Tristan Wirfs Gets Rare Props
June 1st, 2023
High praise.
Now here is something you don’t see very often. [read more]
Rachaad White Pumped For “Fresh Start”
June 1st, 2023
Looking forward to 2023.
Joe has to give Bucs running back Rachaad White props. He could have taken the easy way out. [read more]
Shaq Barrett A Salary Cap Casualty?
June 1st, 2023
He’s safe.
Today is June 1 when savvy teams begin discarding or picking up key players to help squeeze under the salary cap given the way contracts work in the NFL. [read more]
Ira Kaufman Talks Practice Impressions, Addresses A Player’s Media Complaint, Jon Gruden As Head Coach Of The Saints Next Season, Tom Brady Not Being Missed, And Much More
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Stunted Kyle Trask
May 31st, 2023
Bucs QB Kyle Trask.
Joe almost feels badly for competing Kyle Trask. [read more]
Tight End Blues In The Red Zone
May 31st, 2023
Cade Otton has big shoes to fill.
Buccaneers tight ends combined were targeted 22 times in the red zone during the 2022 regular season.
That’s four more times than team red-zone target leader Russell Gage. [read more]
CBS: Bucs Are A Talented Team, Except For Quarterback
May 31st, 2023
Questions.
Joe can’t recall reading any observation of the Bucs as having a bad team.
Most analysts like the talent, especially at receiver, especially at linebacker and the secondary. [read more]
Lay Off Baker Mayfield!
May 31st, 2023
Unfair freakout.
Joe noticed last week people going mental on social media after Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield overthrew a tight end. [read more]
Todd Bowles: Mike Evans Must Get The Ball
May 31st, 2023
Red zone scoring.
Last year you knew there was something off-kilter about the Bucs offense when the greatest receiver in franchise history, Mike Evans, only had a half-dozen touchdowns. [read more]
Todd Bowles Mum About Russell Gage
May 31st, 2023
Silence on mysterious injury.
It didn’t take much for Todd Bowles’ chipper mood to turn dour. [read more]
“I Guess I Kind Of Live Under Rocks”
May 30th, 2023
“Nice line, Kyle.”
Today it was competing Kyle Trask’s turn to take a question about the Bucs being routinely roasted across the nation as a team cruising toward a top-5 draft pick next April. [read more]
Notes On OTA Practice No. 4
May 30th, 2023
Solid practice.
Yes, Joe was at OTA practice today at One Buc Palace. A bunch of vets decided to take the day after Memorial Day off from the voluntary workout. But the young guns appeared to all be there for underwear football practice. [read more]
Justifying High Hopes For Baker Mayfield
May 30th, 2023
The high priest of the PFF Tribe, aka Pro Football Focus, weighed in today with an expanded statement on Baker Mayfield. [read more]
Todd Bowles Highlights 7 Keys To Tampa Bay QB Competition
May 30th, 2023
Competing QB Kyle Trask.
The inevitable questions were directed at Todd Bowles today about the Buccaneers’ quarterback competition between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask. [read more]
Freedom Rings For Antoine Winfield, Jr.
May 30th, 2023
Safety Antoine Winfied, Jr. is always quick with a smile, but his grin seemed to have a little extra juice today at One Buc Palace. [read more]
A+ Early Reviews For Bucs’ New Kicker
May 30th, 2023
New Bucs kicker Chase McLaughlin.
Back in March, head coach Todd Bowles got the big-leg kicker he sought to replace weak-footed kicker Ryan Succop. [read more]
Can Mike Evans And Chris Godwin Turn Baker Mayfield Around?
May 30th, 2023
Baker Mayfield’s best friends?
Say what you want about the Bucs offense and what it may or may not be with new offensive coordinator Dave Canales. He has Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to build an offense around. [read more]
Praising The Jamel Dean Re-Signing
May 30th, 2023
Key defender.
“Hey Joe, where are you going with that gun in your hand why are you so negative?” [read more]
BSPN: Quarterback Will Drag Bucs Down
May 30th, 2023
Doomed?
One BSPN analyst likes the roster the Bucs have cobbled together/kept together with duct tape. Well, except at one position. [read more]
Lavonte David “Underappreciated”
May 30th, 2023
Data on Lavonte David.
One of these days Joe could see the NFL, or at least the Bucs, starting an annual award and giving it to the most underrated player in the league/team. [read more]
