Buccaneers Observer

We eat a little crow on our initial analysis of the Steelers game. Ryan Griffin and our defensive line depth may have been better than we initially gave the guys credit for. The Dolphins join the Buccaneers at camp this week in advance of our Friday matchup. Which former Buccaneers make a return to town? With the decimation of our secondary, particularly the safeties, Buccaneers work out veteran s...

Preseason Week 1 at the Pittsburgh Steelers was characterized by penalties, penalties, penalties. The youngry secondary was a no-show. First team offense moved down the field efficiently. Evan Smith has a terrible game. We question how Ryan Griffin has a job. Bucs return to practice this week, where they’ll compete against the Miami Dolphins. Bucs make some roster moves due to injuries and p...

Preseason is upon us! Molly breaks down the upcoming matchup against the Steelers. What’s Bruce Arians expecting out of this game? Who are the Steelers watching on their squad? What players will we be watching? Plus, Bucs announce country superstar Tim McGraw will perform before the Week 1 game. Injuries continue to be a storyline this training camp for the Bucs. This week, we lose S D&#8217...

Molly and Ralph go over the depth chart. Vita Vea is hurt. Lavonte David update. We discuss the turf at training camp and whether it contributes to these injuries. Ralph’s milquetoast response to towel holders. The offense is almost the exact same. Will the production be the same or better? And Ralph rants about Jameis Winston and Noah Spence.

Bruce Arians appears on HBO’s Real Sports and we learn nothing new. Jacqizz Rodgers signs with the Saints. Bucs invest in sports science this off-season. Will it pay off? Is the emphasis on analytics on its way out? Could Drew Bledsoe be the modern day Wally Pipp? Injury news from camp: Lavonte David’s “little knee”; Donovan Smith’s Achilles. Can Caleb Benenoch lose his job to Al...

The Hall of Fame game kicks off the start of preseason and the Bucs play in a few days! The Bucs made some roster moves to get ready for it. With Trent Williams apparently wanting out of Washington, did the Bucs make the right move by signing Donovan Smith to such a large contract? We predict what the roster might look like and how the preseason games are going to determine who starts. Hint: Ralph...

Kwon Alexander and Jimmy Garappolo won’t see any action in the preseason. Does this bode well for our Week 1 matchup? Jack Cichy returns while Orion Stewart says goodbye to the 2019 season. Kangol hats are now available for pre-order. Donovan Smith has a bone to pick with Pewter Report. Positivity abounds as training camp progresses, including from a surprising source. Keith Tandy begins his...

Training camp is upon us! We discuss our favorite plays of practice. What’s the reaction to practice from our local media? The kicking competition heats up. The first injury of training camp occurs Sunday. Ralph researches the origin of the ‘kangol’. Donovan Smith sits out during the first day of pads. It’s reported his pride was injured. Can Justin Evans keep his job while...

As training camp rapidly approaching, a change of pace as Bucs players earn their jobs. Could those on the PUP list be on the bubble? Devin White gets paid and we get the details of his contract. Our current salary cap situation: abysmal. JPP gets put on the NFI and the NFL top 100. We continue watching All or Nothing: Carolina Panthers edition. Molly’s review is in: the inmates are running...

We give our thoughts on Amazon’s All or Nothing: Carolina Panthers (aka The Cam Newton Show). We talk Cam Newton’s silly outfits, the speeches, Luke Kuechly’s film study, Greg Olsen’s locker room rapport, and Christian McCaffrey’s genealogy. Is Mike Evans one of the best Buccaneers in history? Julio Jones shows Le’Veon Bell how you get a new contract. Devin Whit...

Robert Ayers announces his retirement. Grady Jarrett becomes the third highest paid defensive tackle in the league. Jameis and Co. visits kids in hospital. MJ Stewart appears on Good Morning Football and organizes haircuts for kids. NFL owners pitch an 18-game season to the NFL Players Association. We discuss the details. What we learned from the Green Bay Packers’ financials. Ralph rewatches Todd...

