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BY IRA KAUFMAN
It was just about this time a year ago when Bucs co-chairman Joel Glazer announced Bruce Arians as the 14th member of the franchise’s Ring of Honor.
All eyes are now on No. 15. There’s no shortage of worthy nominees. [read more]
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Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.
Joe thinks it is fair to suggest this season will be Baker Mayfield’s last chance to demonstrate he’s a quality starting quarterback. [read more]
Bucs OL Luke Goedeke.
Last year wasn’t the greatest rookie season for left guard Luke Goedeke. [read more]
Rebound season?
In some ways, the past three years were a long bender for Bucs fans. [read more]
Bucs GM Jason Licht.
Yeah, playoffs chatter in late March is way premature. But one national NFL stenographer doesn’t believe Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is crazy. [read more]
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.
If Baker Mayfield is ever going to see his goal reached as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, it will be with the Bucs. [read more]
Former Bucs running back Ronald Jones, a 25-year-old with two Super Bowl rings, will be tasked with filling the shoes of Ezekiel Elliott in Dallas. [read more]
Kyle Trask
Nobody outside One Buc Palace knows much about Kyle Trask as a professional quarterback, but Clyde Christensen may have revealed a bit today at his University of North Carolina news conference. [read more]
“Kyle, you’re going to have to fight this cat from Day 1.”
Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield made a visit to NFL Network this week and Joe was watching, of course. [read more]
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.
One interesting element to the Kyle Trask-Baker Mayfield competition is how Trask has been described as a deliberate learner (euphemism for slow?) and Mayfield is a proven fast learner. [read more]
Bucs QB Kyle Trask.
Is it Baker Mayfield or is it Kyle Trask? Bucs fans want to know which quarterback will take the snaps in September. [read more]
Russell Gage contract intrigue.
So yesterday was Baker Mayfield’s introduction to the Tampa Bay pen and mic club. Welcome to Tampa Bay! [read more]
Victim of numbers game?
So in the past few weeks since Tom Brady retired and the Bucs began hyping Kyle Trask and how he will compete for the starting job, one name Joe noticed was never mentioned: Blaine Gabbert. [read more]
Hall of Fame résumé.
Joe thinks Logan Ryan might be trying out for Joe’s job. [read more]
“Blaine, I made a few calls.”
The pattern this season in free agency shows that nearly every player who visited a team signed with that team. [read more]
Parades matter.
Imagine a free agent during The Lost Decade of Buccaneers football ever pointing to Tampa and saying he wanted to play there because that’s the home of winners. [read more]
Todd Bowles
New Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has only played with one player on the Tampa Bay roster, but he does know a coach. [read more]
New Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.
Let the competition begin! [read more]
When Joe sat down with new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales at the NFL Scouting Combine, the message was clear: the new Bucs system would be crafted for the pieces in place — and they weren’t all there yet. [read more]
Joe was among the many fans disgusted by the horror show that typically was the Buccaneers’ short-yardage running game last season. [read more]
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.
So new Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield will field questions from the local pen and mic club this afternoon at One Buc Palace. [read more]
