Our beloved Bucs entered the NFL Draft tonight with six draft picks.

Now they have eight and no new players. [read more]

“Tom, we just worked over your old team.”

Joe warned fans that the math was all about the Buccaneers trading out of the first round and accumulating more picks.

And that’s what just happened. [read more]

The reincarnation of the Weapons for Winston movement got interesting tonight. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

The big night is here and Joe is convinced that the man wielding the most influence at One Buc Palace will see it realized over the next 48 hours. [read more]

We are finally here! Welcome to the 2022 NFL Draft. It. Is. Finally. Here.

So what are the Bucs going to do? What are the Jags going to do? What about the slimy Saints? Bang it here all night to comment on how the first round plays out.

Please remember, play nice so Joe doesn’t have to play grade school nun and whack your fingers with a wooden ruler.

It’s unpopular to talk about, but the Bucs could really use a dangerous running back in the draft over the next three days.

There are a few reasons why.

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“Just one Twitter is all it takes, Tom.”

Regular readers know Joe has a hangup about this. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 9:57 a.m. Flash poll closed at 12:34 p.m.

“Byron, heck, you won’t be here in 2023. How bout I dump next year’s fourth for that running back you want now?”

Joe’s got loads of Big Storm beer ready for tonight’s NFL Draft and can’t wait for the trays of tasty Hooters deliciousness to arrive late-night.

Joe also is prepared for the Bucs to trade down. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 9:45 a.m. Flash poll closed at 12:34 p.m.

Singular focus.

There is a reason Joe — shockingly — doesn’t want an edge rusher in this weekend’s draft and instead wants guys with great chances of making huge impacts this year. The hell with development. Next year doesn’t matter. [read more]

Georgia safety Lewis Cine.

Joe cannot help wanting ballcarriers on other teams, the morning after a Bucs win, to feel the hits they absorbed from excellent tackling. [read more]

Bucs OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.

Any year but this year, Joe would join many other Bucs fans hollering for an edge rusher in tonight’s draft. You can never have too many pass rushers. [read more]

(This is a repost of a published article Joe runs as an annual tradition for the morning of the first day of the NFL draft.)

Joe’s going to go slightly personal here, a rare, albeit tiny window into Joe’s background on this holiest of high football holidays. [read more]

CBS analyst says Clemson CB Andrew Booth an improvement for Bucs.

Joe will go over this one last time why he is so high on Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth, and why Joe believes Booth can help the Bucs win another Super Bowl. As in 2022. As in now, likely Tom Brady’s final rodeo in Tampa. [read more]

What’s more fun on the eve of draft night than remembering how Gerald McCoy put his foot down to label the best defensive tackle in this draft.

And now it’s feeling like the Bucs could trade down to get him. [read more]