S.S. Mailbag: Big Numbers in 2020
56 MINS AGO - This week, Buccaneer fans have questions about possible 2020 team MVPs, the expected touchdown Expand
56 MINS AGO - This week, Buccaneer fans have questions about possible 2020 team MVPs, the expected touchdown output of Tampa Bay's high-powered offense, and more Collapse
A Bucs Pro Bowler Passes
2 HRS AGO - BY IRA KAUFMAN By the end of the 1977 season, you could feel the Buccaneer defense coming on. Lee Expand
2 HRS AGO - BY IRA KAUFMAN By the end of the 1977 season, you could feel the Buccaneer defense coming on. Lee Roy Selmon, the first Tampa Bay player inducted into Canton, was the obvious star, but a rookie out of Southern Cal […]
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The Shafting Of Lavonte David
9 HRS AGO - This is supposed to be a feel-good story lauding a fantastic Bucs player. The more Joe thought Expand
9 HRS AGO - This is supposed to be a feel-good story lauding a fantastic Bucs player. The more Joe thought about it, the more PO’ed Joe got, instead. Over at BSPN, Jeremy Fowler is running a series on top-10 players at each position. […]
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Gronk Says He Won’t Share All The Details Of How He Landed With The Bucs
16 HRS AGO - Listening to Rob Gronkowski speak this afternoon, Joe felt like the Bucs’ future Hall of Expand
16 HRS AGO - Listening to Rob Gronkowski speak this afternoon, Joe felt like the Bucs’ future Hall of Fame tight end was talking about a covert plot to overthrow a rogue regime. No, Gronk will not reveal the full story behind his return […]
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Shaquil Barrett, Bucs don’t reach long term agreement ahead of deadline
17 HRS AGO - Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
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17 HRS AGO - Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
No long term deal could be reached ahead of the deadline, but Barrett will play in 2020 under the franchise tag There was never really any question that Shaquil Barrett would be back in red and pewter for the 2020 season. The only question was in what capacity? As the deadline to work out long term deals came to a close on Wednesday, Barrett and the Buccaneers were unable to reach that long term agreement so Barrett will sign his $15.8 million dollar franchise tag;
As expected, no long term deal was reached between the #Bucs and Shaquil Barrett and he will sign the franchise player tag worth $15.8 million.— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) July 15, 2020
Barrett’s agent Drew Rosenhaus had filed a grievance with the NFL in the last week, seeking a Defensive End franchise tag - worth $2 million more than the $15.8 Barrett is slated to get. The grievance is still pending;
Bucs pass rusher Shaq Barrett is signing his franchise tender while he continues with Collapse
Ira Kaufman Talks Many Donovan Smith Angles, Layers & Options, The NFL’s Timing Advantage, Ryan Jensen, Stadium Changes & More
21 HRS AGO - Want insight? Want laughs? You want a true-one-of-a-kind Bucs experience? Dial up The Sage Of Expand
21 HRS AGO - Want insight? Want laughs? You want a true-one-of-a-kind Bucs experience? Dial up The Sage Of Tampa Bay Sports, presented twice per week by Bill Currie Ford, Tampa’s first family of Ford. Ira is fired up. Ask Ira’s friend and Bill […]
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First Time Pro Bowler
1 DAY AGO - If you were banking on Vita Vea making his first Pro Bowl this year, one member of the NFL Media Expand
1 DAY AGO - If you were banking on Vita Vea making his first Pro Bowl this year, one member of the NFL Media family suggests you are wrong. Over at NFL.com, Mark Sessler decided to pick a player from each team that may […]
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“I’m All On Board”
1 DAY AGO - So how will the Buccaneers locker room react to Donovan Smith’s very public declaration that Expand
1 DAY AGO - So how will the Buccaneers locker room react to Donovan Smith’s very public declaration that he has no interest in being “a lab rat” for the NFL? One player has responded in a big way. Shaq Barrett hopped on NFL […]
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2020 Bucs Position Preview: Tight Ends
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The 2020 Position Preview series rolls on with a look at Tampa Bay’s Expand
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The 2020 Position Preview series rolls on with a look at Tampa Bay’s stacked tight end group. With the expected start of training camp approaching, we’re going to dive into the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers position by position. Today, we continue with the running backs.
The Buccaneers have had a pretty formidable tight end group for a few years now, particularly going back to the Dirk Koetter era. With productive receiving threats like O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate—plus the blocking ability of Antony Auclair, the team’s No. 3—no one would’ve necessarily considered tight end a position of weakness for Tampa Bay heading into 2020.
But signing Tom Brady to be your new quarterback has certain effects, and Tampa Bay was more than happy to experience those effects this spring. Leading up to the draft, the Bucs dealt a fourth-round pick to New England for the rights to Rob Gronkowski, Brady’s longtime tight end who had decided to come out of retirement to reunite with Collapse
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Danger!
