Tampa Bay Buccaneers Discussion Forum

<r>Listening to new Bucs offensive line coach Kevin Carberry yesterday, one word was heard often. It’s “physicality,”  it seems to fit several Bucs offensive linemen. Tristan Wirfs and Luke Goedeke of course. Graham Barton sure. But also, a guy who […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2...

<r>Recorded early this morning, enjoy the latest from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports and Joe. The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com, Other platforms, too. […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2024/05...

<r>The man allegedly ‘this close’ to winning the starting quarterback job from soon-to-be Pro Bowl QB Baker Mayfield last August is progressing in a big way. That was the hype flowing at One Buc Palace yesterday from quarterbacks coach Thad […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2024/05/t...

<r>The Bucs’ running game was worst-in-the-NFL bad in 2022, and then it happened again in 2023 with a new offensive coordinator. The newest Bucs playcaller didn’t hesitate to explain why yesterday. Some in Liam Coen’s shoes might have danced around […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2...

<r>BY IRA KAUFMAN The football gods have favored Tampa Bay’s side in one critical aspect. While other teams scramble to replace injured starters under center, the Bucs have been blessed with improbable health at the game’s most important position. Only […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.c...

<r>Joe is thankful someone gets it. The Bucs are a three-peat NFC South champion. And the year before that, they won something called the “Super Bowl.” Yet despite this four-year run you’d think Stewart McClown or Mike Glennon were still […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2024/05/cbs-...

<r>This just in: Baker Mayfield has a strong arm. Part of the narrative about Mayfield when the Bucs signed him on the cheap last year was that he allegedly doesn’t have the strongest of arms, to be polite. Maybe this […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2024/05/jason-licht-on-baker-may...

<r>When the Bucs announced they drafted offensive lineman Graham Barton out of Duke at No. 26 in the first round of the draft, he was labeled a center. Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht later that night was adamant Barton […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2024/05/liam-coh...

<r>The famous Johnny Fontaine scene in the opening minutes of the timeless movie epic “The Godfather” sprung to mind for Joe when listening to Bucs running backs coach Skip Peete discuss Bucs running back Rachaad White. Today the Bucs had […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2024/05/ski...

<r>When Bucs linebacking icon Lavonte David signed a contract this spring to push his NFL career to a 13th season, Joe sort of felt 2024 would be his final year. After all, how many 35-year-old linebackers are there in the […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2024/05/lavonte-david-discu...