As you have noticed, our approach at WTB has matured. As we continue to do the things we love we have noticed that there is a desire to have more written content to augment our more opinion-based podcast and video segments. Our move to this was started last season with the onboarding a number of …Read More
Well, here we are. In a couple of days, the 2018 NFL free agency period begins and so will the frenzy. This has turned into an important offseason for the Buccaneers. After finishing a promising 9-7 in 2016, the expectations were through the roof for 2017. Those expectations were not met. Not even close. A …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers locked up WR Mike Evans to a monster five-year $82.5 million dollar contract with $55 million guaranteed. The deal makes Evans the second highest paid receiver in the league and he becomes the first of his draft class to reach the second contract with his original team. But is the contract …Read More
Now that I’ve gone over the defense, it’s time to take a look at the offense. Luckily, that side of the ball is not in nearly as much trouble. However, there are some holes to be filled and some needs to be met so this part of my series will focus on two specific areas: …Read More
With the conclusion of the Super Bowl, the 2017 NFL season has officially come to a close as well. In the first two parts of my Bucs offseason series, I broke down the current roster and each player’s contract situation. With that done, it’s time to dive head first into free agency. On March 14th …Read More
The Buccaneers are going into this 2018 offseason in pretty good shape, both contract wise and salary cap wise. Next year may not be so easy. At some point in the next two years, they’re going to have to re-sign Jameis Winston, Mike Evans, Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet, Cameron Brate, Adam Humphries and Kwon Alexander. …Read More
Well, it’s official. The 2018 Buccaneers offseason is in full effect and we can finally start looking forward to next year. The Glazers made the decision to extend General Manager Jason Licht’s contract for another year. Then the Bucs decided that Dirk Koetter and the entire coaching staff’s 5-11 season was good enough to bring …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportIf you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the last four months or so drinking, cursing and yelling your way through this highly disappointing 2017 Buccaneers season. We watched a young, talented, promising football team struggle to ever reach their potential and to find their identity. Injuries, failed free agent signings and poor coaching all contributed …Read More
With the Buccaneers general manager position in the good hands of Jason Licht for at least one more season, the focus of the front office in a couple of weeks will be squarely on the head coaching position. The writing seems to be on the wall. It’s almost inevitable that Dirk Koetter will be receiving …Read More
Man, you never know how a tailgate is going to work out. Our girl Shawnny tweeted at ESPN about coming to our tailgate. Now we don’t know whether that had anything to do with it, but we were contacted by ESPN shortly thereafter and, to make a long story short, we had some pretty famous …Read More
