Injury helped doom Bucs.

Joe is not sure the Bucs ever recovered from a hard-fought road win at Houston in Week 2 last year. [read more]

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]

It’s that time of year again, when Tampa Bay’s big PGA Tour event returns. And there’s no better way to watch it than in the Hooters Owl’s Nest.

Waving goodbye?

While Joe is like most Bucs fans, looking at potential free agent targets to bring into Tampa Bay, Joe is also largely ignoring guys who may walk away. That’s not smart of Joe. [read more]

(A May 2019 photo)

What happened last season to cause the Bucs’ implosion?

It’s a painful subject. [read more]

The Bucs seem to love everything with a tie to the Sean McVay offense in Los Angeles. [read more]

The Bucs say positive things about edge rusher Chris Braswell yet he doesn’t play a lot. [read more]

Team Glazer members and Raise The Flags co-stars.

Joe is getting a good laugh from all the sports radio chatter and social media freakout surrounding Mike Evans possibly leaving in free agency. [read more]

Better gamble than Haason Reddick?

Same move; better chance of success. [read more]

Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq.

The Joe typing here is not one bit against the advice for the Bucs offered up by David Moulton of SiriusXM NFL Radio. [read more]

Losing is hateful to Mike Evans.

Look, Joe isn’t sweating. [read more]

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]

This really shouldn’t surprise anyone who follows the Bucs. [read more]

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Plans to return.

Future Hall of Fame wide receiver Mike Evans is going to play this season. It seems the Bucs may get first dibs. [read more]

Looking for a better 2026.

Entering the 2025 season, Joe was really stoked thinking the Bucs would have a strong, dangerous run game. [read more]

Challenge.

The Bucs have so many holes on defense, a screenshot from an All-22 video of the defense looks like the surface of the moon. [read more]

Could Bears really cut him?

We don’t know if Bucs icon Lavonte David will return for a 15th season. Even if he does, the Bucs need to be proactive in bringing in a quality off-the-ball linebacker. [read more]

Clock ticking?

Anthony Nelson has known no other NFL defensive coordinator than Todd Bowles. Will that change this fall? [read more]

What went wrong with the Bucs last season? [read more]