Todd Bowles

Don’t mention the word “rebuild” around Bucs coach Todd Bowles. [read more]

Critical season.

A national NFL columnist thinks the Bucs had a losing offseason. That doesn’t  mean they cannot be winners during the regular season. [read more]

Comparing numbers.

Joe irks some Bucs fans when Joe types how awful Rachaad White’s advanced rushing stats were last year. They were brutal. [read more]

“Hey Wirfs, screw Tom and his media pals.”

Lavonte David called it “togetherness.” Carlton Davis plans to “wreck sh*t.” Rachaad White calls it a collective chip.

Speaking yesterday, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield had a more direct approach. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Joe finds Bucs fans often are stopped dead in their tracks when reminded that Tampa Bay opened last season with two consecutive road victories — at Dallas and at New Orleans. [read more]

It seems like the Buccaneers really love their highly experienced new quarterback. [read more]

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Things could get very intriguing around One Buc Place in six months. [read more]

Tribal thoughts.

Some say a team is only as good as its biggest weakness. And unfortunately for the Bucs, that weakness was galling. [read more]

The numbers say…

Every stathead in the free world is fully triggered by Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Superfreak.

Yes, Joe understands Calijah Kancey is a defensive tackle. [read more]

This was not the Tom Brady Effect that Joe expected. [read more]

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No pass rush did more with less than the Buccaneers’ last season.

With Todd Bowles working his deceptive magic, Tampa Bay somehow finished with 45 sacks. Only six teams posted more takedowns as Bowles sent defenders flying from all angles in an effort to disrupt the timing of opposing passers. [read more]

Joe loves when players talk about wanting to score a fat bag of a contract. [read more]

Perhaps this is why the Bucs bizarrely closed their first 2023 three training camp practices to all fans. [read more]

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Richard Sherman speaks.

Joe now has a better understanding of why Todd Bowles wanted versatile cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting back for the 2023 season. [read more]

The PFF tribe weighs in.

Bet you didn’t think of this when trying to figure out how the Bucs can make the playoffs this fall. [read more]

Support from reporter.

If you asked Joe for the most overlooked Bucs player, Joe wouldn’t blink an eye. That would be Lavonte David. [read more]

Discipline.

Yes, we are in the middle of List Season. Everyone has their list of just about every damn thing in the NFL this time of year. It won’t end until training camp opens later this month. [read more]

Set up to collapse?

Man alive, Joe hasn’t seen this much hate for a quarterback in a long, long, long time. [read more]

The GoLongTD.com feature on Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis last week made major national waves, but Joe was seeking more insight into how Davis delivered his message.

Now Joe has it. [read more]

“Look, Glazer, we’re not allowed to wager, but I’d bet my Super Bowl ring that we’re not picking in the top-2.”

Like NFL super insider Peter King of NBC Sports, many sportsbook oddsmakers think the Bucs are the second worst team in the National Football League. [read more]