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June 7th, 2023Flash poll posted at 11:07 a.m. Poll closed at 12:59 p.m.
Flash poll posted at 11:07 a.m. Poll closed at 12:59 p.m.

Bucs LT Tristan Wirfs.
So, how badly did Bucs All-World right tackle Tristan Wirfs want to move to left tackle? The way Wirfs answered a question about the move made Joe wonder. [read more]

Eager for training camp.
Joe understands fans want more from practice reports. Joe also talks to fans with pained faces who want more intel from Joe. [read more]

Has the staredown begun?
So the next time Joe and other members of the pen and mic club see the Bucs, it will be for three days next week. [read more]

Usage.
Joe has to admit, with the changes to the Bucs offense in recent months, the throw-crap-against-the-wall guesses by some national NFL analysts might be on to something? [read more]

Team Glazer
It’s rare to get any behind-the-scenes whiff of Team Glazer involvement in football operations, so Joe had to share this new but old nugget. [read more]

Rough day for Jameis Winston turned into a rough change for Tampa Bay.
The NFL is about adjustments, though that golden rule might not apply to the 2022 Bucaneers offense.
It did, however, apply to the Tampa Bay defense last season, per the words of cornerback Carlton Davis today. [read more]

So after this morning’s underwear football practice open to media, the Bucs will have a three-day mandatory minicamp next week. After that, training camp in late July is the next time players will be seen together on the field. [read more]

Veteran cornerback Carlton Davis.
Odd choice of words today by Buccaneers No. 1 cornerback Carlton Davis. [read more]

Tirstan Wirfs
It’s highly unexpected that Bucs superstar right/left tackle Tristan Wirfs will pull a Devin White next season and pout about having to play out the fifth-year option on his contract. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
So in recent weeks, it seems more and more players are getting popped for violating NFL rules on gambling. [read more]

Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett.
Last week Todd Bowles said he doesn’t talk injuries during spring practices. And, as many fans know, the NFL doesn’t mandate injury reports until early September.
But Bowles was talking a little health this afternoon. [read more]

NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt.
You’ve read all sorts of stories Joe has referenced over the past two months in which so many NFL analysts think the Bucs are in the running for Caleb Williams next spring (#CollaspeForCaleb). [read more]

Bucs rookie WR Trey Palmer.
There is little to take away from underwear football practice other than noting what corners can cover and what receivers can get separation and catch. [read more]

Trade status.
The Bucs are between a rock and a hard place. [read more]

No confusion.
Sometimes, Joe doesn’t get what people want. [read more]

New Bucs playcaller Dave Canales.
Joe got a bigger whiff of the fire and fight within offensive coordinator Dave Canales last week. [read more]
Joe laughs when folks question whether Mike Evans is worthy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [read more]

Kyle Trask
Quarterback David Carr knows all about being a No. 1 overall draft pick who got off to a rough start.
Carr walked into an expansion team, the 2002 Houston Texans, and took a beating. [read more]

Finances.
Joe promises not to go into the usual full-blown meltdown/foot-stomping here. [read more]