Joe absolutely has to give it up to Lovie Smith.

Congratulations, Coach. Joe smells real positive change from a man known for sticking to his plan at all costs. (more…)

Bucs rookie left tackle Donovan Smith

A former Buccaneer issued a passionate plea to Lovie Smith and Bucs offensive coaches yesterday. (more…)

 Joe’s already called opening day against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 13 in Tampa a “must-win.”

It’s not a must-win for the standings. Duh. But it is necessary for the psyche of a fanbase that’s hasn’t seen a home victory since 2013, and compares Jameis Winston to Marcus Mariota. (more…)

A noted NFL Network analyst and former quarterback was impressed with “America’s Quarterback.” Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

There were more than a few Bucs fans disappointed by the play of “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, in his first game as an NFL player.

A few were even outraged. (more…)

Rough start for Kevin O’Dea’s special teams

Tampa Bay’s lone Hall of Fame voter, eye-RAH! Kaufman, aka The Custodian of Canton, dropped the hammer on the Bucs’ special teams yesterday. (more…)

Scouring preseason tape from across the NFL.

Yes, the Bucs picked up a veteran offensive tackle yesterday when AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht signed free agent Gosder Cherilus.

Joe suspects that won’t be the last newcomer to the offensive line corps between now and when the Bucs host the Titans to kick off the season. (more…)

Fans need to be patient, said former Bucs QB Shaun King.

Joe understands how Bucs fans have chewed up couch pillows like a hungry dog and punched their windshields into a cobweb after the first preseason game. (more…)

Donovan Smith reacts to his first game and his first play, which resulted in a sack.

The crazy stats nerds screamed left and right last year about how left tackle Anthony Collins was a superstar-in-waiting because their spreadsheets claimed he didn’t give up a sack in 2013.

What the hell good was that worth? (more…)

Bucs G Logan Mankins talks about the status of the offensive line.

Guard Logan Mankins stopped after practice today to chat with the Tampa Bay pen and mic club to discuss the Bucs and, more importantly, the state of the Bucs’ offensive line. (more…)

It was an underwear football day at Bucs practice this afternoon –no hitting with Tampa Bay coming off a Saturday night preseason game.

Joe’s got highlights. (more…)

Everything Joe has heard from key sources about Demar Dotson’s knee injury claims the Bucs’ right tackle is expected back on the field in a couple of months.

But a new and different report from a former Bucs guard is making the rounds quickly on Twitter. (more…)

Your new Bucs starting MLB.

Well, that didn’t take very long, did it?

Less than a day after Lovie Smith crowed that middle linebacker Kwon Alexander played “outstanding” in his first NFL preseason game, Alexander was tagged as the starting MLB until or unless he is beaten out for the job.

And we all know how stingy Lovie is about passing around compliments, right Johnthan Banks? (more…)

Chiefs left tackle Eric Fisher went down in practice today, and it seems that brought the simmering market for free agent Gosder Cherilus to a full boil. (more…)

Jameis showed Saturday night he is not immobile.

Joe remembers through the NFL Scouting Combine and leading up to the draft, the haters out hollering themselves hoarse for the Bucs not to draft “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, because he was slow and immobile. (more…)

Akeem Spence told Joe “a mistake” he made led to marijuana possession charges and a speeding ticket for traveling more than 100 miles per hour. (more…)

Jacquies Smith and Bucs defensive ends didn’t pressure Teddy Bridgewater but did good things, explains a former Buccaneer.

There’s no panic in Anthony Becht, the former Bucs tight end and 11-year, NFL veteran.

He thought Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, played fine on Saturday night, just what Becht expected in the preseason opener. (more…)

Bucs rookie left tackle Donovan Smith

Joe was so shaken by the following that it took Joe 36 hours to address it directly. (more…)

Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers

One benefit of Joe being in Minnesota for Saturday’s game was getting a chance to view the Bucs’ sidelines before and during the game. For example, Joe saw Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, do a Victor Cruz-like salsa dance a few minutes prior to kickoff. (more…)

It’s time for reserve tackle Kevin Pamphile to show up.

Last year, the Bucs drafted Kevin Pamphile and Kadeem Edwards in the fifth-round. Joe dubbed them the “Milk Cartons,” as their faces may as well have been on a half-gallon containers at Publix.

They were MIA on the football field for a team desperate for offensive line help. (more…)

The debut of Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, was quite an event across the Tampa Bay area Saturday, and the TV-ratings numbers match up to the hope-driven euphoria not seen around here in a decade.

Joe’s got data. (more…)

Former starting right tackle speaks out.

How unnerved Bucs fans are after watching a jailbreak of an offensive line send “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, running for his life in the first preseason game, and seeing right tackle Demar Dotson go down.

Many fans are actually crying for unemployed Evan Mathis to play right tackle. (more…)