Fans and Joe saw it. So did Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Looking for third-straight homer.

Last year the Bucs drafted seven rookies. Of those, five had an impact in at least one win. Often, they had major positive impacts. [read more]

Too much thinking.

As Bucs coach Todd Bowles met with a gaggle of Tampa Bay pen and mic club members last week at the combine in Indianapolis, when Bowles spoke about rookie outside linebacker Chris Braswell, Joe couldn’t help but think of a pop culture icon from the past. [read more]

Clock ticks.

Before the combine started last week, the Bucs got a two-week extension to get a deal done with wide receiver Chris Godwin that pushed the deadline to sign him and avoid a massive cap hit to March 12. [read more]

Bucs were interested in 2018, too.

So the guy who broke the story last March claiming the Bucs were shopping Carlton Davis and Jamel Dean is now claiming, after a week at the NFL Scouting Combine, the Bucs are potentially in the sweepstakes for beastly edge rusher Khalil Mack. [read more]

Baker Mayfield is not a one-size-fits-all kind of guy.

Heck, one day he’s hammering skinny margaritas and the next day it’s old school American beer. [read more]

So in celebration of Tampa Bay becoming a lasting contender under the direction of Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht, Joe has talked to a lot of people not named “Licht” about how the boss has gotten the job done. [read more]

Discovery.

Well, we certainly know one takeaway Todd Bowles had about his Bucs last year: They needed a lot more takeaways. [read more]

Defensive lineman Will Gholston.

Joe loves when head coaches are asked these kinds of questions. [read more]

Job security with Bucs.

Last March, ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler reported the Bucs were open to trading a starting cornerback as Carlton Davis or Jamel Dean were being shopped. [read more]

Last Chance U for Devin White?

Is the Las Vegas Strip now the Boulevard of Broken Dreams for former Bucs star Devin White? [read more]

Chris Godwin.

So the combine is over, at least the combine that NFL media attends. Joe’s not referencing the indoor track practice TV show. [read more]

Just waking up?

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Special guest Bucs GM Jason Licht and The Czar of the Playbook, CBS Sports draft guru Emory Hunt.

Yeah, that’s right. Joe is back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend. Varying times (for now).

So Joe wrote about some results from the Bucs’ 2025 players union report card, a compilation of player assessments of various team aspects. [read more]

So the Raiders made their move this week on 37-year-old pocket passer quarterback Matthew Stafford and failed. He’s staying with the Rams. [read more]

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht hammered the last two drafts like Hank Aaron with fastballs right down the pipe. How does he do it? [read more]

So Joe has written about how stud Bucs defensive tackle Calijah Kancey has an unlikely relationship with former NFL offensive lineman Brian Baldinger.

Heck, “Baldy” retired from the game 30-plus years ago. [read more]

Now a bunch of Joe’s readers wonder why Joe hasn’t teed off on Bucs edge rusher/outside linebacker Chris Braswell.

Simple. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

In a near-perfect world, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht will sign a proven edge rusher in free agency. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

This week at the combine in Indianapolis, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht made it crystal clear he and the Bucs would love to have franchise icon Lavonte David back at linebacker. [read more]

LaJohntay Wester wants to come home.

The Bucs sure could use an electric returner and Palmetto High star LaJohntay Wester could be that guy. [read more]

So the buzz today at the NFL Scouting Combine surrounds the Raiders, Matt Stafford and the Rams nearing a trade.

Apparently, per the Las Vegas Review-Journal, significant progress has been made.

UPDATE 1:55 p.m. — The Rams will re-negotiate Matthew Stafford’s contract and he’ll remain in Los Angeles. [read more]