However the Buccaneers’ messy salary cap situation plays out, they’re going to need affordable upgrades at tight end. [read more]

Joe likes how new offensive coordinator Dave Canales has drawn at least one line in the sand, one for which he can be judged by anyone watching the Buccaneers. [read more]

Cheap enough to keep?

Maybe this Joe thinks this way because his old man was a naval officer in the Pacific in World War II, but this should apply to the Bucs and Jamel Dean. [read more]

Bucs QB Kyle Trask.

It seems a bit odd that the Bucs would turn to a guy who in two years has a grand total of three completions to his resume. Alas, it seems that’s what the Bucs will do. [read more]

Too expensive?

All good things come to an end. And one very well-respected NFL columnist believes that ending could be coming sooner than later for Playoff Lenny. [read more]

Recalls his knee rehab.

You could argue that the beginning of the end of the Tom Brady era began on the second day of training camp in July 2022. That’s when Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen was lost for the regular season with a terrible knee injury. [read more]

It’s about the ring.

This is a funny one Joe has had in his holster and is breaking out as Joe is flying to Indianapolis for the NFL Winter Festival known as the combine. [read more]

Lavonte David

There is zero Bucs hate in fired former Tampa Bay general manager Mark Dominik, and the rock star GM certainly adores the greatest draft pick from his five years running the Bucs. [read more]

A lot of loud voices out there think Bucs management and Bucs fans should welcome a losing this season this fall and the draft fruits that come with it.

Joe hears these calls get louder every day. [read more]

Kyle Trask

A national NFL insider served up context for the claim that Bucs officials believe Kyle Trask is the best quarterback in the NFC South. [read more]

Bucs days done?

The combine commences Tuesday (Joe’s not talking about that damn indoor track practice TV show people wet themselves over), and the folks at NFL.com are doing a variety of team-by-team position breakdowns to help fans figure out who their favorite teams will target in free agency and the draft. [read more]

Questions.

So last week, Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians appeared on “The Rich Eisen Show” and mentioned one reason why the Bucs struggled last year was because failed offensive coach Byron Leftwich and Todd Bowles had clashing football philosophies. The two were football’s version of oil and water. [read more]

Frightening QB history.

If you’ve been hitting the bars Saturday night and for whatever reason need to suddenly get a hold of yourself, the following will sure sober you up. [read more]

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Looking at salaries.

A lot of Bucs fans — in large part because they have been trying to run the guy out of town ever since he was drafted for some weird reason — are pointing to left tackle Donovan Smith’s salary and the Bucs’ salary cap pinch and all but begging for Smith to get a pink slip. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians smells discontent.

Yes, deep inside the bowels of One Buc Palace, the heavy hitters know the Tampa Bay fan base is a shaken bunch. [read more]

Creative accounting.

Alright, the Bucs have an overdraft checking account and a car payment and the heating bill is due in almost two weeks. What can they do? [read more]

Respected analyst likes.

So it appears, unless this is a massive smokescreen, that 2023 will be Kyle Trask’s debut at starting quarterback. [read more]