Would Aaron Rodgers Even Want To Play For Tom Brady’s Team?

February 2nd, 2022

“Look man, I want to create my own scene, OK?”

Interesting thought process on who may succeed Tom Brady as the next Bucs quarterback from a veteran of overnight sports radio. [read more]

Jason Licht: Bucs Were Bracing For Tom Brady Retirement

February 2nd, 2022

Mystery.

If you believe Tom Brady was wishy-washy about retiring when he recorded his saccharine-laced podcast with Jim Gray and answered all those wet-kiss questions on Monday, well, Joe has swampland in southern Nevada for sale. [read more]

Brian Flores Was Fired By The Dolphins, In Part Because He Wouldn’t Recruit Tom Brady In 2020

February 2nd, 2022

Dolphins whiffed on Tom Brady.

Joe has always written that tanking is good. Tanking gets you better players. And a reason former Dolphins coach Brian Flores is unemployed and suing the NFL is that he refused to tank — or recruit a quarterback who ended up winning the Bucs a Super Bowl. [read more]

Jimmy Garoppolo Feels He’s Done With 49ers

February 2nd, 2022

49ers QB Jimmy GQ.

In a season obituary of sorts, it seems 49ers quarterback Jimmy GQ has resigned himself to the notion he will be playing for another team in 2022. [read more]

Tom Brady’s QB Coach Talks “Contagious” Confidence & Team Shock

February 2nd, 2022

Bucs QB Coach Clyde Christensen opens up.

It was a sad day at One Buc Palace for Tom Brady’s close friend and quarterback coach Clyde Christensen, who sounded a lot like a guy surprised by Brady’s retirement. [read more]

A Legacy Of Winning

February 2nd, 2022

Standards to win by.

Joe had written long before Tom Brady announced his retirement, or even before there were whispers he was thinking of throwing in the towel, that Brady was going to leave an imprint on the Bucs franchise for years and years to come. [read more]

Bucs Coach On Antonio Brown Ending: “It Was Too Quick And Too Severe”

February 1st, 2022

Antonio Brown

It seems not everyone at One Buc Palace was happy with how Antonio Brown was handled on the Buccaneers’ sidelines during that wacky afternoon against the miserable New York Jets. [read more]

Jason Licht On Rob Gronkowski: Return Not Ruled Out

February 1st, 2022

Says Bucs TE undecided.

The common belief among Bucs fans, and Joe shared this opinion, is that if Bucs quarterback Tom Brady retired, so too would tight end Rob Gronkowski. [read more]

“We Will Continue To Look For The Best Available Option”

February 1st, 2022

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Is it Kyle Trask time or is Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians going to get his Door No. 2 option? [read more]

Bucs GM: Kyle Trask Is “On A Good Track.”

February 1st, 2022

“It’s all you now, Kyle. I’ll help you, but just don’t text me too much my wife says I have to limit my screen time.”

So are the Buccaneers ready to pass the quarterback baton to their 2021 second-round pick?

[read more]

When Rob Gronkowski Knew Jimmy Garoppolo Was Elite

February 1st, 2022

Gronk

Regular readers here have seen Joe lobby for 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to be the 2022 Tampa Bay signal-caller.

He is hardly the only name Joe would embrace. [read more]

Adam Schefter: Bucs Are A Part Of Why Tom Brady Retired

February 1st, 2022

The voices get bigger and louder when it comes to saying Tom Brady did not like or trust the Bucs’ prospects and coaching enough to continue gracing Tampa Bay with his mighty presence. [read more]

The Blame Game

February 1st, 2022

Hollywood spotlight (briefly).

When Tom Brady came to the Bucs two years ago he brought one thing the Bucs organization had lost (a standard of excellence) and one thing the team never had (international superstar power). [read more]

Mike Evans And NFL History

February 1st, 2022

NFL history.

Joe is pretty convinced that Bucs receiver Mike Evans will be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [read more]

Stopping The Leaks

February 1st, 2022

Decisions.

So Tom Brady isn’t coming back to the Bucs. He’s done. Kaput. Finished. Joe thinks. [read more]

Senior Bowl Preview (Part II) — Receivers, Offensive Linemen, Tight Ends, Linebackers & Cornerbacks

February 1st, 2022

Draft season is in full swing for JoeBucsFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan. (No, it never really ended.) Today’s episode is PART II of Sullivan’s comprehensive Senior Bowl preview. It’s a fast-moving run through the players. Fire up the Best In Class podcast!

Listen or download above, or subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and other platforms. All the fun is presented by Bill Currie Ford, home of the nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles. Find Sean there eager to help you personally with all of your automotive needs. Fire off questions on football and more to Sean at BestInClass@BillCurrie.com.

Cam Brate Will Live In History

February 1st, 2022

Tom Brady history.

The Bucs will be a different team in 2022. Yeah, teams change pretty much every year. This Bucs team will change a great deal. [read more]

Is Gronk Next?

February 1st, 2022

The Tom Brady fantasy is officially over. What a thrill ride it was.

Now the Bucs offense is left with beastly offensive linemen, Mike Evans and a bunch of free agents. [read more]

Team Glazer Now Takes Center Stage

February 1st, 2022

Team Glazer

UPDATED 10:23 a.m. – Welcome to Crossroads 2022 for our beloved Buccaneers.

Tom Brady officially has retired and it’s time for major change. [read more]