Happy girl for Bucs.

Did she have one of those wonderful what-happens-in-Vegas-stays-in-Vegas weekends or has she turned into a Bucs fan? [read more]

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Update.

With Bucs legend Mike Evans in the fold, all eyes turn to Bucs pending free agent quarterback Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Baker Mayfield re-signing soon?

You only need to connect the dots. [read more]

Where does he rank?

Bucs future Hall of Famer and the greatest wide receiver in franchise history got his bag. [read more]

He’s back!

The greatest wide receiver in Bucs history and a future Hall of Famer, Mike Evans will remain with the Bucs. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Joe is glad the combine is over. [read more]

Perfect timing.

Boy, talk about the stars lining up just right. [read more]

Contract timing.

The fun begins in a week! [read more]

What does this mean?

So if the Bucs are to re-sign Mike Evans, Lavonte David, Baker Mayfield, Chase McLaughlin and Antoine Winfield, the Bucs are going to have to do some salary shuffling. [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, it’s about time for me to let loose the charm and drop the hammer. The table’s been set.”

Has Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht been a part of negotiations with Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans?

Probably not. [read more]

At Joe’s core, Joe has no belief, expectation or thought that Baker Mayfield will play for a team other than the Buccaneers during the 2024 season.

If the Bucs don’t re-sign Mayfield — and they have about 50 more hours with which to use the franchise tag to secure him — then Team Glazer and general manager Jason Licht are frauds when it comes to winning this year. [read more]

Key cog in Bucs’ 2023 success?

Did Kyle Trask outplay Baker Mayfield in training camp? Maybe. Did Trask outplay Mayfield in the Bucs’ worthless preseason games? No. Did Mayfield have a strong year? Absolutely. [read more]

Intel from Indianapolis.

A respected NFL insider who, unfortunately for her, was ice-cold dead wrong about the Bucs, believes everything will work out for Mike Evans and the pewter pirates. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht explains.

Yesterday morning Joe shared a link to an article that suggested the Bucs should sign a free agent tight end. [read more]

Draft prep.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles has been a busy man this offseason. [read more]

Bucs QB Kyle Trask.

This should excite and infuriate those among the rabid fans of Buccaneers quarterback Kyle Trask. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Go inside the mind of Todd Bowles, a head coach who rises at 3 a.m. through much of the year and lands at his office before 4 a.m. [read more]

Baker Mayfield

For those who worry about each nickel the Bucs spend under the NFL salary cap, this may be right up your alley. [read more]

So Mike Evans’ agent, Deryk Gilmore, is on the record this morning. [read more]