Quick update given today on the injuries to starting cornerback Zyon McCollum (hamstring) and All-World left tackle Tristan Wirfs (sprained knee).

Todd Bowles said it’s “going to be close” for each.

If Joe had to wager, Joe would say Wirfs is a go in a knee brace and McCollum won’t see the field.

Bowles noted that recently-promoted veteran cornerback Troy Hill will get a long look this week to see what knows. Joe presumes that meant the playbook.

When last seen on the field — before today — Mike Evans messed up his hamstring and dropped this pass.

So the greatest receiver in Bucs history was back on the practice field today with his healed/healing hamstring. [read more]

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Bill Currie Ford, a mile north of the stadium on Dale Mabry Highway, is the place to watch the Bucs on Sunday.  The watch party runs from noon through the end of the game. Come anytime!!

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It was very obvious this week that when former Bucs Super Bowl-winning QB Brad Johnson isn’t lighting up social media with bizarre trick shots, he’s paying close attention to the current Tampa Bay team. [read more]

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Todd discusses all the bad football still to come for the 2024 NFL season and how that Rondé Barber game-clinching pick six in the 2002 NFC Championship Game may have never happened if Andy Reid’s first choice to replace an injured Donovan McNabb had decided to leave the broadcast booth in pursuit of a fourth Super Bowl title. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Pin Chasers. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, TuneIn and other platforms.

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Tiki Barber explains.

So iconic Giants running back Tiki Barber, twin brother of Bucs legend Rondé Barber, will be calling the Bucs-Giants game this Sunday for CBS. [read more]

How are the Bucs doing?

Joe was very, very surprised no one with the Bucs had whined about this stat this year. [read more]

Tough to find a negative.

If you are going to find something wrong with the Bucs’ hire of offensive coordinator Liam Coen and the job he has done, you may have to set aside some time to discover a fault. [read more]

Offenses explode on Bucs.

Disturbing numbers for a defense coached up by a defensive-minded head coach. [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]

Playoff percentage.

Well, this is something very interesting to Joe. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians

The remaining Bucs opponents have a combined record of 24-47. [read more]

Will the Bucs’ opponent be trying to win on Sunday?

So Joe sat down to listen to an interview today with retired Giants fan-favorite receiver Victor Cruz.

Why? Because Cruz caught passes from Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen in college, and he stays tight with the Giants, the Bucs opponent on Sunday. [read more]

In Joe’s mind, there are only two kinds of quarterbacks: guys with enough game to win a Super Bowl and the rest of the field. [read more]

So who’s the best rookie running back in the NFL?

First, Joe will note that five running backs were drafted before Bucs rookie RB Bucky Irving, and the five running backs snatched after Irving came within the nine selections following Irving going to Tampa Bay in Round 4.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

There are a lot of arrows trained on Todd Bowles as the primary culprit for Tampa Bay’s 4-6 start.

That’s understandable because NFL head coaches take most of the heat when a team struggles. Four consecutive losses have triggered a “Fire Bowles” frenzy and Buc Nation appears eager for a change at the top.

And while Bowles has surely made his share of mistakes during this extended tailspin, there’s one question begging for an answer: [read more]

Back home.

Since his rookie year when the Bucs didn’t make the playoffs in 2019, former and now-returned Bucs safety Mike Edwards no longer knows what it’s like to play in a season when his team doesn’t make the playoffs. [read more]

Bucs defensive assistant Larry Foote.

Joe just has to believe All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield is hurt. He doesn’t look remotely the same as he did this summer, forget about last year when he was named All-Pro. [read more]

Great time ahead!

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It’s a sad record after byes.

This is not very encouraging. [read more]

“I don’t want to hear about it, Kaufman! You’re the one who wanted Devin White over Josh Hines-Allen so badly.”

From time to time Joe reads how fans, frustrated with this or that, want to run Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht.

This perplexes Joe. [read more]

So Bucs starting cornerback Zyon McCollum, the team’s best corner this season, left last week’s game against the 49ers with a hamstring injury. [read more]