“Remember me?”

The man behind one of the worst Bucs offenses that Joe has seen since Stewart McClown quarterbacked team, Byron Leftwich, has finally found a job in football. (more…)

Receiver Sterling Shepard.

Joe thought wide receiver Sterling Shepard was a nice signing last year. Yeah, he may have made a few too many dumb mistakes that didn’t sit well with Joe. But it’s nice to have a competent veteran off the bench. (more…)

PFF grades are a laughing matter at One Buc.

Joe’s no fan of the Pro Football Focus player grades, though they’re symbolic of one of the great pay-per-read hoaxes of the modern era. (more…)

New Bucs inside linebacker Anthony Walker, Jr.

Very interesting chatter between new Bucs linebacker Anthony Walker, Joe and Zoom-assembled Tampa Bay media this afternoon. (more…)

“Tell Haason we’re burning his Jets film.”

So who first told Haason Reddick the most important thing he likely wanted to hear from the Bucs outside of his salary? (more…)

Flash poll posted at 11:31 a.m.

Tribal musings.

Joe isn’t sure if this is a good thing or a sign of an apocalyptical collapse in 2025. Joe will take the good here. (more…)

So a very productive inside linebacker Joe wrote about as a possibility for the Bucs remains on the free agent market. (more…)

Approval from the cool kids.

A couple of folks who regularly do deep dives on the NFL seem to agree when it comes to the Bucs landing a big fish in the free agency pond last week. (more…)

He’s solid.

So the way Joe looks at it, two primary Bucs draft needs are inside linebacker and corner. (more…)

Draft strategy.

As Joe has written a few times, what a team does in free agency is often a road map to how it will draft in April. (more…)

This is exciting on two fronts. (more…)

There are a few guarantees when it comes to Joe. (more…)

So when did Lavonte David decide he would play football in 2025? (more…)

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Bucs swing tackle Charlie Heck.

Boy, did Charlie Heck make a big impression yesterday when he appeared before the local pen and mic club at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Elite.

It really grinds Joe’s gears the way Lavonte David is shat on each and every year.

Joe doesn’t give a rat’s rear end about the Pro Bowl but the guys and gals who vote on the Pro Football Hall of Fame value that dumbass game and use it to push for or run off Hall candidates. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

It had gotten to the point Joe had to keep empty beer bottles away from his leather couch. (more…)

Shares longevity insight.

There may be a lesson here for a couple of other Bucs defenders. (more…)