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]

Serious Bucs fans will remember that newcomer backup center A.Q. Shipley made two starts this season before a career ending neck injury.

It is the 34-year-old’s 12th NFL season, and his third team under Bucco Bruce Arians, so Joe was very interested to hear him speak last week. [read more]

Super Bowl-winner Phil Simms.

When Super Bowl-winning quarterback Phil Simms was the primary game analyst for CBS’s coverage of the AFC, he called some of the biggest games for the best teams in the conference on a weekly basis. [read more]

Five-time Pro Bowl cornerback and former Buccaneer Aqib Talib is now a rising media star hosting one of Joe’s favorite podcasts: Call To The Booth.

Nobody calls it straighter than Talib, and he does a lot of homework. [read more]

Linked to Bucs.

Here’s a fun little break from Super Bowl LV coverage for Bucs crystal ball grazing. [read more]

You know the world has changed when Sean Murphy-Bunting is getting phone calls from The Jim Rome Show for a visit. [read more]