Crickets.

Boy, Joe cannot remember smelling so much smoke without any sort of fire. [read more]

Led NFL in key stat.

Now if you show any defensive coach some sort of crystal ball that demonstrates his defense would have the most takeaways in the NFL after a season, that guy would likely have to change his pants. [read more]

So let Joe get this straight.

Bucco Bruce Arians was silent after national reports from huge media names — Peter King, Colin Cowherd, Seth Wickersham, Albert Breer and Adam Schefter — regarding Tom Brady retiring, in part, because he was down on Arians’ coaching methods and the front office’s ability to retain talent in 2022. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The right quarterback can make all the difference.

Nobody knows that better than Buc Nation. Bengal fans also realize how the drafting of Joe Burrow transformed a dismal franchise.

A lot of football eyes are on Deshaun Watson right now, for good reason. [read more]

More bang for the buck.

You probably have heard this, but the Bucs need a quarterback. And high-profile Mike Evans is publicly pining for the Bucs to name a starter so he knows who to work with. [read more]

The current and former Buccaneers general managers.

Creepy, sleazy Deshaun Watson has a lot of support among Bucs fans, and one of them is a former Tampa Bay shotcaller. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 9:22 a.m. Flash poll closed at 2:45 p.m.

Chris Godwin

Now this is an interesting angle when it comes to possibly re-signing wide receiver Chris Godwin. [read more]

Winning at home.

One reason Bucs fans are so depressed over Tom Brady retiring (?) is that the past two years seemed so short, and that Brady may have left a lot on the table when he walked away (?), possibly including another Super Bowl run. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians

So what happened the last time Tom Brady left a team? It went into the dumpster — from being a lock for the playoffs for 20 years to watching playoff games on the couch like the rest of the littles do. [read more]

This is one of the more interesting nuggets Joe’s heard in a while because it comes from a guy who has a connection to two members of the 2021 Buccaneers. [read more]

A Seattle icon says Russell Wilson isn’t leaving.

Yes, the rumors are out there that Russell Wilson is available in a trade.

But a Seattle insider well known to Bucs fans says it’s “100 percent” not happening. [read more]

General manager Jason Licht has exercised his franchise tag power during his eight-year reign as the Buccaneers top dog in personnel. [read more]

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Richard Sherman

So what do Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman and Jason Licht have in common? Nothing that Joe can tell. [read more]

Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks joins the Tampa Bay area’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame selector, Ira Kaufman, to talk about what did and didn’t happen during this year’s Hall of Fame vote. More insight and fun from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Waiting.

The only difference between Bucs fans watching games this past season and Kyle Trask watching Bucs games was that Trask was handsomely paid for doing so. [read more]

Surgery this morning.

As you are reading this here post, free agent outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul is likely getting carved up. [read more]

Intel from NFL Network.

Very interesting intel from James Palmer of NFL Network that likely has Chris Godwin’s accountant smiling. [read more]

Use his height.

Mike Evans has already said he has no clue who the next Bucs quarterback will be this fall. Whoever it is, Evans does have a kind request that will make the quarterback’s job easier, Evans believes. [read more]