Ex-Bucs QB big on Bucs.

If for some odd reason you don’t buy what Nevin Shapiro is selling, maybe Joe can interest you in Dan Orlovsky? [read more]

Rueben Bain’s arms are three inches shorter than those attached to the torso of YaYa Diaby. [read more]

It smells like the Bucs were too comfortable on defense last year, if you listen to the words of one of the fired Bucs defensive coaches. [read more]

Perplexed.

Reading Mel Kiper’s breakdown of each Bucs player drafted last week, you’d think helmethair of BSPN would have given the Bucs a good overall grade. [read more]

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Which Bucs won and who lost in the wake of the 2026 draft?

Let’s have some fun with the draft as draft chatter stretches until Bucs rookie minicamp starts at the end of next week. [read more]

Says Todd Bowles will do Rueben Bain right.

Joe heard all weekend (seemingly from hundreds of people) that new Bucs defensive lineman, Rueben Bain, will light things up solely because he landed with the “perfect” coach, Bucs coach Todd Bowles. [read more]

Nevin Shapiro geeked over Bucs drafting Rueben Bain.

So let it be written, so let it be done. The selection by the Bucs of Rueben Bain will go down in NFL history as the 21st-century version of the Steelers drafting Mean Joe Greene.

Who said? The notorious Nevin Shapiro, that’s who. [read more]

Mike Mayock.

The Buccaneers’ pick of edge rusher Rueben Bain in Round 1 largely has been viewed as a steal acrosss #NFLmedia, and at One Buc Palace. But not every draft guru is in that camp. [read more]

Bucs rookie Rueben Bain.

So a former NFL linebackers coach and personnel executive who studies everything NFL and the draft year-round, a good friend of Todd Bowles, says his favorite pick of Round 1 last week was by the Buccaneers. [read more]

One Todd Bowles offseason move was to oust his defensive line coach Charlie Strong, the longtime college head coach. [read more]

Rookie Bucs cornerback Keionte Scott. (Photo courtesy of The U.)

Still giddy over the Bucs draft? Well, this will send you racing to the fridge to start another celebration on this fine Sunday. [read more]

Joe lost count of how many times Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht and Todd Bowles have said Bucs No. 2 tight end Payne Durham is a dangerous target with a great catch radius and capable of special plays.

He made a couple of those plays for Tampa Bay in 2023 and 2024. [read more]

Impressed with Bucs draft.

No, the Bucs didn’t go out and draft a bunch of college stars who played for SEC or B1G teams, and dudes who played in a lot of network TV games. [read more]

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels reportedly signed with the Bucs.

Kansas football doesn’t often get people excited. The last time it made any dent in the college football world was when Aqib Talib played for the Jayhawks and got them to the Orange Bowl. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

If one is going to try to apply math to draft picks, the Bucs just had a fairly strong draft. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 5:52 p.m. Poll closed at 1 a.m.

Heart and passion.

The Bucs this year wanted to bring in physical, violent dudes. And it seems they have achieved that goal. [read more]

It sounds like freshly drafted Tampa Bay rookie nickel cornerback Keionte Scott fits the “I am that man” mantra at One Buc Palace. [read more]

A former quarterback is in the house. [read more]