Todd Bowles, Bucs Plan On Meeting With Players On NFL Gambling Rules
June 6th, 2023
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 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]

Impact remains.
The shadow of the farm animal casts a long image. [read more]

Leader in faux competition?
Some guys are really good assistant coaches and lousy head coaches. There’s no shame in that. [read more]

Recalls tough times.
Bucs running back Rachaad White didn’t get to be a second-day draft pick the easy way. [read more]

Ali Marpet shares.
Ira Kaufman Podcast listeners got these nuggets several days ago, but hey, of the many tens of thousands of readers here every week, not everyone has time to fire up The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. [read more]
The Bucs used to have an elite receiving corps and Joe thinks they still could in 2023, even with Breshad Perriman about to sign with the Colts, Scotty Miller in Atlanta and Antonio Brown gearing up for his next legal battle. [read more]

Why not?
Joe has typed repeatedly that whatever method the Bucs are using to sell the NFL’s broadcast partners and national media that they can win with Kyler Traskfield is not resonating. At all. [read more]

“Bryon, just give me a play that scores a touchdown.”
Joe doesn’t understand where people pin the blame of the Bucs’ struggling offense last year on Tom Brady. It just doesn’t add up. [read more]

Not selling a retirement plan.
This one is for the cap space junkies (not to be confused with the “Space Ghost” roadies). [read more]