Yet another Tom Brady story from a legend who played with The Goat last season in Tampa. [read more]

Crazy-good roster.

You know the general manager of a football team did one helluva job if one stares at the roster in mid-June and cannot find an immediate need or perhaps even a want. [read more]

In the flesh!

TAMPA TWO is back in person with Tampa Bay legend Derrick Brooks and The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman. The brilliance is presented by Converged Technology Professionals. More fun from The Identity Tampa Bay & Joe.

Inside Tom Brady’s head

The steady exploration of how and why Tom Brady can improve this season found its way to insightful former NFL player and personnel man Louis Riddick. [read more]

Joe suspects a training camp change coming to One Buc Palace will have a long-lasting effect. [read more]

Hall of Fame?

Joe considers Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians to be the best coach in franchise history. Yeah, Joe said it. [read more]

Joe thought this was going to be dumb. [read more]

Bucs WR Scotty Miller.

Anyone who watched everyone’s favorite labrador-puppy of an NFL player, Scotty Miller, play for the Bucs last year knows Miller has established himself as a threatening NFL receiver. [read more]

Having each other’s back.

It was the end of Chris Godwin’s rookie season, 2017. He just caught a 39-yard touchdown pass from Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, with nine seconds left to beat the slimy Saints. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

In the mind of one long-time NFL observer and reporter, how the Bucs have built an offense around Tom Brady is just about perfect. [read more]

The Bucs’ resident big talker, savior linebacker Devin White, now carries massive expectations on his back. [read more]

Explains NFC-clinching play.

Joe recently ran across a video on YouTube with Hall of Fame basketball coaches Bob Knight and Mike Krzyzewski. In the video, Krzyzewski remarked it’s better to get your five best players on the court at once rather than the best player at five positions.

“You give your best player the ball and good things happen,” Krzyzewski said as Knight agreed barking, “Right!”

It made Joe think of Bucs receiver Chris Godwin. [read more]

Ryan Jensen reveals

No, all the mayhem among Bucs players at the Super Bowl boat parade is hardly fully known to the public. [read more]

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Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians

Joe has a hunch this will be battled back and forth in local bars until everyone that saw both teams croaks. [read more]

Bucs TE O.J. Howard.

While Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians said often during underwear football season that tight end O.J. Howard was “close” to returning to the practice field, on the last day of Bucs minicamp Howard was seen working with a trainer on a side field performing running drills. [read more]

King of NFC South.

Tom Brady is a walking good luck charm. That seems to be the thought process from Scott Spratt of Football Outsiders when he looks at the current state of the Bucs and the NFC South. [read more]

NFL wide receiver, author.

So Joe sees he has competition. Bucs wide receiver Chris Godwin is now an NFL columnist.

Move over, Ira! [read more]