Sad Rushing Attack

July 25th, 2023

“I see you, RoJo.”

Joe is going to walk out on a limb and say new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales is going to improve the run game. [read more]

“YEAR 5 OTW”

July 25th, 2023

Ready for battle?

It seems Bucs disgruntled linebacker Devin White will report to training camp later today. [read more]

ESPN Has Bucs Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections

July 25th, 2023

Roster projection.

The sort of final 53-man Bucs roster for 2023 won’t be known for over a month. Yet ESPN got a jump on things with pre-training camp roster projections. [read more]

Shaq Barrett Gets Medical Green Light

July 25th, 2023

No big surprise here, but the confirmation feels fantastic. [read more]

Baker Mayfield = Sacks

July 25th, 2023

Sacks expected to jump?

Earlier this summer, Joe brought word how, for reasons unknown, the past two seasons Baker Mayfield’s sack numbers skyrocketed. [read more]

Ira Kaufman Dissects A Key Third-Down Stat And Dave Canales’ Stunning Comment, Talks About Where His Eyes Will Go Early In Training Camp, Offers A Final Word On The Pending QB Competition, And More

July 24th, 2023

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Sean Tucker Claims He’s “Cleared For Takeoff”

July 24th, 2023

Bucs UDFA RB Sean Tucker.

This is for the roster junkies out there. [read more]

Will Gholston Will Return

July 24th, 2023

He’s back!

Joe always likes to see good things happen to good people. And there are few better dudes in the NFL than Will Gholston. [read more]

Tristan Wirfs Ranked No. 98 In NFL Network Top-100

July 24th, 2023

Bucs right tackle turned left tackle Tristan Wirfs.

This is what happens when you miss four games with injuries and your team is miserable at running the football. [read more]

A Training Camp Quiz

July 24th, 2023

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On the brink of training camp, the 2023 Buccaneers have no shortage of questions to address.

Before traveling to Minnesota for the Sept. 10 season opener, the Bucs have several critical position duels to settle. The coaching staff also needs to closely monitor some key veterans returning from major injuries and determine which rookies are ready for prime time.

Here’s a pop quiz featuring 10 questions looming over the start of camp: [read more]

Quality Couch Depth?

July 24th, 2023

Lots of new faces on the Buccaneers’ defensive line this season, including free agent tackle Greg Gaines from the Rams and first-round pick Calijah Kancey. [read more]

Running Back, Back, Back…Gone

July 24th, 2023

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Hurdle Cleared For David Moore

July 24th, 2023

With Buccaneers veterans reporting for work tomorrow — first training camp practice on Wednesday — Joe feels great about a potential X factor of the 2022 season. [read more]

Can Todd Bowles Oversee The Repair Of The Bucs’ Offense?

July 24th, 2023

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Depending on who you read or listen to, either Bucs coach Todd Bowles is safe for 2024, his seat is warm or his seat is a five-alarm blaze. [read more]

A Reason Bucs Still Have Hope For Russell Gage

July 24th, 2023

Bucs receiver Russell Gage.

Joe put this up on Twitter and it’s gotten a lot of run. Props to the dudes who are lifting it and not giving Joe credit for recording it and sharing it first. [read more]

Clutch Quarterbacks

July 24th, 2023

How clutch is he?

You wanna see a statgeek squirm? [read more]

Building The Offensive Line

July 24th, 2023

Code cracked?

Nothing, and Joe means nothing, gets Bucs fans to howl at the moon quite like mentioning the offensive line. [read more]

“Brady Was Checked Out”

July 24th, 2023

The Bucs-Baker Mayfield bandwagon includes several national media types who feel good about the team being better than the 6 1/2 win total assigned to it by most sportsbooks. [read more]

The Other Misdirection Season

July 23rd, 2023

NFL super insider Peter King talks NFL lying.

It seems like nearly every general manager and head coach across the NFL gives attentive and plentiful access to NBC Sports insider Peter King, the longtime NFL scribe.

(Not longer than Ira Kaufman, though close.) [read more]

No Noise On Private Throwing Sessions

July 23rd, 2023

QB Kyle Trask

While hydrating — Big Storm style — 65 hours from the start of training camp, Joe finds it intriguing that there have been no leaked reports of Kyle Trask or Baker Mayfield rounding up Bucs receivers for precamp throwing sessions.

Didn’t Trask learn anything from Tom Brady? [read more]

“Our Guys Are Our Guys”

July 23rd, 2023

One of the great Bucs philosophers of the 21st century used to spit out the quote in the headline. [read more]