Draft truly is a game of craps.

So who will the Bucs draft tonight? Will he make it in the NFL? [read more]

(This is a repost of a published article Joe runs as an annual tradition for the morning of the first day of the NFL draft.)

Joe’s going to go slightly personal here, a rare, albeit tiny window into Joe’s background on this holiest of high football holidays. [read more]

Pro Bowl DE demands trade.

So as often happens on the day before the draft, an NFL bombshell is detonated. This year, the site was Cincinnati. [read more]

When last seen on an NFL football field, Sua Opeta was starting at right guard for the Eagles against the Buccaneers in the playoffs. [read more]

New intel.

Let’s just say Joe isn’t drinking the red Kool-Aid after yesterday morning. [read more]

Bucs legends concur.

Count Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks (1995-2008) among Tampa Bay fans ready to cheer emphatically if his team drafts an offensive lineman in Round 1 on Thursday night. [read more]

Penn State edge Chop Robinson.

Look, Joe will be OK with Chop Robinson if that’s who Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht selects tomorrow night in the first round. [read more]

Is receiver a need?

Wide receiver may be the most stacked Bucs position group on offense. But it feels like that’s only for a short time. [read more]

Lot of used tread.

A couple of weeks ago Joe fielded a question on Twitter asking what Joe has against Michigan running back Blake Corum. [read more]

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Target?

Yes, we are in the throes of lying season. Every team reportedly wants to trade up. Every team reportedly wants to trade down. Every team reportedly is standing pat. [read more]

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The Bucs need an edge rusher. You know it. Joe knows it. JoeBucsFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan is all over it. Not just the first-round options, but loads of guys throughout this week’s draft. Enjoy!

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Can a rookie teammate save him?

Joe doesn’t think there is a Bucs fan who wouldn’t love to see the lightbulb flash on for Joe Tryon-Shoyinka this year and the dude roast offensive tackles. [read more]

It really does blow Joe’s mind that a team like the Bucs, which was maybe two plays from the NFC title game, gets crapped on so much.

It continues. [read more]

Illinois DT Johnny Newton.

No, Joe has not given up hope the Bucs can find a pass rusher, even though Joe wouldn’t expect production from the guy this fall. [read more]

Baker Mayfield

So NFL Network year-round draft guru Daniel Jeremiah shared interesting intelligence gathering today on SiriusXM NFL Radio. [read more]

Could use another weapon.

Joe understands some folks cringe when Joe makes the point the Bucs should select a wide receiver at No. 26 Thursday night. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

No one disputes that successful drafts are the key to sustained success in the National Football League.

No one, that is, except for George Allen. In building up the Rams and Redskins (now Commanders), Allen craved veterans. He had no hesitation trading draft picks for established players. He ended up with a bust in Canton and a .712 winning percentage that ranks fourth in league history.

But Allen remains an outlier. He turned things around in a hurry in Los Angeles and Washington back in the day, but those days have passed. In the modern-era NFL, you can’t overcome lousy drafts. [read more]