Falling apart?

Last year Bucs kicker Chase McLaughlin was about as automatic as you can get. (more…)

Second-year edge rusher José Ramirez.

A man stuck in the desert dying of thirst can’t be picky about what kind of cold beer a Good Samaritan offers him. (more…)

Joe is fired up! (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe doesn’t see many coaches this down in the dumps after a loss in a worthless preseason game short of a major injury. But man, Bucs coach Todd Bowles looked generally peeved in his postgame presser. (more…)

Baker Mayfield will lead the starters onto the field Friday.

The stars will come out Friday. Bucs head coach Todd Bowles made it official. (more…)

“Mike, Rondé can be cold, bro.”

Rondé Barber might get a finger-wagging text from a high-ranking Bucs official tonight, or perhaps someone will tap him on the shoulder during the team’s trip home from Jacksonville.

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Won a roster spot Saturday?

Joe is a suspicious type because Joe has to be suspicious. The amount of stuff Joe comes across on the record virtually daily would make you think the Bucs are the 1980s 49ers. (more…)

Statement game?

Two things jumped out at Joe about the Bucs early in tonight’s worthless preseason game against the Jags. (more…)

Kicker Chase McLaughlin

Yes, nearly every key Bucs player sat out tonight’s preseason game in Jacksonville, but one was on the field executing his full-time job. (more…)

Booted.

Good news revealed on tonight’s Buccaneers-Jaguars preseason game broadcast on WFLA-TV.

Rondé Barber and Chris Myers shared that the Bucs will cut M.I.A. free agent edge rusher Randy Gregory next week and recoup most or all of the signing bonus they gave the veteran.

Gregory didn’t report to training camp and this sure sounds like the best possible outcome.

Perhaps most fun is that on the snap after the announcement, second-year outside linebacker/edge rusher José Ramirez sacked Jaguars backup quarterback Mac Jones.

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Plenty on Ira’s mind as Preseason Game 2 approaches.

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Getting Washington-Ready.

Joe has learned over the years covering the NFL that teams and players are different. (more…)

Second-year receiver (returner?) Trey Palmer.

So Trey Palmer, the Bucs’ new No. 1 punt returner, looked smooth catching punts this week in Jacksonville off the foot of a Jaguars punter. (more…)

Edge rush woes.

Sometimes, Joe swears some of these stat guys don’t watch games. (more…)

 Preseason Game 2

Bucs at Jags

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8 with Chris Myers, Rondé Barber and Dan Lucas. Other Florida cities expected to televise the game include Orlando (WESH), Fort Myers (WINK), Panama City (WMBB), Pensacola (WKRG) and West Palm Beach (WPBF). WFLA will rebroadcast the game Sunday at 9:30 a.m. NFL Network will also rebroadcast the game Tuesday at 3:30 a.m.

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Jameis Winston opens up.

So the Bucs paid their quarterback $20.9 million in 2019 knowing he had impaired vision. (more…)

“Julio, I can’t pretend to vibe with most of these dudes.”

Joe thinks it’s easy to argue that Baker Mayfield 2023 was a better football player than Tom Brady 2022. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

There’s no shortcut to success in the National Football League.

Draft well and you’ve got a glorious opportunity to flourish. Draft poorly over an extended period and your franchise is on a track to oblivion.

One look at the Buccaneers during Jason Licht’s recent tenure tells the tale. Licht has grown from his mistakes to the point where he is considered one of the league’s better talent evaluators. (more…)

Will be better than some expect.

Joe has no idea how someone can type rankings in good conscience when they put so much stock in rookies who have never stepped on the field in a regular season NFL game. (more…)