Bucs DL Rueben Bain.

Landing Rueben Bain last week in the draft was an interesting pick on several levels. [read more]

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Rookie Buccaneers edge rusher Rueben Bain.

Choo… choo! The Rueben Bain hype train continues to roll down the tracks. [read more]

Former Bucs defensive tackle Will Gholston’s name is invoked.

What exactly did the Bucs get in Round 5 of last week’s NFL Draft when they selected defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart out of Clemson? [read more]

Rookie Bucs receiver Ted Hurst.

Lots of extreme hype and expectations for the Bucs rookie class. Joe is loving it! [read more]

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While this post is not about football, Joe wonders if retired Lavonte David is squirming eating Cap’n Crunch every morning thinking about playing with Alex Anzalone, Rueben Bain, Keionte Scott, Josiah Trotter, A’Shawn Robinson and 11-sack master Al-Quadin Muhammad this season. [read more]

So Matt Miller of BSPN thinks out of the top 46 players drafted, based on convoluted criteria he hatched, the Bucs had three of the best picks, steals and fits in last week’s draft. [read more]

Overcoming short arms.

A lot has been made about Rueben Bain’s short arms, for NFL standards. If not for that, it’s unlikely Bain would still have been on the board at No. 15 when the Bucs found him under their Christmas tree in last week’s draft. [read more]

No ducking picks.

When did Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht turn old? [read more]

Can Rueben Bain be another Ndamukong Suh?

When is the last time a Bucs defender actually scared an opposing offense? It’s been a while, but not too long ago. [read more]

Rolled the dice.

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is stingy with his draft picks, specifically in the first round. [read more]

After having lunch with Bucs first-round draft pick edge rusher Rueben Bain, YaYa Diaby came away with a distinct impression. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Man, Joe hasn’t seen Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht get this excited for a fourth-round draft pick since edge rusher David Walker last year. [read more]

Rondé Barber

Joe loves when Bucs super insider and Hall of Fame cornerback Rondé Barber starts talking all things Tampa Bay. [read more]

Seems scared of Rueben Bain.

When he played for the Titans, former left tackle Taylor Lewan, who was a three-time Pro Bowler, was a nasty SOB to tangle with. He backed down from no one. [read more]

New draft strategy?

Joe remembers a story former Bucs general manager Rich McKay often told. [read more]

Lots of football people are obsessed with quarterback pressures. Many are not. [read more]

Still out there.

One, two, three… (four?) edge rushers is not enough, says a man who has a large platform on the Tampa Bay airwaves. [read more]

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Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Fans are still jumping up and down about Rueben Bain, the Bucs’ first-round draft pick last week. Now the real test is here: Can Bain overcome Bucs coach Todd Bowles’ indifference about an edge rush? [read more]