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BY IRA KAUFMAN

This is shaping up to be one heck of a consequential season for Mike Evans.

The most accomplished wide receiver in franchise history still has something to prove this fall. Approaching the end of his second Bucs contract, the initial draft pick of the Jason Licht era could become a free agent in 2024. [read more]

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

The last three years the Bucs have had a total of 15 primetime games. Long-time Bucs fans never would have guessed that would happen. [read more]

UFC’s Dana White was talking about Tom Brady again.

Joe loves Dana White, even if Joe has no use for his human cockfighting outfit. [read more]

Goals of underwear football.

There is not a lot you can get out of underwear football. [read more]

Retired Bucs guard Ali Marpet.

Remember when Bucco Bruce Arians said repeatedly how proud he was of the Buccaneers for “beating the virus” and adhering to all COVID restrictions of the 2020 Super Bowl season in a unified manner?

A former Tampa Bay captain shared a different perspective. [read more]

Tom Brady is known for being hands-on with teammates, but at least once it didn’t go so well. [read more]

Unfortunate reality.

The Bucs picked up the fifth-year option for tackle Tristan Wirfs. No brainer, right? [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe likes to say if you’re not trying to win the Super Bowl, or you can’t win a Super Bowl with [insert player’s name], then what’s the point? [read more]

The Buccaneers supplied the percentage data and Joe broke out the calcuator and the history pages. [read more]

“Hey Glazer, you made millions off me being a foul-mouth, insensitive Neanderthal a-hole, and then you buried me for it without a path to forgiveness.”

Back in February, Joe wrote about excommunicated Bucs Super Bowl-winning head coach Jon Gruden’s connection to quarterback Derek Carr and Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

Joe loved this analysis an astute former receiver with deep knowledge of the Panthers and the AFC West — and no connections to the Buccaneers. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Quantity, not quality.

Tom Brady threw 733 passes last season, 34 more than Justin Herbert and 85 more than third-place finisher Patrick Mahomes.

As any member of Buc Nation can attest, the results weren’t pretty. [read more]

Bigger = better?

One guy (unless he re-signs with the Bucs between now and training camp) doesn’t appear to be returning to Tampa Bay. That’s Will Gholston. [read more]

Bucs OC Dave Canales.

This has been a thorn-in-the-side for many Bucs fans since former Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians took over. [read more]

This is one question.

Joe expects to keep typing the following until training camp kicks off. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe wonders if Team Glazer will consider giving Bucs coach Todd Bowles a mulligan for last year? [read more]

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Aaron Rodgers will be wearing a different green against the Bucs on Aug. 19 in New Jersey.

Joe is fired up. The Bucs’ preseason football schedule finally is locked in. [read more]