Pass blocking beast.

Finally, Joe and the PFF tribe can agree on something: Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs is an absolute beast. [read more]

Joe still thinks the man with the Bucs who may have the most pressure to succeed is a guy who has never and will never snap on a chin strap and take the field in an NFL game. [read more]

No respect.

Want an example of how Lavonte David is so overlooked as an NFL star? Joe has one right here. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht had an animated conversation with CBS insider Pete Prisco on Tuesday.

So a guy who talked to Baker Mayfield and Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht this week walked away telling people he expects Jamel Dean to start at outside cornerback and rookie corner Jacob Parrish is wowing his quarterback. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Let’s hear it for the grunts.

Mike Evans, Baker Mayfield and Bucky Irving put on quite a show for the Buccaneers last season, but it didn’t happen in a vacuum. [read more]

Team guy.

Cool thing about Cade Otton. The Bucs’ starting tight end the past three years is reluctant to embrace any personal credit for the Bucs’ offensive success. [read more]

How hurt was SirVocea Dennis?

Does anyone still have the memory of the Bucs losing to the Cowboys at The Licht House on Monday night of Wild Card Weekend in 2023? [read more]

So it seems in the mind of one dude who traffics in the fantasy world, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is inching toward getting run out of Tampa by a Twitter mob if the Bucs don’t make a serious run at the Super Bowl soon. [read more]

Solving Chris Lindstrom.

Joe has been to too many NFL combines to count. Each year, Joe is on a quest to learn how many coaches or front office shot-callers think the PFF tribe’s mindless “grades” are worth a bucket of warm beer. [read more]

Rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka.

Bucs first-round pick Emeka Egbuka is in capable veteran hands. [read more]

Freedom rings within the Buccaneers’ inside linebackers room. [read more]

So Tuesday’s spring Bucs practice was open to media (many are not) and an invite also was extended to many retired Buccaneers.

Joe had a nice chat with one in attendance about the current team. [read more]

Confident in Josh Grizzard.

Fans have heard from various Bucs players since the promotion of Josh Grizzard to offensive coordinator. [read more]

A veteran quarterback coming off back-to-back stud seasons should have a lot of say in the offense. [read more]

“Hope you enjoy losing, Liam. We’re freakin’ loaded.”

The blessing of Emeka Egbuka has come from face of the franchise. [read more]

Bucs ILB SirVocea Dennis.

SirVocea Dennis has a friend in Calijah Kancey. [read more]

Feels responsible for rookies.

As Todd Bowles said earlier this week, he doesn’t like to “sugarcoat” things for rookies in underwear football. [read more]

Best of 2021 draft?

No one is perfect. And given what transpired in the early months of 2021, there isn’t one Bucs fan who wouldn’t take this deal: [read more]