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TAMPA, Fla. - Of all places, the answer to a question I'd been pondering about four years came in a casual conversation over Memorial Day weekend. Since about 2009, I've been wondering why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had trouble drawing big cro...

Tony Dungy has been selected at No. 20 on our Greatest Coaches in NFL History list over on our main NFL page. I'd like to say I saw this one coming all the way, but I can't. Truth is, I was covering the Buccaneers for The Tampa Tribune back when D...

Atlanta Falcons General manager Thomas Dimitroff tells D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution the Falcons are not in a rush to get a contract together for quarterback Matt Ryan because, "We all know that Matt is going to be here ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Because of the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay, there are a lot of bridges in this area. A new one opened Thursday. This one doesn't span water. Instead, it covers the history of an NFL franchise. That's the picture I got as Ronde B...

One of the more interesting aspects of training camp in the AFC West this summer will be watching the progess of the rookie quarterbacks. Every team added a quarterback. Oakland took Arkansas' Tyler Wilson in the fourth round. San Diego took South...

Unless there's a trade, the NFC South is done with the third round of the draft. This will be a short summary since the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons didn't have picks in the round. Let's take a look at what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and th...

Jon Gruden takes a look at Luke Joeckel and the Texas A&M OT's chances to make an impact in the NFL.

Blog | Conversation | April 24, 2013

Over the past few months, I spent a lot of time out at the Fired Football Coaches Association office in Tampa. That's where Jon Gruden works and that's where Gruden's QB Camp was filmed. My assignment was to help Gruden write scouting reports on a...

Jon Gruden takes a look at Marcus Lattimore and the South Carolina's RB chances to succeed in the NFL.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2013

We have perhaps the busiest week of the offseason coming up and it's kicking into high gear already. Let's take a look at what's coming up. I'll be heading out to One Buccaneer Place shortly for the introductory news conference for cornerback Dar...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Giving up a 2013 first-round draft pick (and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2014 that could become a third-round pick) and handing $16 million per year to one guy generally is the type of move reserved for a team that thinks it's o...

With Sunday morning's news that the New York Jets have given Tampa Bay permission to bring in cornerback Darrelle Revis for a physical examination, it appears as if the Buccaneers are on the verge of making a blockbuster trade. Any deal likely wou...

This is a complete collection of Jon Gruden's Insider QB Camp pieces.

Jon Gruden breaks down the NFL prospects of former Tennessee QB Tyler Bray.

Story | Conversation | April 19, 2013

With each day that passes without the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trading for Darrelle Revis, the more convinced I become they will trade for the cornerback. New York Jets general manager John Idzik and Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik, the guys w...

Sports Illustrated is reporting that the Atlanta Falcons would like to trade up from the No. 30 overall pick in next week's draft. The Falcons need a cornerback. The top cornerback is Alabama's Dee Milliner. Could the Falcons be so interested in M...