As recently as yesterday, Joe took to his pulpit and preached how football teams are committing a cardinal sin by not playing to their strengths. Don’t fix what is not broken. [read more]

Flashing on short routes.

Joe is a big fan of separation. You should see Joe at Big Storm Brewing. It doesn’t take Joe long on a July day to separate Bromosa from the frosty pint glass. [read more]

New Bucs tight end Kyle Rudolph may be a little washed out as a player, but his social media game appears in great shape. [read more]

New blood.

Yeah, the Bucs lost Rob Gronkowski to retirement (allegedly), but did they find a much cheaper and legitimate alternative? [read more]

Solid rookie numbers.

Joe understands some Bucs fans were disappointed in 2021 first round pick Joe Tryon-Shoyinka because the edge rusher didn’t get double-digit sacks. That expectation is just unfair. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles

Joe is a broken record on the “Ira Kaufman Podcast.” Joe’s fundamental, core, unshakable belief in sports, particularly football, is you don’t fix something that is not broken. [read more]

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Ready to make an impact.

How about a feel-good story for Bucs fans on this final Saturday before the 2022 training camp opens? [read more]

The Buccaneers’ first full-team training camp practice is Wednesday morning at One Buc Palace, and what a glorious day of underwear football it will be. [read more]

Everyone at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters loves a good Tom Brady story. [read more]

Tight end Cameron Brate

It’s impossible to argue with hard, indisputable data. [read more]

Bucs DB Logan Ryan.

Joe isn’t sure how many folks saw Logan Ryan’s appearance on “Good Morning Football” today on NFL Network, but what an impressive guy. [read more]

Saints great says Tom Brady can only win “with his left hand.”

Joe can guarantee Tom Brady will fire off a few F-bombs and possibly abuse a blunt object if he reads this critique from a guy who faced him five times over the past two seasons. [read more]

“Son, I’m going to be like Ken Griffey and Gordie Howe and play long enough for you to be my teammate.” (Photo courtesy of TMZ.)

Yes, we are six days from the opening of 2022 Bucs training camp. But already BSPN is looking ahead. [read more]

More good intel.

For quite a few weeks there, Joe was sweating over new Bucs receiver Russell Gage. [read more]

Don’t be this guy.

Sometimes, the stat nerds get under Joe’s skin. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Joe’s biggest question about the 2022 Bucs really isn’t if any tight end can replace foot-rubbing Rob Gronkowski or if the defensive line can survive and thrive without Jason Pierre-Paul and Ndamukong Suh. [read more]

Joe is not hearing any moaning about general manager Jason Licht’s fresh signing of 12th-year veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph. [read more]