“Lavonte, I’m going to squish that guard like the cockroach I put in your locker.”

Joe notices several commenters who gripe on this here site that beastly Pro Bowl defensive tackle Vita Vea sometimes takes games off. [read more]

Of course, Joe watched the Bucs-Cowboys film and saw an opportunity or two for Mike Evans that didn’t materialize. [read more]

Gets love from his QB.

Bucs quarterback was in the Christmas spirit yesterday at One Buc Palace. For the most part. [read more]

Fast starts.

Joe could understand if the following took place during the reign of former Bucs commander Greg Schiano, with rookie QB Mike Glennon leading his offense. [read more]

Wags finger at Todd Bowles.

Sunday night after the Bucs may have blown their chances at making the postseason, there was a question that didn’t sit well with Bucs coach Todd Bowles. [read more]

Joe hopes everyone has a wonderful Christmas. [read more]

Saving the season.

While his colleague at the four-letter, follicly-challenged Billy Barnwell, doesn’t even consider the Bucs Atlanta a contender (he listed weakest links for all Super Bowl contenders but did not include any NFC South team), Dan Graziano is not ready to throw in the towel on the Bucs. [read more]

Detained.

Yes, this is Joe’s sad Christmas Eve tradition. But it is an otherwise hopeful Christmas, as Santa has allowed the Bucs to still be “this close” to a division title. [read more]

Update on starting safety.

So the Bucs made the first step on Tuesday to bring back starting safety Jordan Whitehead to active status. And Bucs coach Todd Bowles wouldn’t rule him out for Sunday’s critical game with the Stinking Panthers. [read more]

There have been happy times in recent years courtesy of the Todd Bowles zone defense, but there’s also been a lot of cringing and screaming. [read more]

So the Bucs will have everything on the line Sunday at home against the Panthers. But don’t expect coaches to be drilling that into players all week. [read more]

Podcast (todd-wright-fantasy-football-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

Todd discusses both Wednesday games and how some players’ production is falling like Hans Gruber from Nakatomi Plaza. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters!

Click above to listen or download, or at Apple Podcasts, Podbean and many more platforms!

Good news.

The Bucs have opened the 21-day window for Jordan Whitehead to come back. Sad thing is with that timeframe it may be too late. [read more]

Podcast (ira-kaufman-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

Click above to shop now at Tampa’s first family of Ford, BillCurrieFord.com. Don’t Worry. Drive Currie! Reach out to Ira’s friend and Bill Currie Ford GM Sean Sullivan for a hearty JoeBucsFan discount, and remember their extreme commitment to customer satisfaction at Bill Currie Ford.

Extremely feisty and meaty episode with The Sage at Joe after the Sunday Night Football loss to Dallas. Enjoy!

The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com, Other platforms, too.

Bill Currie Ford is one mile north of Raymond James Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway, and Bill Currie Ford GM Sean Sullivan is Ira’s great friend. He’s ready to help you personally — and to give you the Ira Kaufman discount on top of all their amazing deals. E-mail, call or visit Sean at the Bill Currie showroom.

“Hey Bake, whaddya think about going deep?”

It seems Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen opened up the offense for Baker Mayfield on Sunday night. [read more]

Vanished in final 10 minutes.

Joe loves listening to former Michigan State, LSU and Alabama coach Nick Saban. Every time Joe hears him, Joe learns something about football. [read more]

Bucky Irving is so special, Bucs fans have come to rely on him having a standout game every week. [read more]

Soured on Bucs.

Hey, can you hear it? Joe still can. Hell, we all heard it just three days ago. All Bucs fans. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Stocking stuffer.

Joe understands that humorist/NFL columnist Mike Tanier isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. But Joe thinks he’s one of the better NFL writers out there. [read more]

A couple of heavy hitters in NFL media had quite an exchange as they ganged up on Buccaneers defensive guru head coach Todd Bowles. [read more]