How many Häagen-Dazs ice cream bars should Joe have in the freezer at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters when the free agency siren goes off in 19 days? [read more]

Click on through to shop closeout savings at BillCurrieFord.com. The 2024 models have to go! Bill Currie Ford GM Sean Sullivan is ready to help you PERSONALLY and give you the famous Ira Kaufman discount on top of their great everyday pricing. Just ask! Don’t Worry, Drive Currie!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Short in stature, long on impact. [read more]

Bucs QB coach Thad Lewis.

The Bucs may have lost a top, young up-and-comer in the NFL when Liam Coen bolted to the Jags. However, The Athletic believes the Bucs were able to retain the services of another. [read more]

Buffalo CB Rasul Douglas.

Anyone who just casually reads this site knows Joe has one singular goal, want, desire if not demand for the Bucs when the free agency dinner bell rings in two weeks. [read more]

Visionary, says NFL.com.

Boy, now this is a tough grading curve. [read more]

Smoke signals.

This seems to Joe that the odds (whatever they may be) that Bucs receiver Chris Godwin may return for the 2025 season just got better. [read more]

Yes, the Bucs have an 86-year-old assistant coach who works long hours and, three years ago, was spotted at the NFL Scouting Combine eating nachos and drinking a cold one at a hotel bar — close to 11 p.m. [read more]

There will be a little bit of Fitzmagic in the 2025 Buccaneers offense.

No, Baker Mayfield is not growing out his beard. [read more]

Michigan Man mocked.

Joe sometimes doesn’t understand where the disconnect began or how it evolved but we’ve now boarded the crazy train — with apologies to Ozzy Osbourne. [read more]

Former BSPN analyst weighs in.

It seems Mike Golic, Jr. is reading from the Football Book of Todd Bowles. [read more]

Decision.

The reason why most people — including Joe — have never mentioned Chris Godwin getting franchise tagged is that if Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht tagged Godwin for the third time, Team Glazer might start wondering who spiked Licht’s coffee. [read more]

NFL is not the Big Ten.

All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs is on his way to becoming a Bucs legend. [read more]

Bucs superstar Tristan Wirfs.

As Bucs All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs eloquently said last week, “I was going through some sh*t.” [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

The Bucs need upgrades at edge rusher/outside linebacker.

Joe assumes the team is aware of this. [read more]

St. Peterburg native and retired Bucs and former Gators receiver Louis Murphy still lives locally and keeps track of his Buccaneers. [read more]

Unfairly called out.

Joe admits to being nervous after the Bucs traded Carlton Davis last March. [read more]

Making the defensive line better.

Joe knows the Bucs have an underrated unit on their defense. [read more]

“Ed, you’re right. Chris Godwin’s salary could pay for Myles Garrett. We’re not sure if Garrett can cover Adam Thielen, though.”

One could argue that 2024 was the “Year of the Running Back.” It sure was for the Bucs. [read more]

A lot of fans grumble about Bucs coach Todd Bowles because they feel the Bucs should have won more than 10 games. They blame Bowles for holding the team back. [read more]

The story behind Bucco Bruce Arians retiring as Bucs head coach three years ago always seems to take a slightly different form each time it’s told by the guy who knows the whole truth. [read more]

The Chris Godwin dilemma.

Will the Bucs be able to keep Chris Godwin or will he walk out the door? That should be answered in the next three or four weeks. Maybe sooner. [read more]