QB Kyle Trask.

Joe wrote two weeks ago about Kyle Trask’s offseason work and his private, off-site workouts with various Bucs while fellow quarterback Baker Mayfield was vacationing. [read more]

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Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett.

You know it; Joe knows it; hell, children who have watched the Bucs practice this summer know it. [read more]

“Rachaad, see the goal line? Run there.”

Man, the Bucs must really love Rachaad White and Sneak Vaughn. [read more]

Rachaad White waits his turn during running back drills.

Offense was mostly blah except for a couple of really nice catches, one of which came from Deven Thompkins. The defense got its hands on the ball at the line a few times, and Mike Evans and Chris Godwin sure look ready for Minnesota. These nuggets and more in today’s practice notes. [read more]

Ryan Jensen

It’s a safe bet that Robert Hainsey is your starting center Friday night when the Buccaneers get to play real football, glorious football, to open the preseason against Pittsburgh at The Licht House. [read more]

Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett wearing his new No. 7 jersey.

Joe can’t recall hearing of such a thing since the days of Lawrence Taylor (aka ancient times), so Joe got a birthday surprise this morning. [read more]

Fun revelation today by Devin White about his NFL big brother. [read more]

Devin White no longer wants out from the Buccaneers roster, he explained today after practice.

White didn’t hesitate — or issue a denial — when asked why he asked for a trade from the team late last winter. [read more]

Todd Bowles

So by Joe’s unofficial count, Baker Mayfield has thrown seven interceptions in the last nine practices. Kyle Trask is on a six-practice streak of no interceptions. [read more]

Fifteen years ago today, Joe fired up this website and never turned back. About 52,000 Bucs posts have been typed, the results of obsessing 24/7 about all things Buccaneers.

It all started with a laptop and a dream. [read more]

Bucs RB Rachaad White.

One thing that still has Joe head scratching is how the Bucs, with the worst running attack in the league, did nothing to upgrade the running back position. [read more]

Rookie OLB YaYa Diaby.

The reason rookie third-round pick YaYa Diaby (no, he didn’t launch YaYa’s Flame Broiled Chicken) is getting a lot of run isn’t too difficult to figure out. [read more]

Second half breakdowns.

Joe hates to go into the wayback machine because in today’s world, anything over a decade ago is geezer material. [read more]

It’s hard to believe that Baker Mayfield is playing for his eighth head coach and sixth offensive coordinator as he starts his sixth NFL season. [read more]

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What a weekend.

Rondé Barber’s enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame brought back vivid memories of a Buc defense that ranks among the best in the NFL’s 103-year history. Friday night’s gold jacket ceremony proved uncommonly emotional for Barber, whose goal as a professional was to establish himself as an uncommon player. [read more]

Edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.

No more excuses for the pass defense. [read more]

YaYa Diaby

Joe was a little disappointed by rookie third-round pick YaYa Diaby’s news conference yesterday. The freakishly athletic edge rusher the Bucs snagged in April has a lot more personality and ability to chatter than he showed. [read more]

If one isn’t careful, Bucs coach Todd Bowles’ wonderful sarcasm can scoot right by you. [read more]

Yes, Joe brought thoughts yesterday on the Bucs from prickly Pete Prisco of CBS who watched two Bucs practices this week, after watching practices earlier this spring. [read more]