1 HR AGO - So Joe just got the Football Outsiders 2020 Almanac last night. Between that and Joe’s copy Expand
1 HR AGO - So Joe just got the Football Outsiders 2020 Almanac last night. Between that and Joe’s copy of Warren Sharp’s 2020 Football Preview, many eye-opening Bucs trends and deep-stat studies will be seen here before training camp is scheduled to start in […]
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Give Me Five: A Bucs Starting Five
2 HRS AGO - With the NBA now settling into their bubble in Orlando, that got us thinking – if you had to draft Expand
2 HRS AGO - With the NBA now settling into their bubble in Orlando, that got us thinking – if you had to draft a starting five from the Bucs’ current roster, who would you choose? That’s the question Scott Smith answers in today’s edition of Give Me Five. Collapse
Shaq Signs, Lavonte David is Top Two & Antoine Winfield Jr. Lands on Pro Bowl Watch List | Carmen Catches Up
16 HRS AGO - OLB Shaq Barrett signed his franchise tender while ESPN ranked its Top 10 inside linebackers going Expand
16 HRS AGO - OLB Shaq Barrett signed his franchise tender while ESPN ranked its Top 10 inside linebackers going into 2020 and David is top two while newcomer Antoine Winfield Jr. was tapped as a potential Pro Bowler. Plus, more Madden ratings have been revealed. Collapse
Shaq Barrett Signs Franchise Tag Tender Offer
16 HRS AGO - As expected, NFL sack king Shaq Barrett will play in Tampa again in 2020 after signing on Expand
16 HRS AGO - As expected, NFL sack king Shaq Barrett will play in Tampa again in 2020 after signing on Wednesday the one-year tender offer that the Bucs extended to him in March as part of the franchise tag Collapse
Alex Cappa: Tough but Inconsistent
18 HRS AGO - Alex Cappa (65) of the Bucs | Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
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18 HRS AGO - Alex Cappa (65) of the Bucs | Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
This film analysis will dive into the largest areas of concern for Alex Cappa, showing from play to play that the same block may yield different results. Alex Cappa was selected in the 3rd round of the 2018 draft out of Humboldt State, further bolstering the idea that GM Jason Licht doesn’t shy away from selecting small school prospects. With the former Hobart standout Ali Marpet working out for the best, why wouldn’t Cappa?
Despite Cappa’s accolades at the collegiate level, the tag of attending a division II school left him with little buzz at the national level, until his solid performance at the Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl is often the largest stage many of these players have seen, and they need to show that they know what they’re doing if they want any chance at the NFL.
Further playing into this story is the transition that Cappa made from collegiate tackle, to professional guard. While he Collapse
Bucs Nation Podcast: Way-too-early game preview for Week 14 Vikings/Bucs
21 HRS AGO - It wasn’t very pretty the last time these two teams met. | Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
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21 HRS AGO - It wasn’t very pretty the last time these two teams met. | Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
The Bucs are back in action after the bye week. Join me and Arif Hasan of the Athletic as we break down the Week 14 matchup between the Bucs and Vikings.
What makes Mike Zimmer such a good defensive coach?
Will the offense look different under Gary Kubiak?
How will the Vikings’ new-look secondary perform against the Bucs’ receivers?
Don’t miss this episode as we count down the final games of the 2020 season! Collapse
Can The Bucs Answer?
1 DAY AGO - This is the weirdest offseason any of us has ever seen. Let’s hope beyond hope normalcy Expand
1 DAY AGO - This is the weirdest offseason any of us has ever seen. Let’s hope beyond hope normalcy returns soon and this craziness never happens again. And if there is one team Michael Lombardi is thinking is hurt by no NFL offseason, […]
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Shaq Barrett Opts To Torture Bucs Fans
1 DAY AGO - What the heck was Shaq Barrett thinking? This feels like a cruel joke against Bucs fans and Joe is Expand
1 DAY AGO - What the heck was Shaq Barrett thinking? This feels like a cruel joke against Bucs fans and Joe is in stunned disbelief. NFL Network gave the Bucs’ sackmaster the keys to the programming suite today and issued the official schedule […]
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“There’s A Steve Smith Quality To Him”
2 DAYS AGO - Behind a paywall at BSPN sits an intriguing review of Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. Jeremy Fowler Expand
2 DAYS AGO - Behind a paywall at BSPN sits an intriguing review of Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. Jeremy Fowler surveyed 50 coaches, scouts, executive types and players to identity the top-10 players at various positions. The wide receivers group was rolled out […]
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Bucs’ Ryan Jensen graded as one of NFL’s best all-around centers in 2019
1 HR AGO - Tampa Bay’s center is coming off of a strong season in 2019. When the Buccaneers signed Tom Brady Expand
1 HR AGO - Tampa Bay’s center is coming off of a strong season in 2019. When the Buccaneers signed Tom Brady as their new quarterback this offseason, there were plenty of questions raised about the offensive line that he now has in front of him. And a lot of those questions were asked with uncertainty and trepidation.
