How could Joe chat with Bucs rookie left tackle Donovan Smith the other day and not ask whether barbecue-yearning Logan Mankins, the crowned leader of the offensive line, was coordinating off-hours bonding sessions. (more…)

Spreadsheet types at One Buc Palace are all amped up by the numbers of Jameis Winston jerseys being gobbled up. (more…)

Dirk Koetter talks tech

Veteran offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter isn’t scared of technology. And per FOX Sports, Koetter is insisting the Bucs purchase some ASAP to help Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback. (more…)

Helped out Mike Evans.

People squealed like gutted hogs to not draft a gifted player like “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. Joe remembers the same intensity of wailing and moaning when Randy Moss came out of Marshall.

Joe vividly recalls then-Bucs coach Father Dungy bragging that Moss was off his draft board. (more…)

“I need you, bro. I want to be able to walk when I am 30.”

Joe never takes a day off but the NFL does, as slumber time has arrived.

You can bet, and Joe will be in the middle of it, that a popular theme of training camp and preseason won’t be how “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, develops, it will be if he can stand upright. (more…)

Yes, “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, is a helluva athlete. In case you were not aware, he was a top closer in college baseball last spring and possessed a 95 mph fastball. Impressive.

Apparently, Jameis can bowl, too. (more…)

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.