Safety Jordan Whitehead

Bucs fans are exactly four weeks from the free agency dinner bell ringing. In 28 days, representatives of unrestricted free agents can start negotiating with any team — and deals will be announced within hours. [read more]

“Drew, I can’t help you with Jaelon Darden.”

Drew Brees sure threw gas on the fire of quarterback movement last week when he told Dull Patrick he would return if a good team needed him. [read more]

Tom Brady

Joe finds it a little odd that after two NFL Network insiders reported early on Super Bowl morning — on TV and at NFL.com — that Tom Brady has unretirement on his mind, there was near silence on the subject over at ESPN. [read more]

Cheap alternative.

There may be a cheap option if the Bucs are looking for a playoff quarterback to replace Tom Brady. [read more]

The 2021 season is finished. In the end, one could make a reasonable case the Bengals lost the Super Bowl because their offensive line was subpar. [read more]

“Hey Russ, if you need a house in Tampa, I can hook you up. And you won’t have to rent a room to Antonio Brown.”

Joe is sure you have heard this before: the Bucs need a quarterback unless the team decides to start dumping salaries and attempts a rebuild. [read more]

“Stay with the Bucs, Tom.”

As one could expect, the stars were out in the City of Angels over the weekend with the Super Bowl in Los Angeles. [read more]

Rancor in Phoenix?

Explosive Sunday report by the old master, Chris Mortensen of BSPN, on the status of Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray. [read more]

Dragged Bucs into 21st century.

Yeah, the Bucs did impressive things the past two seasons: a Super Bowl and team-record 13-win seasons. Big-time stuff to be proud of. Raise a Big Storm Brewing beer! [read more]

Quarterback Carson Wentz.

The pool of available quarterbacks keeps getting deeper. [read more]

“Jason, you realize we just told all our sponsors squeaky clean role model Tom Brady would lead the team in 2022?”

Creepy, sleazy massage-loving quarterback Deshaun Watson and his bag full of legal issues have the Buccaneers’ full attention, per NFL.com. [read more]

“I hope I can meet with you on Thursday Mr. Glazer. I’m awfully busy this week.”

Good morning, Bucs fans!

If for some odd reason you haven’t had your morning jolt of caffeine yet, this will work (but won’t help with your caffeine-withdrawal headaches). [read more]

Tom Brady’s cold retirement feet are now on ice, it seems.

Joe can envision Brady on his hands and knees weeping, begging his wife for permission to play one more season. [read more]

NBC Sports NFL super insider Mike Florio, the ProFootballTalk.com guru who just spent a week chatting with movers and shakers at the Super Bowl, is now saying he’d bet a few bucks that Tom Brady plays this season. [read more]

A return?

Joe would be willing to lay cash this doesn’t happen. But it would be one way to save cash to pay Playoff Lenny, Chris Godwin, Ryan Jensen and Carlton Davis. [read more]

What CB challenges him?

Bucs stud wide receiver has been the most consistent baller at receiver in the NFL for years. Still, it’s sad that so many folks will pick their top-three receivers and you don’t often see Evans among them. Guess that’s the fantasy football indoctrination in society. #Sad [read more]

Former Bucs QB Tom Brady.

Typing for BSPN, Aaron Schatz, the shot-caller of Football Outsiders, decided to break down statistically (of course) the top 50 games from former Bucs quarterback Tom Brady during his 22-year career. [read more]

Lots of lessons for GM Jason Licht and Bucs fans on the Rams’ offensive line.

Joe sees too much fear in the hearts of Bucs fans when it comes to the roster, the NFL Draft and young players.

It’s like everyone forgets the Bucs won a Super Bowl handing starting jobs to two rookies and with a very inexperienced secondary. [read more]

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Mike Evans

It’s nearly three weeks since the Bucs’ repeat hopes were blown up on a Tampa night. A massive comeback to tie the game in the final minute wasn’t enough. [read more]