Buccaneers Observer

In this prepreseason update, we are nearly giddy with the start of OTA’s tomorrow. We contemplate Bruce Arians’ emphasis on special teams in the offseason, and his motivation for turning the music off during practices this season (is he sending a message to Donovan Smith?). Arians’ poker face may be better than we thought – PR reports Arians and Jason Licht talked up DeSean Jackson during the combine only as a way to boost his trade value and Jackson was never going to stay with the team. We recount examples of the Bucs’ losing culture and ponder whether the ping pong table may be the sacrificial lamb necessary to overcome it. In an interesting follow up, Ralph tracked down former first round pick Trent Richardson – Where is he now? Coming as a shock to no one, Brent Grimes remains unsigned as a 35-year-old free agent. In a correction from an earlier episode, Ralph delves back into Lavonte David’s pro bowl history. And, as if the Bucs weren’t already the Cardinals 2.0, Ralph relishes Cardinals color commentator Ron Wolfley. It wouldn’t be a Buccaneers Observer podcast without Ralph bringing up the cheerleaders, who are out there breaking barriers.

In this prepreseason update, we are nearly giddy with the start of OTA’s tomorrow. We contemplate Bruce Arians’ emphasis on special teams in the offseason, and his motivation for turning the music off during practices this season (is he sending a message to Donovan Smith?). Arians’ poker face may be better than we thought – PR reports Arians and Jason Licht talked up DeSean Jackson during the combine only as a way to boost his trade value and Jackson was never going to stay with the team. We recount examples of the Bucs’ losing culture and ponder whether the ping pong table may be the sacrificial lamb necessary to overcome it. In an interesting follow up, Ralph tracked down former first round pick Trent Richardson – Where is he now? Coming as a shock to no one, Brent Grimes remains unsigned as a 35-year-old free agent. In a correction from an earlier episode, Ralph delves back into Lavonte David’s pro bowl history. And, as if the Bucs weren’t already the Cardinals 2.0, Ralph relishes Cardinals color commentator Ron Wolfley. It wouldn’t be a Buccaneers Observer podcast without Ralph bringing up the cheerleaders, who are out there breaking barriers.

We kind of free flow with this one (not unlike we do most of the time). No set topics or big news but we cover some key things around the league and with the Bucs.

The writing is on the wall about Gerald McCoy’s future with the Buccaneers and many fans aren’t going to like it. Plus, the Bucs are making a free agent move this week. The NFL coaches meeting is this week, and rule changes are abound. We discuss the first passed this week. We’ve also got a sneak peek on what Cam Newton is doing this offseason!

The writing is on the wall about Gerald McCoy’s future with the Buccaneers and many fans aren’t going to like it. Plus, the Bucs are making a free agent move this week. The NFL coaches meeting is this week, and rule changes are abound. We discuss the first passed this week. We’ve also got a sneak peek on what Cam Newton is doing this offseason!

Are you as ready for football season as we are?? Join us while we kill some time talking our new coaches, new acquisitions, and the Kardashians (yes, for real). While we’re at it, we’ll butcher some names! Only 132 days until preseason….

Are you as ready for football season as we are?? Join us while we kill some time talking our new coaches, new acquisitions, and the Kardashians (yes, for real). While we’re at it, we’ll butcher some names! Only 132 days until preseason….

In this episode, Molly and Ralph go over the latest roster moves with the Buccaneers and some things we saw on game film with Shaquil Barrett. We cover the latest news about the Bucs including the hiring of two female assistant coaches. Then Molly dives deeper into the moves our enemies have made during the offseason.

We talk new acquisitions and recent departures, team culture, Bruce Arians’ charity work, and more!

Two days into free agency, and there have been some rumblings at One Buc Place. Ralph and Molly discuss, plus notable transactions around the league.