Bucs co-DC Kacy Rodgers.

Entering the draft, Joe hoped the Bucs selected a corner early. Remembering this defense collapsing whenever the Bucs had an injured starting cornerback (which happened a lot), depth at that position was a big-time need. [read more]

Rookie talk.

Joe loves the attitude flowing from the Bucs’ top three rookies. [read more]

Bucs DT Logan Hall.

Attention: Gamblers. This may be worth examining. [read more]

Did an injury or conditioning limit Vita Vea’s snaps?

Joe understands folks want Vita Vea on the field more. You always want a guy that good on the field more. [read more]

Dominant overseas.

Joe is a history geek, and listening to a history pod a week or so ago Joe heard a good story. [read more]

Joe already wrote about how rookie Bucs running back Rachaad White could be the anti-Ronald Jones.

That was based on film and data, but White even sounds like he’s no RoJo. [read more]

Streaming debut.

If you’ve got a Smart TV, a working remote, and $9.00 to spend, you can breathe easy. [read more]

Effort questioned?

One of Bucco Bruce Arians’ final duties as head coach was filling the outside linebackers coaching gig held by Larry Foote, who is now co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach. [read more]

Joe was intrigued when Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders, now head coach at Jackson State University, publicly named 16 HBCU players that he believed should be drafted last week. [read more]

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Just when Jordan Whitehead was coming on strong as an enforcer in the Buc secondary, he hit the bricks.

Say hello to the new thumper, Keanu Neal. [read more]

Rookie third-round pick running back Rachaad White

An NFL grade of each team cannot be complete without the input of prickly Pete Prisco from CBS Sports. [read more]

Opponent in Munich set.

It’s official. The time, date and opponent for the Bucs when they play the first NFL game on German soil is locked in. [read more]

Bucs rookie defensive lineman Logan Hall played hard-to-get.

Call Logan Hall hard to get. And it is understandable if the Bucs would have passed on their second-round pick after he dodged team officials. [read more]

New goals from new coach?

Someone is either channeling Chucky or Bucs defensive coaches were briefed before speaking with the local Fourth Estate yesterday. [read more]

Bucs rookie guard Luke Goedeke.

So back in mid-April, Brandon Thorn, who has built a nice little career as being an offensive line analyst, had a sitdown with Bucs second-round draft pick Luke Goedeke. [read more]

Carlton Davis

Those who scrutinize Bucs games know how much better the team would be if cornerbacks Carlton Davis and Jamel Dean squeezed the balls that land in their hands. [read more]

Bucs Pro Bowl safety Antoine Winfield, Jr., is a hell of a player and, unfortunately, the face of the gut-punch loss to the Rams in the playoffs. [read more]