Clemson LB Trenton Simpson.

Now this is intelligent outside-the-box thinking here. [read more]

Gators QB Anthony Richardson.

The Bucs had a losing record last year and Tom Brady retired. Unless new quarterback Baker Mayfield turns around his career, it’s going to be ugly in these parts. [read more]

Bruce Arians watching the Bucs and Titans practice in Tennessee last August.

Man, this one was one ironic statement from Bucco Bruce Arians last night at his foundation fundraiser in Palm Harbor. [read more]

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Former Bucs edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul.

Interesting sighting tonight in Palm Harbor. [read more]

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

Joe can only imagine what new Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield was like at One Buc Palace last week.

He had a week to move the needle in his direction and away from the front office and Todd Bowles wanting to draft a QB this Thursday. [read more]

Buccaneers co-owner Bryan Glazer.

Is Team Glazer a patient ownership group? One could argue that in either direction.

A guy who knows Team Glazer extremely well shared his opinion on the current state of Glazer patience. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 10:59 a.m and is closed.

Trade scuttlebutt.

If you believe the folks pushing the notion that the Bucs will trade up for banana-peel-eating quarterback Will Levis, a well-plugged-in NFL insider suggests you should rethink that. [read more]

Recent history of No. 19 picks.

So what kind of player should Joe plan on the Bucs drafting at their current slot at No. 19? Joe decided to do a bit of research. [read more]

Throwing, not running, matters.

Let Joe rant here for a moment about an empty phrase Joe has heard and read too often about the draft and is now related to the Bucs. [read more]

Shares his best guess.

So let it be known. So let it be written. A top NFL insider has bequeathed to the unwashed his knowledge of players from a sport he readily admits he doesn’t follow and knows little of. [read more]

Texas RB Bijan Robinson.

Man, if this isn’t a window into the future, Joe doesn’t know what is. [read more]

Defensive tackle William Gholston, still a free agent, was hit with a very interesting Tom Brady question during his visit with LaVar Arrington on FOX Sports Radio after this season. [read more]

“Just say a few prayers on draft night, Kyle.”

A guy who knows the Buccaneers intimately and has close friends on the inside was very clear Friday when assessing team needs. [read more]

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The Bucs have glaring holes in the trenches heading into the draft, but there’s another position of priority for Todd Bowles that needs to be addressed. [read more]

Sad statistic.

This may sound elementary, but the way defensive-minded head coaches are so allergic to taking chances and being aggressive with the ball, the following bears mentioning. [read more]

The impact of Bucco Bruce Arians and Tom Brady.

Last year about this time, former Dixie Chicks general manager Thomas Dimitroff bounced from NFL city to NFL city in an RV and talked ball for a series of podcasts with various teams’ shot-callers. [read more]