Last week, Bucco Bruce Arians opened Joe’s eyes when he made a bold statement about Tom Brady’s effect on the Tampa Bay defense.

Joe asked defensive coordinator Todd Bowles about that today. [read more]

Iced out by Billy.

One of the prizes of the Bill Belicheat era in New England was Rob Gronkowski. [read more]

Joe just got a question in for Ndamukong Suh during the NFL’s virtual version of Super Bowl Media Day/Opening Night. [read more]

The story of Scotty Miller’s breakthrough season, including his NFC Championship bomb of a catch, has a layer few Bucs fans are aware of. [read more]

The Chiefs know

Joe heard this a lot when the Bucs were preparing for the slimy Saints two weeks ago. [read more]

Lots at stake in Super Bowl LV.

Joe could just feel the nausea coming from the heartburn sizzling inside oily Drew Rosenhaus. [read more]

Option-B in 2020.

So last year when the Bucs decided they were moving on from high-priced Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, the Bucs all but bought air time on television networks in primetime to say they were interested in two quarterbacks. [read more]

Old guys love to sit around and whine about how things aren’t what they used to be and reminisce about times and experiences that weren’t nearly as amazing in real-time as they claim today. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

The headline seems hysterically nuts, sure. But the way Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht tells the story, it’s almost plausible that Licht got the idea to chase Tom Brady from a ticket agent. [read more]

So who has a better coaching staff, the Chiefs or our beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers? [read more]

The wild and crazy dream is becoming a reality for Joe. [read more]

“Hero.”

This is interesting and there’s little here Joe can disagree with. [read more]

Tampa Bay may be riding a seven-game winning streak, a franchise-record mark, but they can be taken down easily if they do one thing next Sunday, says Bucs icon Rondé Barber. [read more]

Stingy in close games.

If the Bucs keep Super Bowl LV close in the fourth quarter, could it be the Bucs have the Chiefs right where they want them? [read more]

Lethal in red zone.

OK, Joe will just sum all of this up in one sentence. [read more]

Joe finally finished the research. [read more]

Ronald Jones

Lost in the thrilling throttling of the Packers that sent our beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Super Bowl was Ronald Jones carrying the ball 10 times for 16 yards. [read more]

Tom Brady is candid

Guys like Joe Buck and other network game broadcasters meet with starting quarterbacks, key players and coaches prior to each game.

It’s the NFL’s way of making the broadcast better, smarter and insightful. [read more]

“Whatever works, Tommy.”

Evidence has been thrown out by a couple of old quarterbacks (here and here) that an ancient dog like Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians can learn new tricks. [read more]

A member of Tom Brady’s freshman football class at the University of Michigan, soon-to-be Hall of Fame cornerback/safety Charles Woodson, was talking about his old friend this week. [read more]

Evolution of inside linebacker.

When Michael Vick was a sophomore at Virginia Tech and tore apart college football with his Brett Favre-like gun of an arm and wheels that maybe we hadn’t seen again until Lamar Jackson broke out at Louisville (against Florida State), Vick damn near beat Florida State on his own in the national championship. [read more]