Former Bucs quarterback Chris Simms shared what he learned talking to people with the Jets about Kyle Trask and Baker Mayfield, as well as what he was told when hanging out with Bucs officials on Hall of Fame weekend, when his old teammate Rondé Barber was inducted. [read more]

Second-year defensive tackle Logan Hall.

The quarterback battle isn’t the only one that has been decided. [read more]

Bucs DT Vita Vea works on barrel drills Wednesday morning.

The morning after Baker Mayfield was knighted as the Bucs’ starting quarterback, both he and his backup, Kyle Trask, seemed off at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Backup QB Kyle Trask.

So before practice Tuesday morning at One Buc Palace, Bucs coach Todd Bowles made the decision to start the season with Baker Mayfield behind center. [read more]

A four-season losing streak and a sour career record are on Todd Bowles’ head coaching resume, but the man knows how to prepare a team for opening day. [read more]

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, mentor to Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales.

Todd Bowles wants his players to stop thinking about Tom Brady, last year and anything that isn’t the here and now. [read more]

Expects doom with Baker Mayfield.

Former Jets, Lions and Belicheats guard Damien Woody isn’t feeling it. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Outside the Tampa Bay area, just about every NFL fan you run into thinks the Bucs are fully involved in the #CollapseForCaleb campaign. [read more]

Surprising ranking.

Look, Joe is in no position to tell a former stud NFL running back he doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to current NFL running backs. [read more]

Competing Kyle Trask is no longer competing, but don’t call him a loser.

That’s the word this afternoon from a former NFL GM who has spent time watching all of Trask’s preseason snaps. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 1:53 p.m. Poll closed at 3:58 p.m.

The sad story of Baker Mayfield’s missing money is an old one, Mayfield said today after being named Bucs starting quarterback.

The implication was that whatever distraction it was is in the past, despite the situation being made public via a legal filing last week. [read more]

Yes, training camp is still happening at One Buc Palace. But the bleachers are gone. You could barely tell they were even there at all a week after the last open practice was held. [read more]

New Bucs starter reacts.

So newly anointed Bucs starting quarterback Baker Mayfield admitted it is good that this mystery of who is starting Week 1 is over. [read more]

Ryan Jensen

JoeBucsFan.com confirmed the bad news via multiple sources: Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen will not play Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings. [read more]

Week 1 starter.

UPDATED: So much for Ira guessing. [read more]

Kyle Trask

Competing QB Kyle Trask seems like a classy, respectful guy.

So Joe wasn’t surprised when Trask tried to be as gentle as possible while taking a backhanded shot at a coach. [read more]

Sack totals for 2023.

The four-letter believes Shaq will be back, but not quite to his normal self. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Hardcore Bucs fans will remember when former Tampa Bay head coach Greg Schiano told fans the Bucs were the “laughingstock” of the NFL before he arrived.

It was quite a statement considering his general manager, the guy in charge for the three previouis years, was sitting next to him in a panel discussion. [read more]