Michigan CB Will Johnson.

It’s time to get very serious about the draft when Emory Hunt’s comprehensive draft guide lands in Joe’s inbox. [read more]

Bucs legend lets loose.

A Todd Bowles comment last week seems to have thrown a little gas on a fire burning within Bucs insider and Hall of Fame cornerback Rondé Barber. [read more]

Ready to rock.

The way Bucs running back Rachaad White sees it, if teams are going to beat the Bucs this year, they’re going to have to shut down their run game to do so. [read more]

Colleagues approve.

One of Joe’s favorite things is to see other NFL suits and coaches offer their takes on the Bucs. It’s good to get a view of the team from outside sources with direct knowledge of the game. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

With the Bucs sitting at No. 19 in the draft, which opens in 17 days, if Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht were inclined to draft an interior defensive lineman, he ought to get a good one. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht accused of hope.

So what will Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht do in Round 1 of the draft in 18 short days? [read more]

Marshall edge Mike Green.

In a passing league, you can’t have too many beasts making a beeline to the quarterback. [read more]

Rob Gronkowski checks in.

Lots of Bucs fans think Todd Bowles is a soft coach with soft practices and a soft pass defense and a soft demeanor that reveals a lack of toughness. [read more]

New Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard not only has a two-time Pro Bowl quarterback at his disposal, he’s got a fiery player who cares deeply. [read more]

Rachaad White

This is a big year for the Bucs. And maybe a bigger year for Rachaad White. [read more]

Riding high.

Joe cannot say the re-signing of Bucs receiver Chris Godwin made the offseason. But it was sure huge. [read more]

So Liam Coen has been a hands-on coach of Cooper Kupp, Mike Evans, Tristan Wirfs and other superstar players. [read more]

“We got you help, Lavonte.”

Most Bucs fans watching closely last season saw how starting inside linebacker K.J. Britt looked lost in zone coverage.

He certainly wasn’t smooth. The fluidity wasn’t there, sort of like Joe navigating a vegan menu. [read more]

Boston College edge rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku.

OK, Joe can’t stall any longer. [read more]

Running style explained.

Frank the Tank decided to take a walk. With Rachaad White. [read more]

Alabama ILB Jihaad Campbell.

Joe noticed a whole lot of chatter from Bucs types this week from the swanky Breakers resort in Palm Beach, where NFL owners sunned themselves, talked tush push and 18-game schedules and largely backslapped each other over glasses of French cognac. [read more]

Lavonte David

Joe would love to the see the Bucs break from tradition and put Lavonte David in the Buccaneers Ring of Honor this year.

What a cool move it would be for a player everyone loves to say has been criminally underappreciated. [read more]

What went wrong with the Buccaneers defense last season?

It’s complicated. [read more]

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