Maybe Josh Grizzard Should Tinker With Bucs Offense
June 29th, 2025
How much change?
Joe has three core beliefs when it comes to winning football: [read more]
Antoine Winfield Contract Called Out As “Player-Friendly”
June 28th, 2025
Antoine Winfield, Jr.
In theory, a team wants to hear how its roster is loaded with “team-friendly” contracts. [read more]
A “Non-Excuse Year”
June 28th, 2025
Todd Bowles
Longtime Buccaneers fans have painful memories of LaVar Arrington.
It’s been 19 years since the ferocious linebacker picked off then-Bucs quarterback Chris Simms in the playoffs and returned the ball to the Bucs’ 6 yard line. [read more]
“More Explosive Than I Was Giving Him Credit For”
June 28th, 2025
Ponder for moment that Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht invested a first-round pick into rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka, a premium draft choice the Bucs were ecstatic to make. And now Licht evaluates Egbuka higher than he did two months ago.
Damn. [read more]
Gerald McCoy Vs. The PFF Tribe
June 28th, 2025
Battle lines drawn.
Uh, oh. The PFF tribe has gone and done it.
They’ve angered former Bucs stud Gerald McCoy. [read more]
Yes, Luke Goedeke Will Get Paid
June 28th, 2025
Lots of Benjamins coming.
Look, there is no doubt in Joe’s eyes that a key member of the Bucs’ offensive line is going to be quite wealthy at some point between now and next March. [read more]
Baker Mayfield Was Strong When Needed
June 28th, 2025
Consistently sharp in 2024.
For quarterbacks who played in more than 11 games last year, only Jared Goff was better than Baker Mayfield. [read more]
Ira Kaufman Dives Deep Into The Many Angles Of The Todd Bowles Contract Extension, Rondé Barber’s Insider Comments & Chest-Pounding, And Much More
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Back-To-Normal Consensus For Todd Bowles
June 27th, 2025
Joe has listened to a wide variety of national takes on Team Glazer extending the contract of head coach Todd Bowles yesterday through 2028. [read more]
Playing Smarter Football Will Help
June 27th, 2025
Cutting down on flags.
When Super Bowl-winning head coach Bucco Bruce Arians first came to town, he coined a phrase to describe dumb football play. [read more]
Trashing The Bucs’ Ceiling
June 27th, 2025
“Shady’s an ass, Cade.”
Retired superstar running back LeSean “Shady” McCoy and nine-year receiver James Jones ganged up on the Bucs during their popular The Facility show yesterday. [read more]
Shilo Sanders Shares Impressive Baker Mayfield Traits With Shedeur Sanders
June 27th, 2025
More irony for tortured Browns fans. [read more]
There Is A Reason The Lost Decade Happened
June 27th, 2025
“Jason, our philosophy is quite simple: Win consistently and a coach will get an extension.”
Pretty cool factoid dropped by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo yesterday when news broke that Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Bucs coach Todd Bowles got contract extensions. [read more]
Former NFL Suit Weighs In On Todd Bowles’ Extension
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When it was announced yesterday that Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Bucs coach Todd Bowles received contract extensions, a former Giants suit believes this was a no-brainer move by Team Glazer. [read more]
“Smash” Bucky Irving
June 27th, 2025
Big season coming?
Is this a layup bet on the Bucs’ best running back or a trap? This seems like a no-brainer wager but recent history is flashing a big ol’ yellow light. [read more]
“Best Offense In The League, That’s The Goal.”
June 26th, 2025
“Grizz is fearless, Mike.”
The message was firm and clear as tight end Cade Otton broke a spring practice huddle. [read more]
Rondé Barber Thinks Emeka Egbuka Has Better Hands Than Chris Godwin
June 26th, 2025
Joe wondered aloud — and on the Ira Kaufman Podcast — how things might go down if at some point this season it becomes obvious that rookie Emeka Egbuka is a better wide receiver than Chris Godwin. [read more]
Rocky Minicamp For Tykee Smith; “Biggest Intel” On Haason Reddick
June 26th, 2025
“Not only do I hear intel; I actually watch the [practice] film,” Bucs insider and icon Rondé Barber said on his WFLA show today.
That got Joe to sit up straight and push aside the five-egg omelette. [read more]
Report: Todd Bowles Signed Through 2028; Ex-Colleague Weighs In
June 26th, 2025
Former Todd Bowles colleague praises Bucs and him for treading water atop the NFC South.
Four more years! Four more years!
Joe has heard a few of those chants today, as well as some collective groans.
Regardless, the Bill Parcells coaching tree is having a happy day. [read more]