But if you really look at Tampa Bay’s offensive line as it is—after the selection of Tristan Wirfs in the first round of the NFL Draft in April—it’s easy to see why the front office and coaching staff have faith in their group. Donovan Smith, while unspectacular, is capable and coming off of one of his better seasons as a pro. Ali Marpet is criminally underrated and should benefit from more spotlight in 2020. On the right side, you have a newcomer in Wirfs, who is a freak athlete with a ton of potential, and Alex Cappa, a guy who developed nicely last year at the guard position.
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“They Carried This Team”
4 HRS AGO - A former NFL offensive linemen seems to have a hunch that NFL teams this year will be focusing on Expand
4 HRS AGO - A former NFL offensive linemen seems to have a hunch that NFL teams this year will be focusing on the wrong side of the ball when they play the Bucs. The klieglights of TV networks glisten off the helmets of […]
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Report: NFL, NFLPA concerned with certain teams opening camps in COVID-19 hotspots
16 HRS AGO - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Will Bucs camp start on time or will they be moved out of state? As the Expand
16 HRS AGO - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Will Bucs camp start on time or will they be moved out of state? As the NFL and NFLPA continue discussions on how to move forward during this pandemic, there is yet another hurdle that is reportedly being researched.
On Wednesday, the NFL Players Association general counsel Tom DePaso raised concerns about certain teams in hotspots opening camps, per NJ Advance Media (NJ.com). States that were referenced during a conference call were California, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and of course, Florida.
Those concerns were not taken lightly by the league and are reportedly meeting with medical experts about starting training camps in those locations and how safe it would be, according to the report.
Those states currently hold 12 of the 32 teams across the league, including the Buccaneers.
As of now, nothing official has been decided on and teams are scheduled to open camps July 28. But both sides appear to be on the same page when it comes to Collapse
“I Still Got Plenty Of Years Left”
17 HRS AGO - Ndamukong Suh is a huge fan of drinking whiskey, but he’s no fan of early retirement. Expand
17 HRS AGO - Ndamukong Suh is a huge fan of drinking whiskey, but he’s no fan of early retirement. “I still got plenty of years left,” Suh said with confidence during a whiskey-drinking visit to The Fred Minnick Show, which is all about whiskey. […]
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“Tom Has Little Things That He Likes”
20 HRS AGO - Yes, Tom Brady has made it clear to teammates that his preferences will matter. Is Brady playing Expand
20 HRS AGO - Yes, Tom Brady has made it clear to teammates that his preferences will matter. Is Brady playing student and learning the Bucs playbook the way Joe attacks Big Storm beers on hot days? Yes. But he’s also letting receivers know […]
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The Crow’s Nest: Shaq’s deal, COVID-19 safety at Ray Jay, and a Madden rating
1 DAY AGO - Photo by John Babiak/Bucs Nation
Web links on the Buccaneers and the NFL. Barrett not Expand
1 DAY AGO - Photo by John Babiak/Bucs Nation
Web links on the Buccaneers and the NFL. Barrett not optimistic about long-term Bucs deal before deadlineTampa Bay Buccaneers pass rusher Shaq Barrett doesn’t sound optimistic he’ll lock down a long-term deal before the franchise-tag deadline to get multi-year contracts done passes.
Bucs get $10.4 million for COVID-19 stadium safety upgradesIt’s unclear when or if there will be fans in Raymond James Stadium this fall. There will at least be a pile of their tax dollars.
A look at Tom Brady’s Madden rating then and nowThe Madden NFL 21 rankings were just released, and new Bucs quarterback Tom Brady found himself as the fifth-highest ranked quarterback in the game with an overall rating of 90.
Give Me Five: ‘Surprise’ Predictions for the Bucs’ 2020 SeasonAs our ‘list with a twist’ series continues, Carmen Vitali is tasked with impressing Buccaneer fans with a list of realistic but previously unvoiced predictions for the upcoming season.
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Arrow Pointing Up
1 DAY AGO - Team Glazer likes to use the phrase “arrow pointing up.” This means no changes needed Expand
1 DAY AGO - Team Glazer likes to use the phrase “arrow pointing up.” This means no changes needed as the future appears bright. Well, in Joe’s eyes that arrow is pointing straight up for Bucs wide receiver Chris Godwin. In just his first […]
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So, About Those Run Plays…
1 DAY AGO - Joe has a hunch most Bucs fans will be nodding their heads up and down after reading this. Last Expand
1 DAY AGO - Joe has a hunch most Bucs fans will be nodding their heads up and down after reading this. Last year Joe almost lost his lunch at how many times the Bucs ran Peyton Barber between the tackles. And got nowhere. […]
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