. [read more]
Preseason Game 1
Steelers at Bucs
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
TV: WFLA Channel 8; NFL Network (Geographic restrictions apply). Game will be rebroadcast on NFL Network Saturday at 7 a.m. and Monday at 1 p.m.
So the pay-per-view site TheAthletic.com sent one of its national writers to Tampa to craft a feature on Baker Mayfield bonding with Todd Bowles. [read more]
So is it Baker Mayfield or Kyle Trask? [read more]
Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett.
A lot of Bucs fans are wringing their hands wondering when or if Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen will be ready to start a game. [read more]
Temperature gauge.
So Wednesday, the co-hosts of the best damn football radio show in the land, “Movin’ the Chains,” Pat Kirwan and Jim Miller, dropped in at One Buc Palace as part of their annual training camp tour heard exclusively on SiriusXM NFL Radio. [read more]
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
It’s been interesting if not eyebrow-raising to hear Bucs coach Todd Bowles discuss his edge rushers, meaning his outside linebackers. [read more]
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Todd offers analysis on fantasy players ranked #11-17 from last year and what it means for their draft position in 2023.
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The only photo Joe knows of Tom Brady and Todd Bowles together.
This is not a joke. Head coach Todd Bowles believes there is some benefit to Tom Brady no longer wearing pewter and red. [read more]
The final whistle may not have blown on the Buccaneers’ quarterback competition, but JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman is reporting a Bucs source has told him that Mayfield has a huge lead on Kyle Trask and victory formation for Mayfield is imminent. [read more]
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