We all know that in many ways, Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians is old school. [read more]

Gene Deckerhoff weighs in

A wise comment this morning by Tom Brady’s good friend reminded Joe of how a wildly popular media outlet says it’s not mainstream media when it dominates TV ratings. [read more]

Yeah, Joe admits to a sleepless night thinking about all things Bucs. [read more]

Every NFL team factors “hope” into its personnel decisions. Unproven young players and rookies are all about hope.

Take the five projected starters in the Bucs’ secondary. The oldest turns 24 on New Year’s Eve. [read more]

Joe listened to the one and only Chris “Mad Dog” Russo of SiriusXM Radio fame yesterday when he had a great point. [read more]

“Warren, don’t you wish you had a quarterback like Tom Brady?”

A lot is made about six-time Super Bowl-winning, park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady’s age. And Joe believes it is a fair point. [read more]

Can’t buy the hype — yet.

You can hear it in his voice, former Bucs quarterback Chris Simms. And it pains him. [read more]

Unlikely to face Bucs.

Joe was listening to a podcast from Chris Simms last night — more on that in a few hours — where Simms was breaking down the Bucs’ schedule. [read more]

Leonard Fournette has a memory

New Bucs running back Leonard Fournette served up a scouting report at Joe’s request today. [read more]

Too much change?

Joe used to hear it a lot, but not in the past couple of years. [read more]

New vibe.

Throughout his adult life, new Bucs running back Leonard Fournette has been a one-man-band. [read more]

Leonard Fournette talks workload

Leonard Fournette averaged 23 touches a game last year. That’s one more per game than Doug Martin had in his Pro Bowl rookie season with the Fighting Schianos of Tampa Bay! [read more]

Why is Josh Rosen, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, now the No. 4 quarterback on the Bucs’ depth chart? [read more]

Expectations for Sunday.

If someone read Rob Gronkowski’s Instagram today, new Bucs running back Leonard Fournette could have a role. Or a roll. [read more]

Once upon a time in downtown Phoenix years ago, Joe left a truly wild country music club in the wee hours and walked to a quiet nearby bar where a Buccaneers assistant coach was sitting with a few women. [read more]

Devin White is one of four new team captains

The Bucs announced team captains today.

Joe knows a lot of fans go bananas for this stuff, like when Josh Freeman and Jameis Winston were not voted team captain. [read more]

Bruce Arians’ son checks in

So what exactly will the Buccaneers’ running backs situation be? [read more]

Background.

When the Bucs signed running back Leonard Fournette last week, it led many to ask why a young, healthy, productive back was thrown to the ditch by a team that really needed his services. [read more]

New kicker in the house

No, Matt Gay is not the newest member of the Buccaneers practice squad.

Calm down. [read more]

Byron Leftwich

New Bucs practice squad quarterback Josh Rosen will not impact the team this season, barring freakish and horrible happenings.

However, there’s more to the Rosen signing behind the curtain at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Excellent season projected.

Last week Joe brought word from the in-house stathead of NFL Network, Cynthia Frelund, saying her projections show the Bucs to finish with 8.9 wins. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 6:54 a.m. Closed at 8:45 a.m.