It was Wednesday, the day after Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht survived his annual worst day of the year — when he must speak about his team before the hundreds of NFL national media types and NFL Network klieg lights— that left a popular national NFL talking head with questions. [read more]
We are now exactly seven days (and zero seconds) until the Bucs can head outside their organization to put contracts in front of free agents — if they can’t retain their own. [read more]
Former Bucs tight end Anthony Becht worked at the NFL Scouting Combine last week as the official NFL mentor/guide/babysitter for tight ends in the 2022 NFL Draft class. [read more]
Outside of Blaine Gabbert’s family, his agent and perhaps Gabbert himself, you will be lucky to find six people walking the face of the earth who didn’t shake their heads in disbelief last week listening to Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians hype Gabbert as Tom Brady’s successor. [read more]
Remember years ago when Team Glazer said they never let a free agent escape One Buc Palace if they wanted to keep him?
Well, keep those words in mind in the next two weeks when it seems just about a foregone conclusion there will be at least one Bucs starter who will leave. [read more]
After a week at the NFL Scouting Combine, well-plugged-in NFL writer Aaron Wilson fired up a new report today on the potential trading of creepy Texans quarterback DeShaun Watson. [read more]
Behind TheAthletic.com paywall lives a credible story about the Browns having interest in Pro Bowl Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin, among other receivers as Cleveland looks to overhaul its struggling receiving corps.
Bucs fans now sit eight short days from Cleveland being able to present an offer to Godwin’s handlers.
The siren blows on free agency at noon on March 14. Joe’s hoping it’s not a Buccaneers’ version of Black Monday.
Joe has already brought word that the Bengals and the Jets are both looking to throw wads of cash at Bucs free agent center Ryan Jensen when the free agency dinner bell rings in eight short days.
Apparently, other teams are lurking to swoop up Jensen as well. [read more]
Joe firmly believes when a durable Hall of Fame grade pass rusher is available in free agency, the Bucs always should be interested and prepared to strike. [read more]
As expected, when the greatest of all time retires (?) and he just happens to play at the game’s most important position — and he led your team to its greatest two-year run — it is easy to understand why so many were laser-focused at the combine last week on who may replace Tom Brady.
Or more to the point, who will try to replace Brady?
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The Bucs may be six months away from a raging quarterback controversy — within their building. [read more]