New position, same success?

Joe isn’t one to eff with success. But in this case, Joe is keeping an open mind. [read more]

Baffling lack of play-action.

No, Joe didn’t care for Byron Leftwich. [read more]

Joe thinks there is a silver lining here. [read more]

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For virtually all of last year, the Bucs found themselves running on empty. [read more]

As New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley fights for a new contract, Joe keeps hearing about how the Giants often face “stacked boxes,” as in eight defenders in the area roughly a few yards off the line of scrimmage.

Barkley, per NFL NextGen Stats, saw the 8-man box on 18.98 percent of his rushes last season. [read more]

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Team Glazer has an opportunity.

It’s been six years since the Bucs were featured on the HBO training camp reality show Hard Knocks.

Under NFL rules, the Bucs can’t be forced to do it this season. But the NFL is looking desperately for a team. [read more]

Sad rush.

One look at the numbers makes you shake your head. [read more]

Support from former colleague.

The guys from the Bill Parcells NFL tree stick together. They are tight. [read more]

It seems a life raft has been launched. [read more]

Bucs DT Calijah Kancey.

So the tag-team duo of Vita Vea and Calijah Kancey could be fun to watch in a couple of years (months?). [read more]

New Bucs guard Matt Feiler, a veteran of 75 NFL starts, including playoffs.

Joe loves the Buccaneers’ apparent major upgrade at left guard. [read more]

It’s not just Joe who was horrified by the annual top-100 players list produced by elder statesman NFL insider for CBS Sports, prickly Pete Prisco. [read more]

Did the Buccaneers’ veteran secondary do Bucs quarterbacks a disservice this spring? [read more]

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At 6-foot-4 and pushing 350 pounds, Vita Vea isn’t easy to overlook.

But it happens. [read more]

NFL Network analyst David Carr.

Bill Parcells always said that you are what your record says you are.

A former No. 1 overall draft pick thinks the Bucs were worse than their 8-10 record in 2022, and that’s the team the NFL may see with Baker Mayfield behind center. [read more]

Went back to Square-1?

A strange choice of words about a Bucs quarterback from an NFL insider who has access to NFL shot-callers. [read more]

Saved jobs.

Simply put, former Bucs quarterback Tom Brady saved people’s jobs last year. [read more]

Baller.

This was sort of surprising to Joe only because this Bucs stud sort of had an off year last season — for his standards. [read more]

Leader.

It seems the Bucs pulled back the curtain a bit for a visitor last week. [read more]