Mike Evans or Sammy Watkins? Depends what flavor you like, says NFL Network draft guru Mike Mayock.

Joe listened to the two-hour Mike Mayock teleconference this afternoon and it was some kind of awesome to get prepped for the draft. Remember how Joe has been pimping Penn State wide receiver Allen Robinson in the third round? Mayock said that is where Robinson will get drafted.

Yes, Joe actually does research and puts thought into things. (more…)

More evidence Greg Schiano was being tuned out by his players

An order Commander Greg Schiano would often scream was “Do your job!”

The premise was simple: just do what the New Schiano Order asks you to do on any given play. Don’t be a hero. Don’t even think about making a play. (more…)

Murray potentially is a great Tampa Bay fit for multiple reasons

Chucky’s second favorite QB in the NFL Draft, Aaron Murray, is steadily moving up team draft boards and NFL Network draft guru Mike Mayock said this afternoon he expects Murray to be a third-round pick next week.

Speaking on his annual pre-draft conference call, Mayock made the claim along with all kinds of heavy praise for Murray’s intelligence, experience, readiness and ability. (more…)

Joe would not be shocked at all if OL Jake Matthews is selected by the Bucs next week.

There is no doubt the Bucs need a wide receiver (perhaps two) in next week’s draft. Good timing, as the draft is lousy with wide receivers.

Now we all know Joe has an infatuation with everything Johnny Football, from his hyper Labrador-puppy-like running to his pocket accuracy, to his rabbit-out-of-the-hat playmaking ability and his harem of hot women. (more…)

Informative video here by talented Amanda Borges of SportsTalkFlorida.com. It’ll give you a great summary feel for Jason Licht and Lovie Smith blowing smokescreens addressing the media on all things NFL Draft this week.

Lovie was so dialed in to the nickel back position in Chicago, he coached the position himself in 2008.

Joe has put in way too much research into the eight-year Lovie Smith regime in Chicago.

As a Bucs fan, Joe can say a lot of Lovie’s time in Chicago is incredibly encouraging, some is downright frightening, and the rest offers great insight into Lovie. (more…)

When Jason Licht was hired as Bucs general manager, he said he would pound on Lovie Smith’s office door over and over and over again, if necessary, in an effort to sell Lovie on a player.

There would be no 11th-hour, draft-day hollering and angry chest bumping to make a decision, Licht said. (more…)

Jason Licht wasn’t kidding when he said Tuesday that Pro Days are of little value to the Buccaneers.

The Bucs’ general manager said this morning on WDAE-AM 620 that Tampa Bay’s rankings of the 2014 quarterbacks class has been static for more than two months. That means Licht is saying Teddy Bridgewater’s widely panned Pro Day did not impact the Bucs’ brass. (more…)

Pat Kirwan of SiriusXM NFL Radio wondered aloud if Bucs DE Adrian Clayborn is “for sale.”

Now Joe has already brought up a possibility — nothing more than that — the Bucs could be shopping running back Doug Martin in order to stock up on valuable draft picks for next week’s draft. Martin, for a third-year guy, already has a lot of wear and tear on his tires and is coming off an ugly shoulder injury.

With the Bucs being deep at running back and some team dangling draft picks for Martin, would Bucs coach Lovie Smith nibble at the bait? (more…)

In this “Fact or Fiction” segment with Maggie Gray and fight-instigating, barista-training, pedestrian-bumping, olive oil-lapping, popcorn-munching, coffee-slurping, fried-chicken-eating, oatmeal-loving, circle-jerking, beer-chugging, cricket-watching, scone-loathing, college football-naïve, baseball box score-reading Peter King of SI.com, King explains why Johnny Football is the best quarterback prospect in next week’s NFL draft. (more…)