Lots of Bucs players and officials agonized for a long time over the January playoff loss to Washington. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

He was lost and now he’s found.

Haason Reddick’s “bizarre” season with the 2024 Jets is in his rear-view mirror. His eyes are now fixed dead ahead toward helping Tampa Bay resurrect a pass rush that was agonizingly erratic for Buc Nation last season.

Reddick is also about to discover that the distance between these two franchises is far greater than 1,100 miles. [read more]

Rookie Bucs playcaller Josh Grizzard.

An ex-Buccaneer is trying to arrange a study session. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 8:14 a.m. Poll closed at 9:23 a.m.

Sacks = fun.

Hey, if you can ball out and win at the same time, what is more fun than that?

That’s the way new Bucs edge rusher Haason Reddick saw it when he decided to sign with the Bucs last week. [read more]

Expectations. (A Tampa Bay Buccaneers photo)

The Bucs are flying under the radar again. [read more]

Free agent CB Asante Samuel.

Joe is of the mind that the Bucs, just like they needed an established edge rusher and signed Haason Reddick, need a quality cornerback in free agency. [read more]

The past few days, “this Joe” has been trying to fully immerse into March Madness and wallow in non-stop college basketball conference tournament games, as Joe is wont to do each spring. [read more]

The greatness of new Bucs edge rusher Haason Reddick is not overlooked by one iconic Buccaneer.

After all, Reddick landed in a mess out of college, one that took years to correct. [read more]

New Bucs offensive lineman Charlie Heck.

Former Bucs reserve offensive tackle Justin Skule was on the street for weeks before the Bucs put him on their practice squad in 2022. [read more]

So two big-name ex-Bucs in the national spotlight are massive Baker Mayfield fans. [read more]

After only 16 sacks in his 72 Bucs games, struggling edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka has left the building.

Few Tampa Bay fans will miss him, but Tryon-Shoyinka moved on in a professional manner and commands respect. [read more]

Draft intrigue.

Joe often likes to say that what a team does in free agency is a window into its upcoming draft. [read more]

Reuniting with Bucs OLB coach Larry Foote brings a smile to Haason Reddick’s face.

Joe has heard this cliché many times and Joe used to think it only applied to coaching. [read more]

Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson react to being indirectly referred to as old.

Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs may have a future in comedy if he plans to work after his football days are done. [read more]

Is Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett injured or recovering from something? [read more]

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Second-year edge rusher Chris Braswell.

Joe has to draw the line somewhere when it comes to how a team spins the performance of a player. [read more]

Bucs OLB coach Larry Foote talks of plans for Haason Reddick.

So when Haason Reddick and the Bucs came to a contract agreement, Reddick wanted to know what the Bucs wanted from him and how he would be used. That’s only fair. [read more]

So one-time Pro Bowl receiver Chris Godwin entered the NFL addicted to greatness and his beloved No. 12. [read more]

“Hey Lavonte, it took me a few years but I think I figured out your poker face.”

Bucs fans were sweating right down to the last moment when Bucs icon Lavonte David decided to return for the 2025 season. So what were Bucs coaches thinking? [read more]