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Bucs fifth-round pick LB SirVocea Dennis.

It’s always dangerous and exciting to talk about the intangibles of a rookie, the stuff the stats and a Pro Day can’t measure. [read more]

Lavonte David played damn near every Buccaneers snap last season, 1075 to be exact. [read more]

Primetime blackout in 2023?

This really is no surprise if you think about it. [read more]

No. 1 RB Rachaad White.

Add follicly-challenged Billy Barnwell of BSPN to the growing list of NFL scribes not sold on Bucs running back Rachaad White. [read more]

Will trust be rewarded?

No, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is not from Missouri. But he is using a Missouri philosophy, Joe believes, on two areas that could make or break the Bucs this season. [read more]

Calijah Kancey.

Former Bucs great Warren Sapp already said he likes what he has seen on tape from the Bucs’ first-round pick, defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. [read more]

Bucs receivers make Mike Evans smile.

What do legendary pass catchers like Hines Ward, Antonio Brown, Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Paul Warfield, Mark Clayton, Irving Fryar, Tommy McDonald, Andre Rison, Anquan Boldin, Reggie Wayne, Don Maynard, Andre Reed, Lance Alworth and Jimmy Graham have in common? [read more]

Fun facts: Jameis Winston, the former “America’s Quarterback” of the Buccaneers, led the NFL with 30 interceptions back in 2019.

That got him fired, but the Bucs quarterback the following season tied for the league lead in interceptions. [read more]

Left tackle quandary.

So last week Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht said on SiriusXM NFL Radio that it’s not locked in that Tristan Wirfs is a left tackle.

Whew! There is hope. [read more]

Bucs rookie WR Trey Palmer.

Joe maintains this stance, despite readers throwing rocks. [read more]

Bucs rookie DT Calijah Kancey.

Perhaps this was a chance meeting of the Bucs’ first-round draft pick and a former NFL offensive lineman on a Florida beach. But it smells like a Baywatch-like setup. [read more]

“Jason, don’t invite Booger to the alumni brunch.”

Former Bucs defensive tackle Booger McFarland, the ESPN talking head, believes he’s figured out what Tampa Bay is trying to accomplish this season under the seasoned hands of general manager Jason Licht and Todd Bowles. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

So many employees at One Buc Place have so much to prove this fall — starting with the head coach.

Lots of Buc fans still haven’t forgiven Todd Bowles for his part in the game that ended the season for a 2021 team trying to defend its Super Bowl title. Tampa Bay had just rallied from a 27-3 deficit against the Rams and the divisional-round playoff matchup appeared destined for overtime before Matt Stafford and Cooper Kupp drove Los Angeles to a game-winning FG in the final 42 seconds. [read more]

QB hunting.

In case you missed it, the Bucs only have two quarterbacks on the roster. The team has given no indication it plans to head into battle with just two. [read more]