Looking at the near-future.

Perhaps the greatest quote Joe ever heard from the great Custodian of Canton, Ira Kaufman, was when he said on his podcast some 11 months ago that without Tom Brady, Team Glazer and Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht are “peering into the abyss” and their chances of doing anything without a quarterback were beyond grim. [read more]

If you subscribe to the philosophy that local reporters have the accurate pulse of a team, and you want Tom Brady quarterbacking the Bucs next season, then this is your feel-good post. [read more]

Interesting and passionate chatter from Tom Brady last night. [read more]

Well, this is different.

The Capt. Lou Albano of NFL coaches, Rex Ryan, is doing overtime over at the four-letter. And Joe has to give him props for being creative. [read more]

Focusing on corners.

So, we all know the Bucs have one great big, way important free agent sitting out there. If he wants to play again. [read more]

Sharp take on Bucs.

Very interesting words from one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. [read more]

Todd Bowles explains.

It really shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Bucs sort of have their hands tied. [read more]

All it took was an elbow injury to the 49ers’ rookie sensation quarterback on Sunday to, apparently, get NFL executives talking. [read more]

Head coach Todd Bowles

So how attractive is Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator opening?

Well, that question can be viewed through many lenses. [read more]

Joe always pays attention when lifelong Buccaneers fan and former Bucs quarterback Shaun King talks about his beloved team. [read more]

Lavonte David

Joe has no problem using the term “nerd” to describe the salary cap obsessed.

There’s a simple reason. [read more]

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It’s bound to happen one of these years, isn’t it? [read more]

Bucs QB Tom Brady.

Is this just an elaborate step to let Tom Brady know how much the Bucs want him back? [read more]

Former Dallas OC Kellen Moore.

[UPDATE: 12:06 p.m.:] So Kellen Moore, who until last night was the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator since 2019, has only coached in Dallas. [read more]

Taken to task by news network talking head.

Joe has often typed that you know you have an international superstar celebrity quarterback when he regularly regular appears on the nightly entertainment shows, when Instagram models from Europe by way of South Beach pant for his attention by wearing his jersey (and little else) at Bucs games, and when foreign newspapers plaster his likeness on the front page of their sports sections, pushing sacred kickball coverage to Page 3. [read more]

Ex-Cowboys OC Kellen Moore.

For those locked into the AFC Championship game last night, and it was a good one despite the refs demanding TV attention, you may have missed that the Cowboys let go of their offensive coordinator, Kellen Moore. [read more]

In early November, head coach Todd Bowles said publicly that he was still looking for Julio Jones to replace a chunk of Hall of Time tight end Rob Gronkowski’s production from the 2021 season. [read more]

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