There’s a growing number of vegans in the league. Molly went down the rabbit hole to determine whether an NFL player can succeed on the vegan diet. How long can Ralph go without mentioning Gerald McCoy? It’s a record! Setting the record straight with Ndamakong Suh. Scotty Miller gets engaged. Rojo packs on the pounds. Donovan Smith gives back. Richie Incognito gets suspended and the de...

Down but not out! With our return, Molly and Ralph discuss Ryan Smith being suspended and whether we think he will even make the team now. How much kidney stones, birthing a baby, and food poisoning suck. But what doesn’t suck is the new Buccaneers! Ralph is positive that the Bucs are going to catch the league by surprise and goes on, what could be described as, an overzealous rant about it....

Derrick Brooks is the man. Simple as that. Makes us proud to be Buccaneer fans. The new CBA is in talks and we give out thoughts. A good investment is buying a football team if you have a few billion dollars laying around. Molly and Ralph sit around and gab about this, that, and other stuff about the Bucs.

It’s 69 days til kickoff 😉 Malcolm Glazer built an empire from the ground up. Molly profiles the family that runs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization. Jenna Laine breaks some news (kind of). With the signing of center Josh LeRibeus, we discuss the current state of the offensive line. We ponder the involvement of the head coach in selecting personnel. What were our worst Buccaneers eras in...

The football drought continues as we discuss Todd Bowles’ use of hybrid players and the role of Lavonte David. What is Tom Bassinger’s grudge against the Bucs organization? There’s malcontent across the pond as contingent of ManU fans seek to get rid of Glazers. Peyton Barber celebrates a birthday. What are the implications of this season? Ralph panics over the season opener.

Chidi Ahanotu talks about Gerald McCoy, Buccaneers Junior Cheerleading program registration, Devin White was a 17 year old boy, and Buccaneer fans are ranked.

Gerald McCoy, or Gerald McClown if you look at what he was wearing and how he was acting, appears on Undisputed, whining about the lack of respect shown to him by the Buccaneers organization. We have a lot to talk about that. Plus, Chris Collinsworth’s homoerotic style, Bruce Arians’ interview with Rick Stroud (who impresses Molly with his Jon Gruden impersonation), our thoughts on the...

What does a leader in a locker room look like? Many Bucs fans probably don’t remember, with the recent era encompassing the Kellen Winslows and Josh Freemans. Join us for the Buccaneers Observer NFL Leadership Conference, featuring Tom Brady, Von Miller, Peyton Manning, Luke Kuechly and Richard Sherman. Have we found leadership potential in Jameis Winston and Beau Allen? We find valuable ins...

What really happened with Ronald Jones last season? On this week’s “What could go wrong?”, Ralph eyes a non-division foe. The Kellen Winslow Jr. saga continues to get weird. Plus, a special Ralph rant about holidays.

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Pontificate with us as we peer into our crystal ball for the 2019 Buccaneers roster. Ralph goes over the franchise records held by Jameis Winston, a fearful addition to the “what could possibly go wrong with the 2019 Buccaneers”, and how many of the top 50 Buccaneers blown leads have happened in the past decade. Molly talks some Lo then gets drunk and falls asleep after the podcast, me...

Ralph and Molly host group therapy as they discuss what keeps them up at night. Will Donovan Smith play to his contract? What if McCoy ruins our season? Is BA phoning it in? Will the injury bug strike again? Is jameis the Quarterback of the future? What the hell is a triangle? The veteran free agent that never was. Molly ponders the trials and tribulations of being a vegan. There’s beef betw...

OTAs are done and so begins the football drought. In this episode we cover some ex-Bucs news including Javien Elliott, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, and soon to be convict Kellen Winslow Jr. A brief analysis is done of Kentrell Brice and what he might be bringing to the Buccaneers. There is some ranting about the whole Gerald McCoy issue which, believe it or not, has some new information. And this woul...

The deed is done. McCoy is gone but lingers on. He has decided to sign with the Carolina Kittens in a move that could only be considered…confusing? Was it the money? A shot at the playoffs? Spite? Or something else. Molly and Ralph break it down in this instant reaction podcast and tell you what they think it means for McCoy and the Buccaneers this upcoming season.