Barring a completing gutting of the Tampa Bay roster, the Bucs will have to have to re-sign at least a few of their productive free agents.

One guy already was called out by head coach/defensive playcaller Todd Bowles as a guy he wants to return. [read more]

Father Dungy interviewed the new Buccaneers offensive coordinator.

Joe really enjoyed a revealing sitdown Father Dungy had with new Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales. [read more]

Offenses ran. And scored.

So last night Joe researched what to expect from new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales. [read more]

“Byron, I’ll text Jim Harbaugh for you. Maybe he has an analyst job available. You like stats?”

Often, actions speak louder than words. So recent moves by college coaches at big-time programs scream why the Bucs parted ways with failed and fired former Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich. [read more]

Texas RB Bijan Robinson.

Joe will have more later this morning on what the new Bucs offense may look like under Dave Canales. It probably won’t be anything remotely like Bucco Bruce Arians’ No-Risk-It; No-Biscuit attack. [read more]

Connecting dots on free agent QB.

Joe strongly suspected that Bucs coach Todd Bowles, not wanting to be a lame-duck coach in 2023, would do his damnedest to lure a seasoned playoff quarterback to start for the Bucs in 2023. [read more]

Bucs OC Dave Canales.

So Bucs coach Todd Bowles made his first big hire as Bucs head coach. And he sort of reached into his past with the Jets. [read more]

New Bucs OC.

[UPDATE: 11:55 p.m.] The Bucs finally found an offensive coordinator. [read more]

Very interesting chatter on NFL Network yesterday from former NFL quarterback David Carr, older brother of free agent and three-time Pro Bowl QB Derek Carr. [read more]

“Derek, we met a lot of these guys in Vegas. They’re like Colin Cowherd. They’re about action, not accuracy.”

If you believe the wiseguys –or as Brent Musberger likes to say, “Our friends in the desert” — the Bucs are a top-five team to reel in veteran Pro Bowl playoff quarterback Derek Carr. [read more]

Former Bucs QB Shaun King and Tampa Bay GM Jason Licht.

One of the world’s biggest Bucs fans, former Bucs quarterback Shaun King, who also was a local high school star and a coach at the University of South Florida, has a little advice for Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Worth the coin.

With the Bucs now getting squeezed badly by the salary cap, here is an interesting peek into roster management. [read more]

After an 8-10 season with Tom Brady and a talented roster, it’s appropriate to ask what went wrong. [read more]

“Derek, let me tell you about The Undertow.”

So this offseason’s first playoff quarterback is eligible to sign with any team he chooses, today if he has the urge. [read more]

Eagles QB coach Brian Johnson.

It ain’t over till it’s over. [read more]

Todd Bowles.

In the last couple of weeks, the outrage and disgust from Bucs fans has really ramped up. Joe feels like their demands are coming from Fantasy Island and Tattoo is serving them very stiff drinks in the blazing tropical sun. [read more]

Iconic Bucs linebacker Lavonte David sure dropped a few interesting takes on how he perceives Todd Bowles as a head coach. [read more]

Todd Bowles

It was popular in some circles to blame everything that went wrong during Todd Bowles’ time as Jets head coach on miserable Jets management. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 3:40 p.m. Poll closed 6:39 p.m.

“Brad, do you believe what they did to me? I gave this team everything I had for seven years.”

Three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr is about two hours from getting cut by the Raiders and hitting the free agent market. [read more]

It turns out University of Georgia offensive coordinator and former Bucs playcaller Todd Monken really did want to return to the NFL and leave his sweet college gig. [read more]