The mystery surrounding Chris Godwin’s recovery from a gruesome dislocated ankle caught a ray of sunshine on national radio. (more…)

Evaluations of Todd Bowles vary quite a bit. Is he a good head coach? (more…)

Infamous Lions cornerback is now a Buccaneer.

The Bucs have locked down a five-year veteran cornerback with experience in big games, not all of it good. (more…)

Plays to win.

For Chris Godwin, there is a reason he puts himself through so much blood, sweat and toil to be a top NFL professional. (more…)

Buccaneers GM Jason Licht.

So one could argue Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Baker Mayfield will play this season for a combined $40 million under market value.

Jason Licht doesn’t even have compromising photos of these guys. (more…)

Gone.

Don’t see this very often. At about the same time, the Bucs lost a linebacker to Miami but the Bucs signed a linebacker from Miami. (more…)

Two fun episodes this week and Todd Bowles and Jason Licht were recent guests.

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Don’t forget about Bucs players.

If the Bucs offense has another top-five finish after the 2025 season, would it surprise you if Josh Grizzard is a head coach somewhere else this time in 2026? Joe wouldn’t be surprised at all. (more…)

What risk?

The way it’s going for Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, he’ll have to send his wife to do the dirty work when he next needs a new car.

No local dealership will want to negotiate with him for fear of getting taken to the cleaners. (more…)

Improvement?

Last year the Bucs ranked third in average yards per game at 400 yards (399.6 to be precise). Pretty impressive.

But not impressive enough for Ben Bredeson? (more…)

Bucs Hall of Fame cornerback Rondé Barber.

Rondé Barber stopped short of saying a mistake was made. (more…)

Staying put.

He ain’t going anywhere. (more…)

“Tom, Leonard Floyd is nearly as washed as you were in 2022. And don’t hang that Geno Smith signing on Spytek when it doesn’t work out.”

So the Falcons attacked their anemic pass rush in free agency by cutting Grady Jarrett (LOL) and adding edge rusher Leonard Floyd on a one-year deal for $10 million this week. (more…)

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Longer than expected.

Bucs icon Lavonte David admitted it. What he’s doing with the Bucs is beyond his childhood dreams. (more…)

Returns.

Jason Licht is keeping the band together. (more…)

Michigan Man speaks.

Last year the Bucs not only had two new starters on the offensive line, it also had a new position coach, Kevin Carberry. (more…)

Support from a key teammate.

Mike Evans is a big fan of Bucs receiver Jalen McMillan. And Chris Godwin explained why he is, too. (more…)

Licking his chops over free agency.

Four years ago the Bucs decided to run it back. And it nearly worked. (more…)

Terminator-like determination.

Joe remembers two weeks ago at the combine in Indianapolis where Bucs types pretty much all agreed that if any player could bounce back from an awful injury like a dislocated ankle, it would be Chris Godwin. (more…)

New Chamber of Commerce president?

It’s not totally unusual to hear this from Bucs players, or players of other teams, when they decide to possibly pass up more cash from another club. (more…)