Jordan Whitehead

The Bucs had their game-week day in pads today at One Buc Palace.

Bucco Bruce Arians said it was a spirited and very physical practice. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

So the Bucs have one of the most loaded collections of passing weapons the game has ever seen. Generally, if a fan’s team is fortunate enough to have such a collection, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing. [read more]

“What was that?”

Bad enough for handsy Jerry Jones and his Cowboys that quarterback Dak Prescott, who wrecked his ankle last year to end his 2020 season, will play his first game against the same defense that choked out Pat Mahomes when it last played.

Now, Prescott will miss a key cog to his protection. [read more]

Always gets the last laugh.

The joy never stops growing when your signal caller is park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting, handshake-stiffing, jet-ski-losing, biscuit-baking, tequila-shooting, smartphone-phobic, waffle-grilling, trophy-throwing, roller-coaster-scared, numbers-rules-peeved, helmet-tossing, football-punting, Bucs-Super-Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady. [read more]

Shaq

There are all sorts of ways the Bucs defense could improve this year. The youthful secondary is a year older and wiser, Devin White may play like he did in the playoffs, and Jason Pierre-Paul is healthy. [read more]

Bucs OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.

Joe can just hear the late-night/early-morning infomercial carnival barker on your third-tier cable channel. [read more]

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So what will take the Bucs to the next level of defensive performance?

Bucco Bruce Arians answered the question yesterday. [read more]

Byron Leftwich hugs The Goat.

Sage wisdom here from Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich. [read more]

Julio Jones was at his very best at age 26 and at age 29.

Calvin Johnson was most dominant at 26 and 27 years old. [read more]

No NFL career end in sight.

Famed college basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster and evangelist Dick Vitale always talks about why he lives in the Tampa Bay area as opposed to regions closer to where he works in the northeast and midwest. [read more]

Interesting to Joe about this answer was the lack of hesitation by Rob Gronkowski. [read more]

After hearing this, Joe has to wonder what the discussion was like between Tom Brady and Bucco Bruce Arians when they first watched film and talked about Jameis Winston within the Tampa Bay offense. [read more]

“Underappreciated”

This may be a first for Joe. Never can Joe remember a right guard being described as “indescribable.” [read more]

Former Bucs guard Ian Beckles.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who is handsy Jerry Jones’ $40 million a year man, has a very good chance of blowing chunks against the Bucs Thursday night to open the NFL season on NBC. [read more]

Green light for Bucs.

It seems the Bucs will get Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott after all. But which version? [read more]

Coach Brady

Bucco Bruce Arians has decided to save himself time and aggravation. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians is ready for a moment that will send Bucs fans into absolute ecstasy next week. [read more]

Bucs return man Jaelon Darden.

Joe hopes to be dead wrong here but Joe’s starting to get a funny feeling about Bucs new return man Jaelon Darden. [read more]

How dare any Bucs fan even think about this! [read more]

No dog days for Gronk.

Hey, did you hear? It’s game week, baby! [read more]

Ready.

You believe the NFL season begins in less than a week? Believe it! [read more]