5+ hour, 53+ min ago  (406+ words) Baker Mayfield is on record, several times since he came to the Bucs, that Tampa Bay is the first team to embrace him for who he is and never tried to change him. And for NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero,…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago  (272+ words) Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe's readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. Distraction of the Day Gambling Brendan Sorsby will be eligible for…...

7+ hour, 57+ min ago  (326+ words) Exit won't doom Bucs. It seems a guy who swallowed a calculator believes the Bucs shouldn't lose much sleep because Mike Evans couldn't bolt out of town fast enough. Seth Walder of BSPN, who never met a number he didn't…...

11+ hour ago  (452+ words) The time is now. If Joe didn't know better, famed handicapper-turned-stathead Warren Sharp is like many of Joe's commenters and many callers to WDAE-AM 60/WDAE-FM 95. 7: How much longer can the Bucs' endure Bucs coach Todd Bowles' defense? In Sharp's annual…...

14+ hour, 47+ min ago  (782+ words) Tristian Wirfs is Joe's favorite player. Love everything about him. He's building a Hall of Fame career. But there is one thing that irks Joe when it comes to Wirfs. And it's nothing against Wirfs in any way. To set…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (648+ words) Here's a fresh nugget from an unlikely source, a guy who spends every football day around Baker Mayfield. Buccaneers practice squad/third-string quarterback Connor Bazelak, sometimes known as the guy who took Kyle Trask's Bucs future, had a sitdown recently…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (542+ words) So legendary Joe Bucs Fan. com columnist Ira Kaufman made a powerful point in his recent column. The Buccaneers have never had a quarterback be their primary starter for six consecutive seasons. So what, you say? Well, only the Bucs…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (301+ words) Rookie Bucs linebacker Josiah Trotter. So it seems Bucs rookie inside linebacker Josiah Trotter was trained by the best straight-line linebacker in the history of football. That would be his dad, Jeremiah. That's the take from Jeremiah Trotter's former Eagles…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (263+ words) Lone issue as July begins. So what's the big issue sticking out like a hanging chad for the Bucs as we roll into July? There is only one. What's happening with Baker Mayfield's contract? Long-time NFL columnist Albert Breer of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (599+ words) Blitzes went up in smoke in 2025. Regular readers know Joe thinks pressures are pretty close to a worthless stat. At best, their value is grossly overrated. What is a pressure? It's when a defender allegedly gets close to a quarterback....