Archive for 2015

“One Of The Best Plays I’ve Ever Seen”

Sunday, December 6th, 2015
V-Jax gets serious

V-Jax gets serious

Vincent Jackson made a few plays himself today, en route to 87 yards receiving on just three receptions.

But Jackson was quiet after the game and only seemed to want to talk about America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. (more…)

The Rookie Is Magical

Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Godsend!

Godsend!

Joe is sitting here at the Den of Depression press box staring out onto the empty bowl of the stadium — the grass hardly looks like a game was played just an hour ago — trying to put into words what Joe watched earlier in the afternoon. (more…)

Gerald McCoy Sports A Three-Inch Scar

Sunday, December 6th, 2015

RevisMcCoyProBowlJoe got a good look at Gerald McCoy’s injured hand today in the locker room. (more…)

Gerald McCoy Wasn’t Missed

Sunday, December 6th, 2015
McDaniel

(Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

How bout that depth on the Buccaneers’ defensive line!

Missing two starters today, Gerald McCoy and Jacquies Smith, Tampa Bay’s run defense was stout and the pass rush looked unchanged. (more…)

Welcome Back, Lovie Smith

Sunday, December 6th, 2015

lovie smith 0920Give it up for the head coach of the Buccaneers.

Lovie Smith survived a gruesome 2-14 season and a complete embarrassment on opening day this year to earn a return in 2016. (more…)

Buccaneers 23, Falcons 19

Sunday, December 6th, 2015

Jameis

How bout those Dropaneers!

Not even absent Gerald McCoy and costly butter hands by Mike Evans, Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Doug Martin can slow the Buccaneers’ revival under America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. (more…)

Bucs-Falcons Open Thread

Sunday, December 6th, 2015

bucs cheerleader 1117Could second place really be the situation in three short hours?

Dive into the comments section and react all through today’s 1 o’clock game.

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Doston Will Play

Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Gosder Cherilus will join Gerald McCoy in street clothes.

Starting right tackle Gosder Cherilus will join Gerald McCoy in street clothes.

Starting right tackle Gosder Cherilus takes a seat today, along with Gerald McCoy. (more…)

Gameday Tampa Bay

Sunday, December 6th, 2015

falcons cheerleader tiffany

Game 12

Dixie Chicks (6-5) at Bucs (5-6)

Kickoff: 1 p.m. (more…)

Sorry Secondary

Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Has Lovie's bromance with CB Mike Jenkins at an end?

Has Lovie’s bromance with CB Mike Jenkins come to an end?

The secondary of the Bucs, specifically the cornerbacks, struggled terribly after Johnthan Banks hurt his knee in a loss at Houston. (more…)

Talkin’ Bucs With Ronnie Lane

Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Smooth-talking Ronnie Lane of WDAE-AM 620 has his weekly sitdown with Joe talkin' Bucs.

Smooth-talking Ronnie Lane of WDAE-AM 620 has his weekly sitdown with Joe talkin’ Bucs.

It is Joe’s weekly sitdown with smooth-talking Ronnie Lane of WDAE-AM 620. Joe knows you can’t live without it. (more…)

NFL Network: Seferian-Jenkins Will Play Today

Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Austin Seferian-Jenkins (right) will play in his 12th career game today.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins (right) will play in his 12th career game today.

It’s 6 a.m. and Joe’s morning film study and oatmeal inhalation is interrupted by what seems to be impossible news. (more…)

Listen To Joe

Sunday, December 6th, 2015

joebucsfanYes, Joe was on ESPN Tallahassee radio earlier this week talking Bucs with Jeff Cameron, he of “The Jeff Cameron Show.”

Joe has long been a fan of Cameron, a St. Pete native who puts together damned good radio. (more…)

Status Of Gerald McCoy

Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Physically limited in practice Friday.

Physically limited in practice Friday. National report emerges.

Updated: 5:45 a.m.: Well, Gerald McCoy was listed as “doubtful” on the Bucs’ injury report Friday, after having what GMC deemed a “small procedure” on his left hand. (more…)

Jackson Enjoys Mental Torture Of Rookies

Saturday, December 5th, 2015
V-Jax details rookie torture and huddle dancing

V-Jax details rookie torture and huddle dancing

So much for Vincent Jackson being a robotic and rather stoic workaholic, a man whose military upbringing let him fit right in with Greg Schiano and have a Pro Bowl season in 2012. (more…)

TV Map Of Dixie Chicks-Bucs

Saturday, December 5th, 2015

tvYou asked for it, you got it. It’s the TV map for tomorrow’s game between the Dixie Chicks and the Bucs, a 1 p.m. kickoff at the Den of Depression. (more…)

Free Agency Frenzy Coming

Saturday, December 5th, 2015
Licht

The Bucs will be flush with a pile of cash they have to spend

A fun March is coming to Tampa. (more…)

Simple Plan For Falcons

Saturday, December 5th, 2015
This can't happen again

This can’t happen again

You want a good feel for Falcons football? When Atlanta comfortably marched up and down the field on the Bucs last month, Julio Jones caught 12 balls on 13 targets for 162 yards and a touchdown.

Their next busiest wide receiver caught two balls for 24 yards. (more…)

Low Rankings For Bucs Corners

Saturday, December 5th, 2015
Stat geeks rate CB Sterling Moore best of the Bucs, but not that high.

Stat geeks rate CB Sterling Moore best of the Bucs, but not that high.

Yes, regular readers understand Joe has serious reservations about the stat nerds over at Pro Football Focus.

Hey, if they want to do missed tackles and dropped passes, fine. When they start grading players is when the whole operation runs off the tracks. (more…)

Impressive Third Down Conversion

Saturday, December 5th, 2015
Leading a turnaround.

Leading a turnaround.

Just looking at the top teams in third down conversion, Joe did a bit of a double-take. The Bucs are No. 10. (more…)

“Whole Game” Of No-Huddle Coming?

Friday, December 4th, 2015

lovie 1110bThe Falcons sport the NFL’s fourth-ranked offense and ninth-ranked defense, yet they’re struggling mightily. (more…)