Bucs’ Week 1 opponent?

Now Joe has been on record that preseason games are fully worthless. It’s a core belief of Joe’s. [read more]

It almost had a gameday feel to it. [read more]

Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks and Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame selector, Ira Kaufman, dive in on the 2021 debut. Enjoy TAMPA TWO, presented by Converged Technology Professionals.

More insight from The Identity Tampa Bay & Joe.

How much better can the Bucs be with running back/receiving back Giovani Bernard? [read more]

Yeah, lots of drops today at One Buc Palace as the Bucs had a scrimmage against the Tennessee Titans. [read more]

Blaine Gabbert

Joe may have to think twice about taking NFL writer/analyst Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports seriously again. [read more]

The oddsmakers and the fantasy football gurus have teamed up to label Chris Godwin a guy who won’t score a ton of points this season. [read more]

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Bucs OC Byron Leftwich

Whenever Joe hears Bucs offensive coordinator Bryon Leftwich talk, it isn’t his non-stop use of empty clichés to eat up time so he can stomach his way through his NFL-mandated press conferences that stick out to Joe. [read more]

Iconic image now illegal?

If the NFL goes through with its apparent no-tolerance attitude on “taunting” — Joe put that in quotations marks because of how will the NFL and the zebras define that term — Bucs safety Antoine Winfield may be a historic figure. [read more]

Not fully healthy?

Bucs tight end O.J. Howard was not practicing with the team early on in Camp Cupcake because he wasn’t cleared to do so by the Bucs’ medical team. [read more]

Plans unknown.

Now Joe’s not trying to get too far ahead of things here. But Joe also suspects Bucs fans would like to know. [read more]

Lame spin

Joe is really getting sick of the Chiefs’ spin on the Bucs’ Super Bowl clobbering of Kansas City. [read more]

Tom Brady

It wasn’t just Tom Brady who impressed the 14-year veteran that played alongside him last season. [read more]

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For each of the past 16 years, a Super Bowl winner has failed to repeat. Now, it’s Tampa Bay’s opportunity to reverse that trend.

What are the chances?

During my trip to Canton earlier this month, I had a chance to pose that question to several keen NFL observers, including one of only six head coaches who have gone back-to-back on the league’s biggest stage. [read more]

Underwear football still pollutes One Buc Palace during Camp Cupcake. And lots of obstructed views today as well. If Joe were coaching, Joe probably wouldn’t want pesky reporters watching underwear football practice either in the fourth week of training camp. [read more]

Byron Leftwich

Lots of clichés flowing from offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich today after practice. [read more]

Joe Tryon

Who doesn’t love fresh Joe Tryon hype? [read more]

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Touchdowns hide problems.

For too long, the Bucs special teams have been anything but special. [read more]