Rough with work equipment.

Joe wonders if Team Glazer will have a special deduction from the next paycheck Bucs vice president of personnel Mike Biehl tries to cash? [read more]

Former Bucs QB reacts.

The Joe typing this here post has way too many questions about the 2026 Bucs in early May to feel comfortable about the team returning to the playoffs. [read more]

Rookies better pick numbers carefully.

Joe thought one of the more galling, tone deaf, disconnected-with-reality moves in years was last spring when Giants rookie edge rusher Abdul Carter had the nerve to call up Lawrence Taylor and ask if he could unretire LT’s number and wear No. 56. [read more]

A return to the land of bier, brats, kraut and dirndls for topless Vita Vea?

The NFL is efforting to release the 2026 schedule sometime in the next two weeks. [read more]

Bucs rookie LB Josiah Trotter.

He said there’s a chance. [read more]

Calm down!

Too much information! [read more]

“You, running the ball? Why?”

You don’t hear this too often from a receiver. [read more]

Bucs DL Rueben Bain.

UPDATED: For those who believe this research and think Rueben Bain is going to go full-blown Joey Bosa this fall, well, perhaps that won’t quite happen. [read more]

A two-time Super Bowl–winning defensive end is excited about what the Bucs’ pass rush now could be. [read more]

The NFL remains a quarterback-driven league, even after Sam Darnold won a Super Bowl. [read more]

Future Chief Executive.

Mike Evans is gone. He’s done. And there’s not a damn thing you, Joe or Team Glazer can do about it. [read more]

Was a fail a win?

Joe is in too good of a mood this morning to wing a cup of Community coffee across the JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters offices, or start kicking the empty beer bottles or crushed Mountain Dew cans, or frisbee the empty pizza boxes in disgust. [read more]

Emeka Egbuka hauls in a long TD pass against Seattle.

Most Bucs are in town for OTAs and they’re expected to hit the field for OTA underwear football later this month. [read more]

Ready to rock.

Joe believes one of the more under-reported acclimation obstacles NFL rookies face is pretty much what most regular citizens take for granted. [read more]

Rookie Bucs receiver Ted Hurst.

When the Bucs draft a receiver, the guy is usually productive and, at worst, a sound pick. [read more]

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Tired of short-arm chatter.

Joe is absolutely exhausted with all this talk about short arms. And it seems Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is, too. [read more]

The national hype for the 2026 Buccaneers is about the same as it was a year ago.

Tampa Bay falling on its face late last season and then losing two legends hasn’t made a dent in expectations. [read more]