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The NFL owners meetings are slated for next week in Phoenix, where Bucs co-chairman Joel Glazer is expected to discuss the state of the franchise with local media.

Things have changed markedly from 2020, when the Tom Brady era began in Tampa and ownership charged GM Jason Licht with an aggressive approach that would maximize the club’s chances for a Super Bowl title. Licht responded in kind, trading for Rob Gronkowski, adding Leonard Fournette as a free agent just before the season opener and signing Antonio Brown in midseason as he was finishing up an 8-week NFL suspension.

Back in 2007, Glazer sat down with me in Phoenix during a gathering of owners. The Bucs were coming to the end of a cycle and had just endured a 4-12 season with Bruce Gradkowski under center. The defense wasn’t very good and the offense was awful, averaging 13 points per game. [read more]

Formers Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott.

Joe has been asked, ‘What about the Bucs signing Ezekiel Elliott?’ [read more]

Plenty of chips on the table.

The Bucs have a lot of holes to fill with nine draft picks to play with. [read more]

Analyzing re-signing.

Joe has always harped on how iconic Bucs linebacker Lavonte David has been underrated. [read more]

Cam Gill

Head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Jason Licht have shown they want little shakeup of their quality defense. [read more]

This signing intrigues Joe for a few reasons. [read more]

Props from former teammate.

Logan Ryan has been around the NFL block a few times in his 10 seasons and played with damn good players. [read more]

Bullish on Bucs.

If you said this in a bar, you’d get cut off or punched. [read more]

Former Bucs TE Cam Brate.

Fans have known for many weeks that long-time Bucs tight end Cam Brate was not coming back to the team in 2023. Yesterday, the Bucs made it official. [read more]

Gone.

The closest thing the Bucs have had to a turnover machine the past couple of years in the secondary is now a former Bucs player. Mike Edwards signed with the Kansas City Chiefs today. [read more]

Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales.

The more Joe listens, the more Joe hears a consensus among former quarterbacks that new Bucs QB Baker Mayfield is a legitimate starter with a solid ceiling. [read more]

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Where’s the beef? [read more]

“Keep checking your texts, Blaine.”

Joe would love a peek at the quarterbacks big board at One Buc Palace, and a screenshot of what it looked like four weeks ago. [read more]

The Buccaneers have a starting quarterback in the house disguised as a guy competing with Kyle Trask.

Hey, Joe’s going to call it as Joe sees it. [read more]

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

There is something uneasy for Joe when it comes to the quarterback slot for the Bucs. And no, it has nothing to do with Baker Mayfield or Kyle Trask. It’s bigger than those two. [read more]

Starters at offensive line a puzzle.

So Joe will pull back the curtain a little at what goes on both in front and away from the cameras at the combine in Indianapolis. [read more]

No regrets.

A healthy, invested, involved, interactive fanbase is always going to gripe about something until its team wins the ultimate prize. A championship. [read more]

Projections.

Joe is passing along some good news and some bad news. [read more]

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