Flash poll posted at 2:13 p.m. Poll closed at 3:41 p.m.

Talkin’ draft.

Joe can tell the freakout is about to come. [read more]

“Love you, Mark, but I might still be coaching if you got that right.”

Even before today’s revelation by former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik, the 2011 NFL Draft was a thorny chapter in Bucs history. [read more]

Powerful.

Bucco Bruce Arians has completed his extended golf vacation in Arizona and California. [read more]

The architect, general manager Jason Licht.

Nothing has changed in the last three weeks when it comes to the Bucs’ biggest need for the 2023 season.

Yes, 2023. [read more]

Future Hall of Famers Rob Gronkowski and Ndamukong Suh are in the balance, old free agents contemplating their futures. [read more]

Loss motivates return.

It seems Tom Brady may have stayed retired if the Bucs had gotten blown out by the Rams, or the Bucs won the Super Bowl. [read more]

Rookie impact from Clemson CB Andrew Booth.

Joe is high on the Bucs drafting Clemson corner Andrew Booth. [read more]

Drafting a pass rusher.

Long-time readers know how much Joe values and covets a pass rush. Nothing, and Joe means nothing, shuts down an opponent’s passing attack like a damn strong pass rush. [read more]

More bang for the Bucs.

Boy, oh boy, are the Bucs getting a deal. And you can bet Team Glazer is fully aware. [read more]

Harsh words for Jamel Dean and more.

A former Bucs defensive tackle not named Warren Sapp was on radio yesterday making very bold statements about the Tampa Bay defense and the team’s upcoming draft approach in Rounds 1 and 2. [read more]

Bucs QB Coach Clyde Christensen talks Tom Brady the student/leader.

So what’s next for Tom Brady with the Bucs?

How will he make the team better? [read more]

The Match is back, and Joe might wager against Tom Brady because his golf partner in the charity event will be whiny choker Aaron Rodgers. [read more]

During the NFL Annual Meetings last month at the swanky Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Joe got a little one-on-one time with Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

There were years when a list like this would be published and Bucs general manager Jason Licht would rank below GMs who had yet to work a season on the job. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

When it comes to productive Buc drafts, you can’t beat the 1995 haul that welcomed future Hall of Famers Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks to Tampa.

The 1976 class was led by another Hall of Famer, Lee Roy Selmon, and Jason Licht hit it big in 2018 by selecting Vita Vea, Ronald Jones, Carlton Davis, Alex Cappa and Jordan Whitehead.

Buc fans are hoping the upcoming draft also proves fruitful as the organization marks the 25th anniversary of an underappreciated class that helped fuel a perennial playoff club. [read more]

Drop in yards.

Some people get irked by suggesting Joe maybe the Bucs might be wise in drafting a receiver at No. 27. Understandable. [read more]

Penn State WR Jahan Dotson.

Want to keep Tom Brady happy? Maybe help sweeten the pot to make him want to stay in Florida but away from Stephen Ross? Add needed top-flight speed to the offense? [read more]

“Tommy, your boy Don Yee really pulled one over on these guys. This is great!”

It’s a story that will linger in Bucs lore and we only have circumstantial evidence of its veracity: Tom Brady forced Bruce Arians to resign. Or so the story goes. [read more]

ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky.

This Joe typing this here post began to wean from the non-basketball association right about the time everyone seemed to try to “Be like Mike” in the famous 1991 Gatorade commercial. [read more]