Todd Bowles has a shiny new contract that pays him to be the Buccaneers’ head coach through the 2028 season, but he doesn’t have fans collectively behind him like one might think a coach with three division titles in three years would. [read more]

Respect for Bucs’ star WR.

In just a handful of years, Cam Newton went from being a feared NFL quarterback to a villain in a future “Batman” movie. [read more]

Waiting to be unleashed?

Yes, Joe loved seeing Bucs first-round pick Emeka Egbuka look like a seasoned pro in underwear football the past couple of months. [read more]

How much change?

Joe has three core beliefs when it comes to winning football: [read more]

Antoine Winfield, Jr.

In theory, a team wants to hear how its roster is loaded with “team-friendly” contracts. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Longtime Buccaneers fans have painful memories of LaVar Arrington.

It’s been 19 years since the ferocious linebacker picked off then-Bucs quarterback Chris Simms in the playoffs and returned the ball to the Bucs’ 6 yard line. [read more]

Ponder for moment that Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht invested a first-round pick into rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka, a premium draft choice the Bucs were ecstatic to make. And now Licht evaluates Egbuka higher than he did two months ago.

Damn. [read more]

Battle lines drawn.

Uh, oh. The PFF tribe has gone and done it.

They’ve angered former Bucs stud Gerald McCoy. [read more]

Lots of Benjamins coming.

Look, there is no doubt in Joe’s eyes that a key member of the Bucs’ offensive line is going to be quite wealthy at some point between now and next March. [read more]

Consistently sharp in 2024.

For quarterbacks who played in more than 11 games last year, only Jared Goff was better than Baker Mayfield. [read more]

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Joe has listened to a wide variety of national takes on Team Glazer extending the contract of head coach Todd Bowles yesterday through 2028. [read more]

Cutting down on flags.

When Super Bowl-winning head coach Bucco Bruce Arians first came to town, he coined a phrase to describe dumb football play. [read more]

“Shady’s an ass, Cade.”

Retired superstar running back LeSean “Shady” McCoy and nine-year receiver James Jones ganged up on the Bucs during their popular The Facility show yesterday. [read more]

More irony for tortured Browns fans. [read more]

“Jason, our philosophy is quite simple: Win consistently and a coach will get an extension.”

Pretty cool factoid dropped by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo yesterday when news broke that Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Bucs coach Todd Bowles got contract extensions. [read more]

Reaction.

When it was announced yesterday that Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Bucs coach Todd Bowles received contract extensions, a former Giants suit believes this was a no-brainer move by Team Glazer. [read more]

Big season coming?

Is this a layup bet on the Bucs’ best running back or a trap? This seems like a no-brainer wager but recent history is flashing a big ol’ yellow light. [read more]

“Grizz is fearless, Mike.”

The message was firm and clear as tight end Cade Otton broke a spring practice huddle. [read more]