Looks for ballers.

Back in March, the Titans announced when the Bucs travel to Nashville for a preseason game, the Titans will host the Bucs for a series of joint practices. [read more]

Bucs CB Zyon McCollum.

Tuesday at Bucs underwear football practice, Joe noticed that Zyon McCollum got a pick. Not a bad start, rook, first practice and you get a pick, even though it wasn’t against Tom Brady. [read more]

The official Buccaneers website lists Bucco Bruce Arians as “Senior Advisor to the General Manager.” [read more]

Russell Gage escaping people’s antennae.

Joe is legit worried about Bucs receivers. That may have been the deepest position on the team last year but when receivers went down with injuries (Chris Godwin with his knee and Antonio Brown with his head) that deep stable didn’t exactly step up and take over. [read more]

Cynthia Frelund predicts.

So last year the Bucs had a dynamic offense. Will that continue? A certain person who plays with numbers for a living has doubts. [read more]

Cleanup duty.

Sloppy Bucs? [read more]

The Bucs’ rookie is revved up.

Hardcore Bucs fans will remember that Tampa Bay traded next year’s fourth-round draft pick for a 2022 fifth-rounder last month. And that was done to select cornerback Zyon McCollum. [read more]

Saved NFL schedule makers?

You know who may have been just as happy as Bucs fans upon learning Tom Brady was returning as Bucs quarterback in March? Suits in New York, that’s who. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

If one is to go by opponents’ 2021 records, the Bucs have an uphill climb to match the 13 wins they posted last season. [read more]

It’s always fun when former Bucs quarterback Chris Simms gives JoeBucsFan.com a formal segment on his stellar Unbuttoned podcast for NBC Sports. [read more]

Tees off on Tom Brady/FOX deal.

A week after it was learned that Tom Brady signed a contract with FOX for well over a third of a billion dollars to call NFL games (and likely do much, much more) the deal is still making waves throughout sports media. [read more]

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Roster predictions.

The way Joe looks at this, there should be an asterisk included. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

General manager Jason Licht was a hungry man on Day 2 of the NFL Draft. [read more]

Pro Bowl LG Ali Marpet.

It shocked just about every person residing in Bucs fandom when on a quiet, lazy, Bromosa-drinking Sunday afternoon, Bucs left guard Ali Marpet announced on his Instagram account that he would retire. [read more]

Weak prediction.

It’s literally been 20 years since Tom Brady delivered anything less than a 10-win season for his team. [read more]

“Jason, is this kid really that good?”

Joe doesn’t recall this much hype for former Bucs running back Ronald Jones. [read more]