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The head coach speaks!
First, there will be no decision on Tristan Wirfs moving to left tackle until after the NFL Draft.
Joe asked Bucs head coach Todd Bowles about that today during a private sitdown at the NFL Annual Meetings in Phoenix. [read more]
Lesser days for Todd Bowles.
What a circus it could be for part of Buccaneers’ 2023 training camp. [read more]
Todd Bowles speaks.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles seemed to indicate this season, all of his coaches and players will have to earn their daily bread. At least, more so than last year. [read more]
Targeted.
UPDATED 12:20 p.m. – One of the free agent disappointments of last season, defensive tackle Akiem Hicks, is a target of the Bucs in free agency. [read more]
Say goodbye to Antoine Winfield playing nickel cornerback this season, Todd Bowles told Joe this morning at the NFL Annual Meeeting.
“I really want him to stay at free safety,” Bowles said of Winfield.
That’s the goal, Bowles said before he added that the starting nickel likely is not on the roster.
Joe will have more on this later today.
Todd Bowles
Joe is patrolling the NFL Annual Meeting again today and that included a long chat with head coach Todd Bowles. [read more]
New Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales.
Quarterback competitions in the spring and summer are often messy — unless you know exactly how to handle the situation. [read more]
Lamar Jackson news and speculation was swirling yesterday following the Pro Bowl quarterback publicly stating he requested a trade from the Ravens, so Joe thinks it’s a good time to break this gem of a news nugget. [read more]
Demands trade.
So yesterday the hammer finally fell. Lamar Jackson demanded a trade from the Crows. [read more]
It might be way early to set the season-win totals for NFL teams. Hell, the Final Four hasn’t been played yet. [read more]
Joe is spending the afternoon, evening and wee hours patrolling the NFL Annual Meeting (formerly knowns as the “owners meeting”) in Phoenix, including the huge NFL all-night party, and will have all kinds of goodies tomorrow and beyond.
The Quarterback Whisperer at One Buc Palace, Bucco Bruce Arians, finally has weighed in on Tampa Bay’s signing of Baker Mayfield. [read more]
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Low ranking.
In the mind of one NFL columnist, new Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield is a bridge all right. [read more]
Scolded
A former superstar player for Todd Bowles who says he loves Todd Bowles and stays in touch with him believes Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield screwed up when he signed with Tampa Bay this month.
So it’s the time of year when Joe heads to the annual NFL Owners meetings to hang out with NFL owners, general managers and head coaches. What’s more fun than Joe in a swanky resort grilling the power brokers? [read more]
Defends Baker Mayfield.
Skip Bayless actually feels sorry for Baker Mayfield. [read more]
Bengals OT Jonah Williams.
Bengals left tackle Jonah Williams was the 11th overall pick of the 2019 draft. [read more]
Todd Bowles explains.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles, along with many other NFL coaches, suits and owners, already are prowling the sands of the Arizona desert at the NFL Owners Meetings, which kicked off yesterday. [read more]
Franchise-best kicker.
Doing some research last night, Joe had his Sunday evening ruined. [read more]
Lavonte David
Eye-popping stats on Bucs icon Lavonte David from a source Joe likes to throw rocks at. [read more]
