The Bucs certainly got a seasoned college football player in sixth-round pick Josh Hayes, the Lakeland native and cornerback out of Kansas State University. [read more]

The Bucs made tight end Payne Durham a late fifth-round pick today.

Well, one thing that jumps out to Joe about this Payne Durham from Purdue, who the Bucs selected in the fifth round, is the guy does not go down easy. [read more]

New Bucs TE Payne Durham.

So the Bucs waited until their second pick of the fifth round to dip their toes into a deep tight end pool. Was it too late? [read more]

No shortage of speed on the 2023 Bucs defense.

Todd Bowles and general manager Jason Licht said adding speed was a focus this offseason, and they weren’t kidding. [read more]

It seems Bucs general manager Jason Licht liked more than just his first-round pick when he watched all the film of the University of Pittsburgh defense. [read more]

Rough day for Jameis Winston.

The slimy Saints, like every other club, have been trying to improve in this week’s NFL Draft. [read more]

Former Bucs tight end Cameron Brate

Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht sat on his hands through Round 4 and did not trade up into it like he did one year ago. [read more]

Bucs TE Cade Otton.

What a 2023 it has been for No. 1 Buccaneers tight end Cade Otton. [read more]

Hidden gems?

Every year, gems are found on Day 3 of the draft. [read more]

Improvement needed.

When the Bucs selected defensive tackle Calijah Kancey in the first round Thursday, Joe openly asked if that selection was a referendum on the Bucs’ first selection in the 2022 draft, Logan Hall? [read more]

Rookie guard Cody Mauch, Tampa Bay’s second-round pick.

A “value” draft pick and selecting a good player can be two different things. [read more]

New Bucs rookie defensive tackle Calijah Kancey

The trash talking has begun. [read more]

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For 5 1/2 years, The Free Stretch has been here for Bucs fans after being heard on several radio stations dating back to ancient times 2006. Bobby also hosted a national show on Sporting News Radio. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

OK, so now we have the answer of the day, as Joe shared earlier. [read more]

Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht was boasting about an 82-inch wingspan tonight. [read more]

New Bucs guard Cody Mauch.

So the Bucs indeed drafted a guard in Round 2 tonight. [read more]

Happy man.

Todd Bowles turns 60 in November and he doesn’t hide that he’s a bit of an old school coach. So Joe thinks Bowles is drooling over his first three picks in this 2023 NFL Draft. [read more]

The Bucs went with a bit of an atheltic freak in University of Louisville edge rusher YaYa Diaby in Round 3 tonight. [read more]