Not Bad For A Middle-Aged Man
June 6th, 2022
Bucs QB Tom Brady.
Joe likes to needle folks that Tom Brady is nearly five years away from AARP eligibility. [read more]
Lessons From “Playing With Three Hall Of Fame Receivers”
June 5th, 2022
“I Think It’s Going To Be A Teardown”
June 5th, 2022
Bucs GM Jason Licht
Fair or unfair, Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht will be judged comparmentally by his pre-Tom Brady performance, his Brady years, and his post-Brady success or failure.
And it’s inevitable that many NFL analysts will say Licht must prove himself post-Brady to be considered a great GM. [read more]
This Week Todd Bowles Wants “Good-On-Good”
June 5th, 2022
Minicamp plans.
So Tuesday morning the Bucs are scheduled to begin mandatory minicamp. It’s a three-day camp and after Thursday’s practice ends, you will see an exodus of players, coaches and some suits heading to vacation. [read more]
Pressure On To Get Vita Vea On The Field More
June 5th, 2022
More snaps, please.
Regular readers to this here site and certainly listeners to the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” know full well Joe is obsessed with the relatively few snaps Bucs studly nose tackle Vita Vea had down the stretch last year. [read more]
Did Bucs Run Defense Get Better?
June 5th, 2022
Rookie DL Logan Hall
The Bucs were good against the run last year. And one man who follows the Bucs closely thinks they got better. [read more]
Legacy Time For Byron Leftwich
June 4th, 2022
Whether Bucco Bruce Arians used a literal or figurative red pen on the gameplans crafted by Byron Leftwich and Tom Brady is irrelevant at this point.
Millions of people believe it’s true. [read more]
Nine NFL Teams But Special Bucs Memories
June 4th, 2022
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
He witnessed the best and worst of Ryan Fitzpatrick during their two years together in Tampa. The good times are what he’ll remember.
From his home in Boise, Idaho, Dirk Koetter reflected on a seventh-round draft pick out of Harvard who lasted 17 seasons in the NFL before announcing his retirement. [read more]
Unprecedented QB Weakness
June 4th, 2022
Together again.
Back when former Bucs head coach Lovie Smith and general manager Jason Licht were selling fans on Josh McCown being their guy at quarterback, Joe immediately called shenanigans and insisted that teams with the worst quarterback in their division (by a mile) never win anything. [read more]
Bucs Receivers Get An “A” With An Asterisk
June 4th, 2022
Won’t be missed.
Boy oh boy, former Bucs tight end O.J. Howard sure built an image as a dangerous, lethal, field-stretching tight end who will burn defenses that pay too much attention to Playoff Lenny.
What this rep has been built on, Joe has no clue. But man, the hype. [read more]
Is Leonard Fournette About To Hit His Ceiling?
June 4th, 2022
Playoff Lenny.
Though the excerpt below was originally written for fantasy football, it translates to real football as well. [read more]
Tristan Wirfs No. 7
June 4th, 2022
Strong start.
In his list of the top-25 players 25 and under in the NFL, Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports only had two Bucs. [read more]
Todd Bowles Goes With Unpopular Offseason Schedule
June 3rd, 2022
Todd Bowles
The Bucs wrapped up their final official offseason training activity (OTA) session today and will close out spring work with mandatary mincamp June 7 -9.
That’s not a typical schedule across the NFL. [read more]
Sensor Data Places Tom Brady Below Top-10 Elite Deep-Ball Passers
June 3rd, 2022
Joe largely respects and appreciates the objective nature of the NFL’s official NextGen stats, data derived from sensors in equipment and concrete mathmetical formulas. [read more]
Report: Ryan Jensen Passing On Bengals Was Key Move To Retaining Tom Brady
June 3rd, 2022
A supremely plugged-in insider said today he’s quite sure of a couple things when it comes to Tom Brady. [read more]
Report: Jordan Whitehead Grew Frustrated With Bucs
June 3rd, 2022
Former Bucs safety Jordan Whitehead.
The popular and probably accurate narrative for former Bucs safety Jordan Whitehead bolting a playoff team one year removed from a Super Bowl championship to a total laughing stock of a franchise in the Jets — a team in the NFL sewer — was that the Bucs wouldn’t cough up enough Team Glazer loot to keep him. [read more]
Hands Up!
June 3rd, 2022
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
Joe remembers this was a big thing with former Bucs commander Greg Schiano. [read more]
Ranking Bucs Running Backs
June 3rd, 2022
Dissed.
Looking at the Bucs’ running back group, Joe sees some unknown. [read more]
Rob Gronkowski’s Best Fit
June 3rd, 2022
Where should Rob Gronkowski play?
This time of year, there are many roster surprises. For example, did anyone expect Akiem Hicks or Keanu Neal to be with the Bucs two months ago? [read more]
Devin White No. 23
June 3rd, 2022
Giddy-up.
So it’s that time of year when the NFL stenographers begin to make lists. A week from today when underwear football season ends, it will be the middle of list season. [read more]
9 Of 10 Spring (OTA) Practices In The Books
June 2nd, 2022
Day 3 for Warren Sapp and Day 9 for the Bucs’ roster.
It was another day of work today on the fields of One Buc Palace, but this one, like yesterday’s, wasn’t viewed by many outsiders. [read more]
