Todd Bowles said this week his Bucs need work on their “killer instinct.”

So he’s happily signing up to practice against a team that refuses to take summer work lightly. [read more]

Todd Bowles explains.

Joe remembers Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians saying one reason he agreed to coach the Bucs and put the brakes on his retirement was he was able to, in his words, get the band back together. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles speaks.

This is a big reason why Joe cringes so much when hearing defensive coaches whine about how they lost a game because they didn’t get takeaways. [read more]

So at the NFL Owners meetings this week, Joe caught up with someone with a connection to the big offseason deal that wasn’t: star Bucs receiver Chris Godwin to the Patriots. [read more]

Defensive guy talks offense.

Joe nearly fell over hearing this. [read more]

It seems the Kleenex box in the Team Glazer luxury suite might need a refill. [read more]

Haason Reddick chatter.

It was sort of weird a few weeks ago when the Bucs brought in big-time free agent Haason Reddick to talk to the local pen and mic club and the only football official who showed up was Reddick’s position coach. [read more]

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Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Drew Rosenhaus talks about his client.

The Bucs are believing/hoping/praying they signed a beastly and hungry edge rusher in free agent Haason Reddick.

It was a critical move for Tampa Bay, so Joe tracked down superagent Drew Rosenhaus to talk about the move yesterday at the NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach. [read more]

Not good enough.

That mindset was at the root of one offseason decision by Todd Bowles. [read more]

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Defensive tackles. Run stuffers!! JoeBucsFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan presents his DT prospect breakdown, always with an eye on the Bucs’ trends, needs and interviews. Enjoy!

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Buccaneers co-owner Joel Glazer speaks.

Some might say the 2024 Bucs season was a roller coaster ride. Ownership has a slightly different view. [read more]

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Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht loved the boat parade for the Super Bowl LV celebration so much he’s decided to make it an annual thing. [read more]

It’s always fun when Joe can corner NFL super agent Drew Rosenhaus at an NFL owners meeting. [read more]

GM Jason Licht speaks.

It seems the Bucs’ five consecutive trips to the playoffs — the longest NFC streak — is finally getting more noticed. [read more]

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Remember three months ago when the Bucs had a must-win game to clinch the NFC South title and trailed the slimy Saints 19-13 in the fourth quarter — at The Licht House? [read more]