Carlton Davis

This is very intriguing for two main reasons: Rondé Barber’s very close ties inside One Buc Palace and how firm he was in his take. [read more]

If Tom Brady were to wake up tomorrow and decide to return to the Bucs, he’d earn about $10 million this year — which perhaps is one reason why he’s unlikely to do that. [read more]

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“Good Morning Football” reacts.

Damn, Joe wishes he had these kinds of teachers in high school. [read more]

Update.

Last night Jeff Howe of The Athletic reported it was premature to suggest the Bucs will franchise tag receiver Chris Godwin for the second consecutive season. Why? Because Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht had something else up his sleeve. [read more]

Just after signing with Tampa Bay (what a glorious memory that was) Tom Brady shared that he drinks about 200 ounces of water daily.

Brady believes chronic dehydration is a societal issue, but he drinks that much to help maintain his renowned muscle pliability that lets him play football like he’s 15 years younger than he is. [read more]

The latest.

So as Joe is wont to do, Joe flipped on SiriusXM NFL Radio to listen to good friend Alex Marvez on “Late Hits.” And there, Joe learned of potential quarterback movement. [read more]

Free agent WR Chris Godwin

So there were reports all over the place yesterday that the Bucs plan to franchise tag receiver Chris Godwin. Jeremy Fowler of BSPN even said it was a 90 percent chance. But one national NFL writer says, hold up. [read more]

Thoughts on Bucs.

Joe already shared NFL Network’s Peter Schrager telling Joe at the combine in Indianapolis last week that the body language of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians reveals they are lost in trying to find a successor to retired (?) Tom Brady. [read more]

A well-regarded, highly-connected and respected NFL guy just spent a week talking to a sea of NFL power hitters in Indianapolis and came out believing a Tom Brady return is more likely than not. [read more]

Carlton Davis

All five rookie cornerbacks drafted among the first 33 picks played well last year, so Joe is very upbeat about the Bucs’ prospects if they go cornerback early in the draft to help replace free agent Carlton Davis. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

It was Wednesday, the day after Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht survived his annual worst day of the year — when he must speak about his team before the hundreds of NFL national media types and NFL Network klieg lights— that left a popular national NFL talking head with questions. [read more]

Second tag coming?

This just seems like a strange move to Joe, though the immediate result is welcome.

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Joe is resting somewhat comfortably this afternoon. [read more]

We are now exactly seven days (and zero seconds) until the Bucs can head outside their organization to put contracts in front of free agents — if they can’t retain their own. [read more]

Bucs center Robert Hainsey

Former Bucs tight end Anthony Becht worked at the NFL Scouting Combine last week as the official NFL mentor/guide/babysitter for tight ends in the 2022 NFL Draft class. [read more]

Potential winner if Bucs lose.

Next week could be really ugly for the Bucs. [read more]

Really?

Outside of Blaine Gabbert’s family, his agent and perhaps Gabbert himself, you will be lucky to find six people walking the face of the earth who didn’t shake their heads in disbelief last week listening to Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians hype Gabbert as Tom Brady’s successor. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians

Remember years ago when Team Glazer said they never let a free agent escape One Buc Palace if they wanted to keep him?

Well, keep those words in mind in the next two weeks when it seems just about a foregone conclusion there will be at least one Bucs starter who will leave. [read more]

Trying to beat deadline to re-sign Ryan Jensen.

Let’s just say Ryan Jensen is in the driver’s seat. [read more]