Gives Bucs props.

Hey, it fits. The Super Bowl champs are “superloaded” in the passing game. [read more]

No. 2.

It seems like another century, but in fact, it was four years ago. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians

No journalist is more plugged in with the everyday machinery that is the NFL than BSPN’s Adam Schefter. [read more]

NFL Network’s Excel queen.

Joe is almost scared to type this. But duty calls! [read more]

It’s fair to say Patrick Mahomes’ sleep won’t be disrupted tonight. [read more]

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More fun from The Identity Tampa Bay & Joe.

Hated faces

Yet another retired quarterback, this one a five-time Pro Bowler, is convinced that the slimy Saints are about to get a lot more dangerous. [read more]

New deal.

Adam Schefter of BSPN twittered out this afternoon that Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles got a new contract with the team. [read more]

“Old man, you still have it.”

Joe’s going to take a little liberty here and suggest the Bucs have the best passing attack in the NFL.

And just typing that sentence, it’s like an out-of-body experience. [read more]

Yes, there really is something different about this Bucs team when it comes to the grind of July and August football. [read more]

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He didn’t have a vote, but David Baker admittedly had a preference when Canton’s newest class was selected. [read more]

Bucs LG Alex Cappa

Joe always remembered what former Bucs great Warren Sapp once said about offensive linemen. [read more]

Unpredictable.

This stat may not be new, but it’s new to Joe. And the Bucs led the NFL in it last year. [read more]

Fun week for Bucs QB.

The past few days have been big days for Bucs quarterback Tom Brady. [read more]

Rookie edge rusher Joe Tryon

Those who listened to the Ira Kaufman Podcast earlier this week heard of Joe’s private chat with former NFL offensive lineman Brian Baldinger when he visited Tampa Bay training camp. [read more]

“Remember me?”

One of the greatest things about the Bucs finally turning the franchise around last year and leaving The Lost Decade in the ash heap of history is that there is no more bad kicker merry-go-round. [read more]

Bruce Arians has his back.

Joe understands that Blaine Gabbert is not the most popular Bucs player. And some people stress way too much over the Bucs’ backup quarterback. [read more]

The calm before practice Tuesday morning inside the Glazer Shed.

For the second straight day, the Bucs practiced inside the Glazer Shed. This time there was no thought to practicing outside, unlike Monday when practice began outside. Joe got an email at 7 a.m. from the Bucs of the move indoors. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians

Once upon a time, when the Bucs brought back defensive coordinator Mike Smith for the 2018 season, Joe labeled the phenomenon “Status Woe.”

That line rattled a few cages at One Buc Palace. [read more]