It’s rare for any shred of detail to come out of One Buc Palace when it comes to head coach or general manager contracts. [read more]

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Don’t expect to see receiver Chris Godwin practicing in training camp with teammates this week.

And after Joe’s sitdown with Bucs coach Todd Bowles and Ira Kaufman today, Joe would be surprised to see Godwin putting on pads for full training next week. [read more]

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Coach Bowles in the house! Ira and the Joes hit Bowles with all kinds of questions leading up to Wednesday’s opening of training camp.

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During an exclusive sitdown with JoeBucsFan.com today, Todd Bowles served up his first public comments since it was reported that All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs had surgery in July to repair a lingering knee injury. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Rachaad White kills it in screen passes.

Joe would have thought the Bucs’ bread and butter pass plays were to Mike Evans or Chris Godwin. But it seems, it was a different sort of target that the Bucs gouged defenses with in the passing game. [read more]

One of the more colorful personalities to put on a Bucs uniform has returned to help coach up Tampa Bay edge rushers, among others. [read more]

So a new accolade for Mike Evans came with an interesting observation. [read more]

Galloping to the Super Bowl?

When Joe hears these hollering shows on national TV networks genuflect over the Eagles (they should) and the Lions (maybe they shouldn’t?), Joe just shakes his head. [read more]

Next beneficiary?

Should Bucs fans be worried? [read more]

All players should have Zyon McCollum’s heart.

Man, what could have been. [read more]

Few “errors.”

It isn’t all about yards and YAC for Bucs receivers. [read more]

It sounds like Lavonte David is tossing some of his humble nature in the trash. [read more]

As the 17th anniversary of JoeBucsFan.com nears, Joe wants to acknowledge ringing the bell this year on surpassing 60,000 Bucs-related posts in this space.

So many people to thank, including dozens of interns, Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman, Kaufman’s handmaidens, the research team, the photo director, the company chef and the overworked janitorial staff at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. [read more]

A lot of Bucs fans assume Todd Bowles hiring a clock management/in-game-analytics guru means the Bucs will go for it more often on fourth down, and punt and kick less often. [read more]

The most special of the Buccaneers’ new “Born A Buccaneer” series dropped today and Joe was mesmerized. It was worth a second watch. [read more]

Which is better, 2020 or 2025 Bucs’ offensive line?

Joe thinks this is impressive, even if it may be flawed. [read more]

There’s one aspect to Baker Mayfield’s game that has been underrated — and for good reason. [read more]

Image nearly repaired.

When the Bucs signed free agent, journeyman Baker Mayfield, the former No. 1 overall pick, Joe typed that if Mayfield was to return to the level where folks referred to him as a top quarterback, it would take two or three years of stellar play to make folks forget his injury-plagued seasons in Cleveland or his play when he bottomed out in Carolina. [read more]

Ball security an issue for PFF tribe.

Cade Otton can’t buy a break. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

In keeping with the 50th anniversary of Buccaneer football, I’m counting down the 20 most notable players in franchise history.

No. 50 – Mark Cotney
No. 49 – Mike Washington
No. 48 – Richard “Batman” Wood
No. 47 – Aqib Talib
No. 46 – Ricky Reynolds
No. 45 – Keyshawn Johnson
No. 44 – Ricky Bell

Mike Evans shares a moment with the late Vincent Jackson.

No. 43 – Vincent Jackson
No. 42 – Mark Carrier
No. 41 – Donnie Abraham
No. 40 – Cadillac Williams
No. 39 – Joey Galloway
No. 38 – Kevin House
No. 37 – Davin Joseph
No. 36 – Shelton Quarles
No. 35 – Michael Pittman
No. 34 – Leonard Fournette
No. 33 – Donovan Smith
No. 32 – Rob Gronkowski
No. 31 – Doug Martin
No. 30 – Baker Mayfield
No. 29 – Ndamukong Suh
No. 28 – Hugh Green
No. 27 – Jason Pierre-Paul
No. 26 – Shaq Barrett
No. 25 – Donald Penn
No. 24 – Brad Johnson
No. 23 – Gerald McCoy
No. 22 – Ali Marpet
No. 21  – Vita Vea

20. Tony Mayberry
Mayberry’s 145 starts are the sixth-most in Tampa Bay history. A fourth-round pick in the 1990 draft, he didn’t miss a game in his final nine seasons. He earned Pro Bowl berths in his last three years as a Buc and anchored the offensive line for a decade before Jeff Christy arrived in 2000. [read more]