“Dear John, please be quiet.”

Now this is the kind of January NFL Draft chatter Joe is interested in. [read more]

“It’s called ‘due diligence,’ Mr. Glazer.”

Add another in-house candidate to the buffet of coaches interviewing for Tampa Bay’s open offensive coordinator job. [read more]

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Looking ahead.

So over at The33rdTeam.com, former NFL executive Jeff Diamond decided after a full season (minus the Super Bowl) to look at which moves by NFL teams turned out to be the smartest or the best. [read more]

Center Robert Hainsey.

Joe gets this often: It’s not that people don’t like Robert Hainsey. It’s just that fans mostly believe the Bucs can find a better center than Hainsey. [read more]

Washington QB Michael Penix.

“This Joe” is loathe to type about the draft in January. By the time March ends Joe is burnt from draft chatter and ready to puke from all the draft talk and just wants to punch someone who uses the word “mock.” [read more]

Top shelf free agent.

So the Bucs have three players who will get NFL general managers’ antennae up when the free agency dinner bell rings in six weeks. [read more]

Former Bucs offensive line coach Joe Gilbert.

This year the Bucs snapped an 17-year NFL streak.

Tampa Bay was the first team to rank last in the NFL in yards per carry in consecutive seasons since the Arizona Cardinals in 2006. [read more]

Gone.

[UPDATE: 6:37 p.m.] Joe had a hunch this would happen. [read more]

Joe would wager lots of cash that Pro Bowl quarterback Baker Mayfield returns for the 2024 season.

But what will the Bucs pay him if he’s not slapped with the franchise tag? [read more]

Lions assistant Tanner Engstrand.

Joe really likes how the Bucs are picking potential offensive coordinators —— dudes from teams that believe in creative offenses. [read more]

Rookie YaYa Diaby left a greater mark this season than his 7 1/2 sacks and 12 tackles for loss in limited action. [read more]

Gone.

Joe saw this one coming right down Central Avenue. [read more]

Won’t participate.

The Pro Bowl “practices” (ahem) will be without the services of a pretty good receiver. [read more]

“I told you this could happen, ‘Bake!'” (A Tampa Bay Buccaneers photo.)

Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield just joined an exclusive club this morning. [read more]

Bucs QB Kyle Trask.

So it’s a very safe bet the Bucs will either slap the franchise tag on Baker Mayfield or re-sign him to a multiyear conract. [read more]

Regretful.

Either Bucs fans are hounding this man mercilessly, or the guy’s conscious is bothering him. Or perhaps how he strives for accuracy is keeping him up at night all twisted up in a knot. [read more]

Could both return?

Six weeks from tomorrow, the free agency dinner bell rings. [read more]

Sad 2024 outlook.

The Bucs were one timeout and one play from playing this past Sunday in the NFC Championship. [read more]