Todd Bowles (left) and Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Great point here by a seasoned NFL veteran, and Joe will take it a step further. [read more]

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Bucs DT Calijah Kancey.

It’s such an aching need that the man involved in the discussion knows all too well. [read more]

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Plug and play?

As you heard on Friday’s “Ira Kaufman Podcast, the two Joes had an interesting discussion on how to get David Walker on the field more this season. [read more]

Don’t believe your eyes, yet.

Caution, Bucs fans: KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles indirectly warned you not to jump the gun. [read more]

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Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Hey, it would be cool if a couple of Bucs defensive players could be like Hulk Hogan and Randy “Macho Man” Savage and Ric Flair and put on a good show for folks while effing up offensive lineman. [read more]

Rookie inside linebacker Josiah Trotter has two personalities.

Joe cannot emphasize enough how Bucs second-round pick linebacker Josiah Trotter seems like a real-deal, hit-the-ground-running rookie who will perform this season beyond his 21 years on the planet. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles thought the offense and the defense battled to a draw today.

Though Bucs coach Todd Bowles thought it was an evenly matched practice, from Joe’s viewpoint the defense had a strong day, though the Bucs’ offensive line dominated in the run game. The Bucs’ offensive line in the passing game? [read more]

Rookie DB Keionte Scott.

Rookie Bucs cornerback Keionte Scott played six years of college football and he turns 25 next week. [read more]

Future dynamic duo?

David Walker might be living up to the hype. [read more]

Bucs rookie DT DeMonte Capehart.

Rookie defensive tackles have a way of disappearing until preseason games kick off. [read more]

So who puts in extra work after the practice-ending whistle blows at Bucs training camp?

Lots of guys, and lots of guys sign autographs for fans.

But the steady winner of last man working is Miami Mauler rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain. It just seems to be in his DNA. Bain usually works with a group, and then those edge rushers slowly scatter and he works alone

Today, however, the last man working on the field was the longest-tenured Buccaneer. You can watch Chris Godwin in the video below.

“Luke, even with a bum hamstring, I can block those stiffs with the Jets.”

We have wrapped up eight practices of Bucs training camp 2026 and without Tristan Wirfs snapping on a chin strap. [read more]

Transforming defense?

For Joe, this is the football equivalent of watching a puppy begin to learn to walk. [read more]

Eighteen years ago today, Joe published the first page of this website and never turned back. More than 65,000 Bucs-related posts have followed, the results of obsessing 24/7 about all things Buccaneers. [read more]

Bucs GM defends team culture.

Right about the time Pat McAfee went on the air with his popular weekday show seen on BSPN, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht was addressing the local pen and mic club. [read more]

Job appears safe.

Bucs starting corner Zyon McCollum hasn’t been benched. And his status as a starting corner, despite an awful season last year, is not in jeopardy. [read more]

New member of Bucs broadcast team — for one game.

So Chucky is going back to the broadcast booth, at least for a night. [read more]