Dave Canales: Consistently Upbeat
July 26th, 2023
Juice!
One thing about this 2023 Bucs season that just about every Bucs fan is eager to find out is what new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales can deliver. [read more]

Juice!
One thing about this 2023 Bucs season that just about every Bucs fan is eager to find out is what new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales can deliver. [read more]

Luck and injuries.
To win a Super Bowl, most teams need good luck when it comes to injuries. [read more]

Influence still felt?
Joe wrote something a few times that Joe is sure didn’t go over well within the walls of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Big prediction.
Hear ye, hear ye. Bucs rookie defensive tackle Calijah Kancey will ball out this year. [read more]

“Tom, that number isn’t that awful.”
You would think a quarterback throwing into the end zone, if he has any sort of decent receivers, would have a decent completion percentage, right?
Well, think again. [read more]

The flag was waving high outside One Buc Palace and the Bucs’ commander-in-chief stepped to the media podium inside.
It was then that general manager Jason Licht grabbed his Kyle Trask flag and started waving. [read more]

Kyle Trask
So when will Baker Mayfield get the damn ball? Or will he get the ball at all?
Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht touched on that this morning. [read more]

“Can I find my Chips Ahoy there, Jason?”
Tenth-year Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht doesn’t strike Joe as a guy crusing the Dollar Store shelves ($1.25 now) of South Tampa looking for sweet deals on Crunch ‘n Munch, hummingbird feeders, replacement spatulas and frozen broccoli imported from China. [read more]

Expectations from GM.
Joe truly believes the Bucs are one element away from having a kickarse, dangerous defense.
An edge rush. [read more]

“Jason, you’re nuts for drafting that guy!”
No, don’t think that. Unless something wild happens, Joe will bet a lot of bread the starting quarterback for your Buccaneers, baby, is currently at One Buc Palace today as veterans reported for training camp. [read more]

Clashing feelings.
Todd Bowles has a group of players claiming to be jacked up, in some cases annoyed, at national media repeatedly suggesting the team has taken a massive step backward without Tom Brady at quarterback. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
It’s hard for Joe to believe but the final worthless preseason game will end exactly one month from the first day of Bucs training camp, which is tomorrow.
And by then, Todd Bowles will know who his starting quarterback is for the 2023 season. And so too will Bucs fans. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.
The flag has been planted. [read more]

Sort of a strange take today from Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht. [read more]
The Bucs have a good health report card overall, but it’s not perfect, Todd Bowles said today. [read more]

“I see you, RoJo.”
Joe is going to walk out on a limb and say new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales is going to improve the run game. [read more]

Ready for battle?
It seems Bucs disgruntled linebacker Devin White will report to training camp later today. [read more]

Roster projection.
The sort of final 53-man Bucs roster for 2023 won’t be known for over a month. Yet ESPN got a jump on things with pre-training camp roster projections. [read more]
No big surprise here, but the confirmation feels fantastic. [read more]