Back to the future?

Joe read this and immediately dismissed it until Joe realized who was reporting it. [read more]

Joe salutes Byron Leftwich’s four years of Buccaneers service, though the 2022 season deserves a middle-finger salute. [read more]

“Lotta stuff happening, Kyle.”

So two weeks ago a report surfaced that the Bucs were prepared to hire former Houston head coach/playcaller Bill O’Brien a year ago if current Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich bolted for a head coaching gig. [read more]

Joe is wondering how much pull Bucco Bruce Arians has in NFL circles. [read more]

Missed in running game?

The Bucs were downright pitiful running the ball this season. [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, let me show you what’s behind Doors No. 1, 2, 3 and 4.”

Lots of chatter out there about how the Buccaneers have the second-worst salary cap situation entering the 2023 season.

Some of it is legitimate. Most of it is silliness. [read more]

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Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

There are two reasons why Joe is typing this story. [read more]

Close friend speaks.

Former Belicheats receiver Julian Edelman is tight with Tom Brady. They are bros (along with foot-rubbing Rob Gronkowski). [read more]

Real recognizes real.

Micah Parsons was doing Micah Parsons things against the Bucs on Monday night. [read more]

Relays Bucs players’ moods.

Bucs fans aren’t the only ones outraged at how the season ended. It seems so too are Bucs players. [read more]

“Hey, Rondé, would you mind keeping your mouth shut until April?”

Joe pays close attention when Rondé Barber talks Bucs because he’s a man with ownership access at One Buc Palace and is tight with general manager Jason Licht, and he works for the club calling preseason games and is part of its in-house media team year-round. [read more]

Disconnect?

Now that the season is over, Joe can offer a fair assessment of the Bucs offense based on 17 games and a playoff game: [read more]

Tampa Bay had 47 sacks last season and 45 this season. Those are strong season totals by NFL standards.

However, the pass rush looked a lot different. Even novice fans without a data-nerd subscription could see a change. [read more]

Age and hits adding up?

Very interesting numbers suggest Tom Brady was dragged down more by his teammates missing games than failed Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich’s incompetence. [read more]

Appalled by Bucs’ play.

Joe believes Todd Bowles did a good job with the Bucs defense this season. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 6:31 a.m. Poll closed at 9:19 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Former Dallas scouting director Gil Brandt is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for a reason. He was a key cog in helping build two dynasties: The Cowboys of the 1960s and 1970s, and the Cowboys of the 1990s. [read more]