Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker.

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is going to walk into One Buc Palace. But maybe not as a Bucs quarterback. [read more]

Auburn OLB Derick Hall.

So the crowd over at BSPN has gone through each roster and determined who should be targeted in the draft three weeks from tonight — three weeks! [read more]

What should he do?

If Nate Tice could pull the strings for Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht on the first night of the draft — three weeks from tonight, three weeks! — Tice knows what he would do. [read more]

Close games.

Joe is very surprised to have not heard the Bucs crowing about this (yet). [read more]

Northwestern DL Adetomiwa Adebawore.

If there is a knock on second-year defensive lineman Logan Hall, it’s that he’s a tweener. He not really a 34 defensive end and he’s not really a nose tackle. [read more]

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Texas RB Roschon Johnson.

Now this would be an interesting addition to the Bucs’ running backs room. [read more]

Baker Mayfield leads a huddle.

Joe may have found the Bucs analyst leading the league in pessimism, though he calls it realism. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe gleaned a lot of insight from head coach Todd Bowles last week in Phoenix. Thankfully, Joe has been free to share most of it on these pages. [read more]

Head coach Todd Bowles and offensive coordiantor Dave Canales are big believers in sharing the load at running back. [read more]

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As he heads into his 10th draft as GM of the Buccaneers, Jason Licht has an opportunity to correct a major oversight.

Licht has made more than his share of dynamic picks since 2014, but he can’t be proud of his record for choosing disruptive pass rushers. And as the 2023 draft approaches, Todd Bowles is looking for a few good men to hound opposing quarterbacks off the edge. [read more]

Bucs chatter.

X’s and O’s analyst Mina Kimes of BSPN has thoughts about the Bucs and Joe is wondering if fans share her thoughts. [read more]

“Am I invisible or something?”

Well this is very interesting. A former NFL general manager hasn’t received the edict that third-year Bucs quarterback Kyle Trask will compete for the starting job with newly arrived Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Praise from a peer.

Joe loves these nuggets that Mike Sando throws out. [read more]

Oklahoma LT Anton Harrison.

Yeah, Joe is getting fixated on Oklahoma left tackle Anton Harrison. [read more]

Makes a move.

UPDATED: 8:44 p.m. – The Bucs addressed a hole on their defense today. [read more]

Years ago, Joe would sometimes make time to go watch an elite high school football player in the Tampa Bay area.

Dexter McCluster was one of those guys. [read more]