Bruce Arians Should Have One Priority: Develop Kyle Trask

March 31st, 2022

Yes, Bucco Bruce Arians is no longer head coach and is now the Bucs’ “senior consultant for football.”

Joe hopes that translates in the real world as “young-quarterback czar.” [read more]

Bruce Arians Promises To Cuss Out Players On The Practice Field If They Screw Up

March 31st, 2022

He’s not gone.

Today’s press conference will feel like Joe is going to a wake. [read more]

Will New Coach Affect Re-Signings Of Rob Gronkowski And Ndamukong Suh

March 31st, 2022

Closer?

The Bucs have two big-name free agents, one guy on each side of the ball, still negotiating with the team to return. What does Bucco Bruce Arians stepping down mean to the effort to re-sign them? [read more]

Todd Bowles Gets A Five-Year Contract

March 30th, 2022

Todd Bowles

What a day it is for new Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles. [read more]

Dear Players, It Really Is A Business.

March 30th, 2022

Trust. Loyalty. Respect.

That was the mantra of former head coach Bucco Bruce Arians to his players, the key to a successful team. But did freshly-retired Arians stick to his core belief in recent weeks? [read more]

Report: Tom Brady Knew Bruce Arians Would Step Down Weeks Ago

March 30th, 2022

“Tom, now that you are back, I’ve got to let you in on a secret.”

Joe knows all sorts of folks are out there connecting dots to make sense of what doesn’t make sense: that a healthy Bucco Bruce Arians, days after having the greatest quarterback of all time return to the team, decided he’s had enough. [read more]

Statements From Bucs Co-Chairman Joel Glazer And New Bucs Head Coach Todd Bowles

March 30th, 2022

New Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

As one can imagine, it is a busy day and night at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Tom Brady Reacts

March 30th, 2022

Bucs quarterback Tom Brady took to Instagram to share his reaction to the stunning news his coach, Bucco Bruce Arians, is stepping away from the sidelines. You can see his full post below.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady)

Why No Rooney Rule For Bucs? Here’s Why.

March 30th, 2022

New Bucs head coach Todd Bowles

OK, so Joe sees in the comments folks asking about why the Bucs didn’t have to follow the Rooney Rule, which is that two candidates of color (or a woman — provided you can define “woman”) must be interviewed for a head coach opening. [read more]

Did Alleged Rift Between Bruce Arians And Tom Brady Push Arians Out?

March 30th, 2022

“OK Tommy. Now you only need to deal with Byron.”

National guys Joe respects because they are often dead-on in their reporting just would not let the rumor go that there was a rift between Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians and Tom Brady. [read more]

Spotlight On New Head Coach Todd Bowles

March 30th, 2022

New Bucs head coach Todd Bowles.

Yes, Todd Bowles is the new head coach of our beloved Buccaneers.

Shocking. Stunning. Scary. [read more]

Bruce Arians Retires; Todd Bowles Takes Over As Head Coach

March 30th, 2022

It’s official.

And it’s officially one hell of a wild offseason.

Bucco Bruce Arians has ridden off into the sunset in his golf cart. [read more]

Chris Godwin Details His Rehab Struggles, Focus

March 30th, 2022

Lots of Bucs fans like to pull out their calendars when they hear a player has a major injury, such as a blown knee like the one Chris Godwin suffered in mid-December. [read more]

Bucs Chatter From Five Head Coaches Not Named Bruce Arians

March 30th, 2022

Click on through to shop at BillCurrieFord.com. Bill Currie Ford GM Sean Sullivan is ready to help you PERSONALLY and give you the Ira Kaufman discount. Just ask!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The annual NFL owners meeting is a virtual beehive of activity and information. From a media perspective, it’s a goldmine. [read more]

Tom Brady The Troll

March 30th, 2022

Ah, ha!

So we know Tom Brady shook the football world 2 1/2 weeks ago when on an otherwise quiet Sunday night, while folks were filling out their NCAA brackets, Brady blew up social media announcing he would return to Tampa Bay for the 2022 season. [read more]

“It’s Taken Us Some Time To Build Up That Back Half”

March 30th, 2022

Imagine if Team Glazer got impatient with general manager Jason Licht and pulled the plug on him after the 2018 season.

You know, thrown Licht in the trash with Dirk Koetter and Gerald McCoy. [read more]

Russell Gage Talks Tom Brady, Non-Arrival In NFL

March 30th, 2022

New Buccaneer Russell Gage might be the best No. 3 receiver in the NFL. [read more]

Drafting An Offensive Lineman In Round 1

March 30th, 2022

It seems Bucs general manager Jason Licht and Chiefs head coach/personnel guru Andy Reid have something in common.

And it’s not because the two worked together with the Eagles. [read more]

Tom Brady And Failed Conversions

March 30th, 2022

Better with age.

One thing that drove Joe wild about Mike Glennon when he was a Bucs starter (grim days, indeed) was how he always seemed to throw to a receiver 3-5 yards short of the sticks on third down.

A Glennon special! [read more]

Dollars And Sense

March 30th, 2022

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Well, most of free agency is over. And Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht has done a strong job bringing back a bunch of free agents. [read more]