Injured Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, is returning for his third season in New Orleans to compete for a starting job.

Damn, the NFC South has a bunch of weaksauce quarterbacks outside of Tampa. [read more]

Chris Godwin

Bucs fans will forever wonder, what if? [read more]

“Matt Ryan got traded?”

UPDATED 5:01 p.m. – Big news out of the NFC South this afternoon and no, it isn’t the whereabouts of Playoff Lenny. [read more]

“Lenny gotta take care of Lenny, TB.”

As Leonard “Lombardi Lenny” Fournette is enjoying winter while being courted by the Belicheats today, his general manager was yearning for his return.

“We’d love to have Leonard back,” Jason Licht said.

Licht added that the Bucs are still talking to their free agents, which Joe will translate as “Lenny knows how much we’ll pay him.”

The chess game continues.

Bucs GM Jason Licht

Joe remembers a few years ago a guy who worked between the walls at One Buc Palace told Joe how some articles about the Bucs are so offbase and outrageous, they are passed around to fellow employees via text and fully enjoyed by all for their comedic value. [read more]

New Bucs guard Shaq Mason

Expect that Bucs general manager Jason Licht had a chat with assistant Bucs special teams coach Keith Tandy (the former Tampa Bay safety) before he signed receiver Russell Gage in free agency last week. [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, I think we can make Tommy happy.”

The concept of Tom Brady wanting more money for 2022 — and why — was a topic for NFL Network in late January. [read more]

Bucs fans are not like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. They’re not part of a small text-message group chat with Tom Brady. [read more]

Chris Godwin

Stud Bucs receiver Chris Godwin was a happy man at One Buc Palace today. [read more]

For the past couple of years, Bucs fans watched furniture-hurling, team-quitting Antonio Brown play at a different gear. [read more]

This was a topic on an Ira Kaufman Podcast episode last week and it needs its own written space. [read more]

“You know why I left, brother.”

This put a smile on Joe’s face early this morning. [read more]

Big fan of Bucs receivers.

Of course, last week when new Bucs receiver Russell Gage spoke about signing his new contract, he was over the moon about getting a chance to catch passes from the greatest, Tom Brady. [read more]

The latest.

Uh, oh. [read more]

Free agent OLB Za’Darius Smith.

So yesterday when Joe read that handsy Jerry Jones is “interested” in Bucs free agent Jason Pierre-Paul, it got Joe thinking while watching college hoops all day and night long. [read more]

Confused.

So NFL Network stats queen Cynthia Frelund, who seems to be offering more opinions on the network rather than just rattling off numbers from her Excel software, decided to type a piece for NFL.com on the three best fits and three biggest headscratchers of the first week of free agency. [read more]

Bucs CB Carlton Davis

Over at Sharp Football Analysis, run by handicapper turned NFL stat guru Warren Sharp, they are going through every free agency move with a fine-tooth comb. [read more]

One way the Bucs could squeeze more room out of their salary cap would be to extend/renegotiate the contract of savior linebacker Devin White. [read more]

Alex Cappa reflects.

Yes, Joe tearfully cracked open a Bromosa from Big Storm Brewing Co. and tearfully watched Alex Cappa’s introductory news conference in Cincinnati. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 1:58 p.m.

Lurking.

UPDATED 1:05 p.m. – The Cowboys need a pass rusher bad (who doesn’t?) and it seems they have eyes for a Bucs free agent who has been a warrior throughout his career. [read more]