Bucs GM Jason Licht.

The way Joe looks at it, the Bucs need to do the following with the No. 19 pick in April’s draft, and Joe can sum it up in three words: (more…)

A lot of Bucs fans are wondering if 2024 rookies Jalen McMillan and Bucky Irving can improve on their stunning stats next season.

Joe is just as focused on another guy and one aspect of his game. (more…)

How much better might Graham Barton get next season? (more…)

Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell.

Joe does not listen to draft podcasts until April. (more…)

Even better in 2025?

NFL folks like to say the biggest jump in play a player makes is from his rookie season to his second season. If that holds true for Bucky Irving, could the Bucs be looking at an all-time great? (more…)

Might be a tough call.

Joe tries to think objectively, when it’s reasonable to think objectively. (more…)

So Baker Mayfield led the NFL in interceptions last season, tied with Kirk Cousins at 16 picks. (more…)

Todd Bowles talks to former Bucs head coach Bruce Arians.

Bucco Bruce Arians once jumped on the field during a Bucs playoff game and smacked one of his safeties in the head.

The NFL fined Arians $50,000 and guess what the Bucs safety Andrew Adams said about it years later. (more…)

He’s not a magician.

A stathead on Twitter compiled a research graphic on good edge rushers and how they produce year-by-year as they age. (more…)

A pass rusher, too?

Call Joe a round numbers guy. (more…)

Cruising the streets? Biking the Pinellas Trail? Hangin’ at home?

At 6 p.m., dial up The JoeBucsFan Show on WDAE radio, 95.3 FM and AM 620. Listen online, too, or via the iHeart Radio app.

Yeah, that’s right. Joe is back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend. Varying times (for now).

Slighted.

Team of the Decade? We’re halfway through the third decade of the 21st century and one could claim that the Bucs are the NFC Team of the Decade. (more…)

So CBS HQ dropped an interesting nugget yesterday.

The Bucs are the fourth team in the Super Bowl era of NFL history to lose an offensive coordinator to a head coaching job in consecutive seasons. (more…)

New/old gig for Larry Foote.

When the Bucs last had a powerful edge rush, their outside linebackers coach was Larry Foote. (more…)

NFL teams love to point to their records in one-score games as a way of spinning a positive projection.

It doesn’t matter whether they won few or lots of those games. (more…)

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Todd discusses the historical significance of this date and game for Tampa Bay’s new NFL franchise, a rookie QB in New York and even Pete Rose. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Pin Chasers. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, TuneIn and other platforms.

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NFL.com draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah.

OK, you know we are approaching draft season if Daniel Jeremiah holds a press conference about draft prospects. (more…)

All-Pro teammate has his back.

All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs didn’t just go to bat for a valued teammate. Wirfs belted one out of the park. (more…)

Please stay home.

Guys, things are rolling really quickly in the NFL. Before you know it, the Bucs will have a press conference to announce their new 10-sack edge rusher (Joe dreams). (more…)

Thinking maybe a receiver?

Bucs legend Mike Evans will be 32 next month. As fans saw last year, he still is superior. But age is slowly creeping up on Evans. (more…)

Joe’s always looking for clues on the inner happenings of the Buccaneers, and this feels like a significant one. (more…)