A long and growing line of big-name NFL media types do not believe Bucco Bruce Arians is telling the truth when he says he feels good about Blaine Gabbert being his 2022 starting quarterback. [read more]
Joe struggles to believe Rob Gronkowski will play for the Bucs this season, O.J. Howard will be desired by Bucco Bruce Arians, and that lost-a-step Cameron Brate will be worth the money at 31 years old. [read more]
Remember, Bucs fans: Tampa Bay selected No. 32 overall, last in the NFL draft. That’s the penance the team paid for winning the Super Bowl a year ago. [read more]
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It’s open season on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The shrapnel is flying from every direction in the national media, suggesting trouble was lurking in the corridors of One Buc Place last season.
Buc fans don’t know what to believe because this drumbeat of negativity is growing louder by the day. [read more]
Joe wasn’t going to touch the recent Antonio Brown nonsense — the video of an MRI of his troubled ankle with an alleged doctor pointing out Brown’s injuries. [read more]
Joe wouldn’t expect pushback after typing that Mike Evans is the best receiver in Bucs history. In fact, you really can’t argue against it. [read more]
You would have to be quite a longtime Bucs fan to identify the last time the Bucs used a premium draft pick (Rounds 1 – 3) on an offensive lineman and the guy was a bust on the field. [read more]
Yesterday Joe suggested the motive behind Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians talking up unsigned career flop Blaine Gabbert as Tom Brady’s successor was a sales job to brace Bucs fans in case the team fails to find a better option. [read more]
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Now if Joe were to ask you straight up if you thought the Bucs defense was any good last year, if you were honest, you’d probably say, “They were OK.” [read more]