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UPDATED: Say hello to Liam Coen, the new offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [read more]

Interesting Baker Mayfield chatter from a seasoned NFL reporter. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Arians Gang has scattered to the wind.

At the end of the 2018 season, Jason Licht coaxed Bruce Arians out of retirement to replace Dirk Koetter as head coach. In truth, Arians didn’t require much coaxing. He felt lost and trapped as an NFL analyst for CBS in a 3-man booth with Greg Gumbel and Trent Green.

No talking, keep walking. [read more]

The Buccaneers quarterback had a private chat yesterday and reflected on his 2023 season. [read more]

Former Bucs’ guard thinks Mike Evans plays like he is younger.

“This Joe” is not a non-basketball association fan (the other Joe is passionate about the league). Honest to goodness the Joe typing this here post has never seen Lebron James play. Ever. That’s no lie. [read more]

What is he like?

So what kind of offensive coordinator are the Bucs getting with the expected hire of Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen? An old video quoting Coen’s former boss Sean McVay surfaced yesterday. [read more]

Pending free agent WR Mike Evans.

An X’s and O’s guy for the four-letter seems to think free agent receiver Mike Evans is going to be a very, very popular guy come March 13 when the free agency dinner bell rings. [read more]

Finished.

Well, this just sucks. [read more]

So what teams are on line to sign Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield to a multiyear, free agent contract?

One NFL super insider seems to think Bucs general manager Jason Licht is alone on that line. [read more]

Kentucky OC Liam Coen.

So let it be written. So let it be done.

If it’s good enough for “The Insiders,” it’s good enough for Joe. [read more]

As Bucs fans learned two days ago, special teams chief Keith Armstrong retired. Joe will assume it wasn’t a corporate force-out situation.

So head coach Todd Bowles has another huge hiring decision on his hands. [read more]

The Russell Gage Experience is in its final days. [read more]

Free agent QB Baker Mayfield.

Joe’s good friend Rock Riley is out at Camping World Stadium in Lakeland-with-theme-parks (that was Scot Brantley’s description of Orlando) at the Pro Bowl practice. [read more]

Kentucky OC Liam Coen.

No one is more plugged in when it comes to the college football coaching carousel than Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. And while his sources confirm that the Bucs and Kentucky coach Liam Coen are talking turkey about Coen coming to the Bucs as offensive coordinator, it’s not yet a done deal. [read more]

Kentucky OC Liam Coen.

So Joe did some quick digging about Liam Coen, who seems to be on his way to Tampa Bay as Dave Canales’ successor at offensive coordinator. [read more]

Reportedly new Bucs OC.

It seems Todd Bowles, for the second time in a year, has his man. [read more]

The numbers say…

Last year, no passing offense overachieved based on preseason expectations like the Bucs’.

Who said that? Well, the NFL Network’s own Queen of Stats, Cynthia Frelund. [read more]