On the surface, it appeared that failed and fired Byron Leftwich had a fantastic relationship with Tom Brady. [read more]

“On to the next one, Jason.”

Former Texans head coach and former Tom Brady offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien is no longer a candidate to run the Bucs offense. He’s headed back to New England. [read more]

Running game chatter.

Joe is willing to wager one element of the Bucs’ offense improves next year, no matter who the quarterback is. And how could it not improve? [read more]

Raiders owner Mark Davis.

If this happens, it would be the biggest thing to hit Vegas since Elvis worked the Hilton (which is now the Westgate, home of the famed SuperBook). [read more]

Disagrees with Bucs’ move.

Joe is a big, big fan of ESPN’s Louis Riddick. He may be one of the smartest guys working as a football analyst. He’s also a cool dude in person. [read more]

“You SOB, don’t you f@cking ever ask me that again or this will be your last f@cking broadcasting gig.”

Joe isn’t sure how many folks were listening to Tom Brady’s saccharine, awful podcast on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio last night. But man did he snap. [read more]

Buccaneers co-owner Bryan Glazer.

While the Buccaneers’ firing of offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich may have sat well with 97 percent of Bucs fans, a big national voice is in the corner of the minority. [read more]

So Tom Brady was fined $16,444 for an attempted cheap shot/trip against Cowboys safety Malik Hooker last week (video below). [read more]

Speed may need to be replaced.

Joe has seen a lot of NFL analysts type and shout how one problem with the Bucs is the team is slow. [read more]

Sales pitch.

It isn’t just quarterback the Bucs need to worry about. [read more]

One reason Tom Brady might want to play for the Buccaneers next season also is the same reason it’s a bad organizational move to tank the 2023 season for a shot to draft a stud quarterback in 2024. [read more]

There was no red carpet, big crowd or fancy liquor sponsor, but still there was a bit of a Bucs postseason honors show with the head coach as the featured speaker. [read more]

The Buccaneers have been knocked by various national pundits this season for looking old and slow.

However, there was no reason to look old and slow in a home playoff game after a week off for many starters. [read more]

Miss TAMPA TWO during last week’s intense sadness? Joe’s posting it here again. Hear from Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks and The Sage, Ira Kaufman, on what went wrong against the Cowboys. More insight from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Overhyped.

Before the start of the college football season, Joe was buying the hype on Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson. [read more]

Bucs and Devin White are done.

Some two weeks ago, internationally-famed JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman said on his podcast Bucs inside linebacker Devin White has played his last snap with the Bucs. [read more]

Conditions.

So it appears Team Glazer, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Todd Bowles will have to make a compelling sales pitch to keep the greatest quarterback of all time. [read more]

Good coaches find a way.

Joe knows the favorite pastime of so many Bucs fans is to holler about the Bucs’ offensive line. Just because. It’s more habitual than based in hard facts. [read more]