Lavonte David

Former Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Lewan knew all about Bucs icon Lavonte David before 98 percent of NFL fans did. [read more]

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Early star; late rumor.

Man, the way Bucs rookie Emeka Egbuka jumped out to such a hot start, Joe thought he was going to carry the offense. [read more]

“Get healthy, Baker.”

Joe has noticed some readers think Joe is on the take for Bucs coach Todd Bowles. Ha! [read more]

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Sees glimmer of light with Todd Bowles, Baker Mayfield.

Noted sports provocateur Skip Bayless seems to feel many Bucs fans’ thoughts about a move many believe the Bucs should have made last week but did not. [read more]

“Todd, are you and Jason going to bring in a real edge rusher this year? I need to know by OTAs. Otherwise, I’m going fishing.”

Joe believes fans reading the following, using the same parameters Lavonte David himself has set for either a return to the Bucs or retirement, that fans will conclude David may have played his last game. [read more]

Autonomy attractive.

So it seems Bucs fans are pretty much crossing their fingers in unison for the Bucs to lure former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel to the Tampa Bay area to be the team’s offensive coordinator. [read more]

Edge rush shopping.

If you want to play, you have to pay. [read more]

Rondé Barber

So 2025 Buccaneers defensive line coach Charlie Strong was among the fired assistant coaches at One Buc Palace last week. [read more]

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“Scratch him off, Jason.”

It seems using Bruce Arians’ red pen to draw a line through the name of Todd Monken on the Bucs’ list of offensive coordinators would be appropriate. [read more]

So the Buccaneers were 1-5 when center/guard Ben Bredeson did not start this season, and they were 0-2 in the games Bredeson left early with injuries (hamstring and knee).

There’s a reason Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht made the comments he did 46 days ago. [read more]

Not a Todd Bowles fan.

In a recent edition of “The Arena: Gridiron,” former Bucs cornerback Aqib Talib and former NFL quarterback Cody Kessler agreed that with three division titles under his belt, Todd Bowles both earned and deserved to return for a fifth season leading the Bucs. [read more]

Team Glazer huddles with Buccaneers GM Jason Licht.

Perhaps Joe is simply stating the obvious in the headline. But if it’s not obvious, the Bucs, if they fail to win in 2026, should want to get off the offensive coordinator carousel. [read more]

Talks “daddy mode.”

Bucs iconic linebacker Lavonte David really doesn’t know if he has a future as an NFL player. That doesn’t mean he can’t play, but he’s not sure if he wants to. [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, you really should watch Dante Moore’s tape against Iowa.”

Joe is a football fan, not an NFL elitist or a college football purist. Joe likes football. Period. So “this Joe” pays as much attention to college and NFL equally. [read more]