Feeling good.

Joe is stoked. Five days and Bucs football kicks off for the 2023 season! How awesome is that? [read more]

Bucs OC Dave Canales.

So Baker Mayfield is your starting Bucs quarterback. The announcement revolted so many outside the Tampa Bay area. And among a number of Bucs fans, it triggered bouts of depression. [read more]

Bucs OC Dave Canales.

Very interesting details from Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales about how plays are tweaked in training camp and preseason games so they are ready for the regular season. [read more]

New Bucs playcaller Dave Canales.

The mysterious nature of this 2023 Buccaneers team is not limited to those outside One Buc Palace. [read more]

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Joe’s beloved Buccaneers home opener is 13 days away!

And you can still get the lowest-priced ticket. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

The potential weakness of the Bucs defense is the worst weakness a defense could have. [read more]

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Big picture, people. Big picture.

Some Buc fans don’t want to hear it, but this organization is doing the exact right thing regarding Mike Evans and a contract extension. The franchise is keeping its options open, much to the dismay of Buc Nation.

More than a few Tampa Bay fans can’t imagine life without Evans in a Buc uniform. Get over it. It’s not personal, it’s just business. [read more]

Tired of the folks outside the Tampa Bay area shatting on the Bucs? It’s starting to get old for Joe too. At least we have a game to focus on in a few hours when Bucs coach Todd Bowles is expected to speak. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Even our friends in the desert think the Bucs will be a doormat. [read more]

While which players are named team captains may matter little, sometimes who isn’t captain or why coaches trying to manipulate their teams’ captaincy is important and telling. [read more]

Dissed.

Those who see the NFL world in simple terms have a kindred spirit on a popular hollering show. [read more]

While Peter King sees Tampa Bay as an obvious loser team that likely could be knocking of the door of the NFL basement this season, a man with intimate knowledge of the Bucs and experience as decision-maker sees something different. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Now there are very few general managers who Joe expects before a season begins would be doom and gloom or even frank with the Fourth Estate about their chances of getting to the Super Bowl. [read more]

Outlook for yards.

This season may be a crossroads in several ways for Bucs stud receiver Mike Evans. [read more]

Joe is wondering where all the sanity has gone in the chatter surrounding Mike Evans demanding a new contract. [read more]

It’s about the quarterback.

Let the record show that on Aug. 18, Joe wrote about what could determine the future of Mike Evans with the Bucs: the team’s quarterback in 2024 and beyond. [read more]