In case you missed Joe’s comprehensive notes from yesterday’s final spring practice at One Buc Palace, Jameis Winston started play against defense by tossing a ball that was nearly picked off by Alterraun Verner.

The next snap was snatched from the air by Lavonte David. (more…)

GMC channels his inner Bo Burton.

Joe tries to be a punctual guy. Hates being late (for anything). And believe it or not, Joe plans things out.

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Mike Evans discussed the rookie learning curve he experienced

Yes, all right-minded Bucs fans have their eyes on “America’s Quarterback,” signal-caller Jameis Winston. For the fortunes of the Bucs in the next few years will be strongly tied to how well Jameis develops and performs. (more…)

Last year, Joe broke the story that Josh McCown was holding secret practices in Tampa before training camp — with 100 percent attendance by the offense. (more…)

Gerald McCoy absorbed a tongue lashing yesterday

A former Buccaneer went on a passionate tirade yesterday declaring that Gerald McCoy’s brand of leadership is a waste of time because he’s been the face of disgraceful Tampa Bay losing. (more…)

A Bradenton Herald columnist sides with the Mike Glennon Mob.

Joe was right there. He heard it with his own ears. Lovie Smith said the quarterback conundrum isn’t about Jameis but about the “backup quarterback.”

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The Bucs have yet to announce training camp details. Look for that next week, and it might come with big changes.

Joe is interested in how the team might handle large, Jameis-Winston-fueled crowds at One Buc Palace, and in something Lovie Smith said yesterday. (more…)

Logan Mankins said the addition of OC Dirk Koetter has made a world of difference.

It’s not too difficult to describe what a complete and utter trainwreck the offense of the Bucs was last year.

Just dreadful. Like a fish, it rotted from the head down. (more…)

Joe let it rip this evening during the lively “JoeBucsFan Hour” with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620. (more…)

The pride of Hobart College, Ali Marpet, hugs Jameis Winston.

The men targeted to become saviors of the Buccaneers’ offensive line, rookie second-round picks Ali Marpet and Donovan Smith, are roommates at the Bucs’ team hotel.

Joe talked to Smith about that relationship this afternoon. (more…)

Joe sweated his footballs off today at One Buc Palace, Day 2 of mandatory minicamp. Joe’s got your need-to-know below. (more…)

There’s all kinds of road hazards for motorcyclists, and some might surprise you.

Joe learned a lot in this Dolman Law Group blog about the many dangers on highways and local roads.

It’s not just about wet weather. Definitely click through and learn.

Bucs GM among NFL’s top movers and shakers.

We are two days from the dead period of the NFL (though this here site will be the polar opposite of dead — many posts daily, as usual). But the NFL is a 24/7 news-making machine.

It’s a big part of why the NFL is the 500-pound gorilla of sports in the western world. As Joe likes to say, “We live in a football world.” (more…)

It took Joe a while to wrap his head around the big news of the day yesterday. (more…)

It’s not just Bucs offensive linemen tooting their own horns when it comes to chatter about their new level of bonding and jelling. (more…)

Since the Bucs are no longer trotting out the likes of Josh McCown and trying to sell innocent Bucs fans on the notion that a never-has-been can become a playoff quarterback, NFL Network is paying attention to Tampa Bay again. (more…)

Yes, Joe was offline this morning for about 45 minutes. Joe’s team of IT gremlins have repaired the issue.

Joe thanks you for your patronage.

Is Lovie just teasing “America’s Quarterback,” Jameis Winston, and Bucs fans in general? Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

This notion that, barring injury, the quarterback of the past and the quarterback of the future just might be the quarterback of the present is an ugly tease to Bucs fans.

And not in a good way. (more…)

It’s one thing for Evan (nee: Dietrich) Smith to mouth off about the rookie quarterback he must lean on to keep his job with the Bucs.

It’s quite another when a well-respected yet quiet former Pro Bowler like left guard Logan Mankins offers feedback on “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. (more…)

Tim Wright and Jameis Winston looked like old teammates at One Buc Palace yesterday. It was Wright’s first practice since his return to the Bucs last week.

Watching Tim Wright work with the second- and third-string yesterday, which included Jameis Winston at quarterback, revealed a tight end/receiver who not only looked comfortable in a new offense, but in sync with his new rookie QB. (more…)

Defensive takeaways make Lovie a happy man.

If there is anything that Lovie Smith can be known for, it is turnovers. He hates turnovers worse than Joe hates warm beer. But defensive takeaways? Ah, now we’re talking ice cold Heineken. (more…)