Joe remains stunned, in a good way, that the Bucs signed hard-hitting and healthy safety Keanu Neal to a one-year deal for just a shade over $1 million. [read more]
If Tom Brady departed Tampa, Bucs fans inevitably would say some form of, “Damn, that’ll cost us three regular season wins with X as our new quarterback.” Some would have gone there to a degree if Todd Bowles left for a head coaching gig in January.
A guy who gives off the whiff that he is something of a Tom Brady intimate, former NFL coffee fetcher and general manager Michael Lombardi, doesn’t believe Brady and the Bucs were involved in any sort of conspiracy. [read more]
So as Joe has detailed, Bucs foot-rubbing tight end Rob Gronkowski told Jimmy Kimmel he isn’t sure if he wants to get beaten up for 17 weeks again (not counting playoffs) and that is why he hasn’t re-signed with the Bucs yet. [read more]
Joe remembers folks used to grumble about the drafting of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. We found out just how important coaching is. [read more]
Joe thinks it is fair to say free agency season is nearly over, even though the Bucs signed two this week. It’s approaching a month since the free agency dinner bell rang and 20 days from the draft. [read more]
Best In Class with JoeBucsFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan is focused in on receivers and tight ends in this episode. Three weeks until draft night! Enjoy!
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Joe is convinced when furniture-tossing, bicycle-winging, tantrum-throwing, quitting receiver Antonio Brown jogged into the tunnel after doing topless jumping jacks in the end zone at MetLife Stadium, so too went the Bucs’ chances of a Super Bowl repeat. [read more]
NFL Network’s Peter Schrager has a handle on what is going on inside the walls of a lot of teams because he’s got a good network of intel. So the past couple of weeks he’s been working his sources to find out where teams seem to be leaning in the draft. [read more]
For the five total seasons Todd Bowles was Bucco Bruce Arians’ defensive coordinator, Arians’ teams were a combined 52-29 in the regular season, plus 5-2 in the playoffs. [read more]
The NFL Draft is three weeks away and the Buccaneers’ senior consultant assigned to the front office is not parked in the film room or holding the hand of the new Tampa Bay head coach. [read more]