Yes, Bucs players are aware Baker Mayfield seeks to become the highest paid athlete in the history of Tampa Bay Sports. [read more]

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Joe is not the only one shaken by watching film of the 2025 Bucs offensive line. [read more]

Scoring machine.

Those who don’t think the Bucs will miss Mike Evans may want to check themselves. [read more]

Lavonte David condensed into one season.

The mountain of evidence is such that only those with closed eyes and closed minds won’t see what was right in front of their faces. [read more]

Often around the football.

Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby may not have as many sacks as Joe would like to see. That doesn’t mean YaYa isn’t making plays. [read more]

Three weeks ago, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles said running back Bucky Irving would be ready for a full return from shoulder surgery “in the summer or the fall.” [read more]

Calm amid the storm.

Joe believes if Baker Mayfield can get this number down a little, it will go a long way to helping Mayfield stay healthy down the stretch. [read more]

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Vital.

Yes, The 33rd Team is still alive. [read more]

“Greeny, just don’t chew on a Gatorade bottle in the interview and you will be fine.”

Back when the NFL regular season finished, list season for some began right away. [read more]

Revealing words from the Bucs’ head coach.

The jury is back. [read more]

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Bucs rookie inside linebacker Josiah Trotter.

So many toys now reside in the Buccaneers’ front-7. Different toys, better toys, much more fun stuff that asking SirVocea Dennis to blitz. [read more]

Rueben Bain

Joe was very excited, as should all fans of a pass rush, to hear this breakdown of rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain from inside the walls of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Pro Bowl future?

Every once in a while, Joe hears someone grumble about Bucs safeties, or at least why that position wasn’t addressed in free agency or the draft. [read more]

Analyzing Baker Mayfield.

The subject of Baker Mayfield came up on the Ross Tucker Football Podcast. [read more]