Big man made a difference.

Yes, Joe is deeply troubled from seeing YaYa Diaby on the ground and Tristan Wirfs kneeling beside him. [read more]

Offensive coordiantor Liam Coen.

So the Bucs lost their free agent guard signing from the Eagles for the season last night. Sua Opeta is done with a knee injury.

Joe talked to playcaller Liam Coen about what’s next for the left guard position today. [read more]

Injuries are piling up at One Buc Palace.

No practice today for starting safety Jordan Whitehead. He sat out with a sore quad, per head coach Todd Bowles.

Yesterday, the Buccaneers lost guard Sua Opeta, who was competing for a starting gig with Ben Bredeson. (Joe will have more on that today.) Running back Chase Edmonds hasn’t practiced this summer with an undisclosed injury.

And the kick-in-the-gut news of YaYa Diaby going down with what looked liked a significant ankle injury came late this morning.

UPDATED at 10:27 a.m. The full broil was on with the Bucs in pads at One Buc Palace. Joe’s got all your need-to-know on the ground. Sadly, practice ended with what appears to be a serious injury to YaYa Diaby.  [read more]

Cash register rings.

The long Tampa Bay nightmare for so many Bucs fans is over. Tristan Wirfs and the Bucs have a deal in place.

Per BSPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, the Bucs’ starting left tackle Wirfs and the Bucs came to an agreement: five years, $140 million. Not bad for Mr. Wirfs and his young family.

Jordan Schultz also twittered out the news at the same time Schefter did.

That will buy you a few Maid-Rites.

Rest easy, Bucs fans. Wirfs will be around for a few years.

Jordan Whitehead explains.

The return of Jordan Whitehead may be the most overlooked aspect of the Bucs. [read more]

Discusses Liam Coen’s offense.

Look, Joe is not here to start a “Let’s crap on Dave Canales” harangue. [read more]

“Greenberg, we may have to rethink our investment strategy.”

Of all the holdouts and hold-ins sprinkled throughout the NFL, a former NFL general manager and gopher for Bill Walsh, Al Davis and Bill Belicheat has a Bucs hold-in on his mind. [read more]

Underrated? Lavonte David agrees.

UPDATED 7:15 a.m.: Mike Evans isn’t the only Bucs player chasing a legend. [read more]

Sua Opeta (left) was competing for the starting left guard job with Ben Bredeson (right).

Sad times at One Buc Palace. [read more]

So Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht said the team’s current culture is better than at any time he’s been in Tampa.

Yesterday, not only did Todd Bowles agree with that on the Ira Kaufman Podcast, so did a standout player of the Tom Brady era. [read more]

New Bucs left guard Ben Bredeson.

So the Bucs were in pads for the first time this summer on Monday.

That means after practice, head coach Todd Bowles got to dissect the film and decide who looked good playing real football, not flag football. [read more]

Big Blue liked Tykee Smith, too.

Well, this is why “Hard Knocks” can be excellent TV — if teams use their noggins. [read more]

Just before last night’s practice in which the pass rush was dominant, Todd Bowles sat down with Joe and Ira Kaufman for a chat on the Ira Kaufman Podcast. [read more]

Please don’t hide Yaya Diaby.

Back in November when the Bucs traveled to the 49ers, the Bucs didn’t exactly get destroyed, losing by two touchdowns. [read more]

Jalen McMillan balling out.

One thing that spooked Joe about rookie receiver Jalen McMillan was him tearing up the Bucs defense in underwear football. [read more]

The lightning alarm flashed for just about the entire practice Tuesday night. But the Bucs and fans were safe and dry inside the Glazer Shed.

Really good crowd turned out to pack the Glazer Shed as the Bucs held a night practice Tuesday. Joe doesn’t know what to type to properly describe it. [read more]

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Yes, Jose Ramirez is alive!

Was Joe living in the Twilight Zone Tuesday night? Or could that have been reality? [read more]