The offense of the Bucs has dazzled over the years thanks to wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. It’s also been elevated to new levels with the addition of running back Bucky Irving, who was drafted by Tampa Bay in the fourth round last season and became a sensation. Tight end can’t be slept … Read more
The Bucs entered the offseason with quite a to-do list regarding the defensive side of the football. Not only did head coach Todd Bowles have to move around and add pieces to his defensive staff, but the team had to get better player personnel in the building as well. After signing outside linebacker Haason Reddick, … Read more
There is a new episode in Scott Reynolds’ Pewter Pulse video series on Pewter Report’s YouTube channel, PewterReportTV. These short videos – typically five to 10 minutes in length – allow Reynolds to offer up his expert analysis and opinion on a particular Bucs or NFL topic. The Bucs have a chance to have a … Read more
There will be plenty of moving parts in the Bucs’ secondary this upcoming season. Tampa Bay drafted cornerbacks Benjamin Morrison and Jacob Parrish, who will compete for starting jobs, while Tykee Smith will make the highly anticipated move back to safety. This will be done with the hope that it leads to more big plays … Read more
Bucs leadership has been very open and candid about where the team needs to get better in 2025. Most of Tampa Bay’s focus when it comes to areas of improvement has been focused on a pass defense that ranked 22nd in EPA/pass allowed. Specifically, general manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles have spoken … Read more
When talking to the Bucs defensive coaches on Tuesday, we learned a lot of important information about the players on the team heading into the season. What we also learned is that new defensive line coach Charlie Strong knew just about everybody in the organization before he even signed on with the team as Kacy … Read more
The Bucs had plenty of stars in the early aughts. Big names, big personalities and big play on the field was a calling card of the 2002 team that lifted the Lombardi trophy for the first time in franchise history after destroying the Raiders to win Super Bowl XXXVII. Among those names, those personalities, those … Read more
The Bucs have known their 2025 opponents since the 2024 season ended. But with the schedule release on Wednesday, they now know when they’ll see each of these opponents as well as what time those games will kickoff. Schedule release day is always one of the most exciting days of the offseason, as it gives … Read more
The Bucs are in the midst of their most prolonged run of success in franchise history, having made the playoffs an NFC-best five straight seasons and having won the NFC South four years in a row. Now, as they embark on their 50th season in 2025, they’ll look to keep it going with a sixth … Read more
The 2025 NFL schedule is set to release at 8:00 p.m. ET Wednesday night, but there are always leaks — and some announcements about who the Bucs are playing and when — swirling around throughout the days leading up to the official drop. That means we can work at piecing together the Bucs’ 2025 slate … Read more