Selfish players leading to penalties?

Lovie Smith’s defense is beset by penalties.

Wheter it is maddening calls for lining up in the neutral zone, or just downright dumb penalties for unnecessary roughness, the mental lapses on defense are fueling the Bucs to become the most penalized team in NFL history. (more…)

Jason Licht should be smiling

Legendary personnel guru and architect of the first Cowboys dynasty, Gil Brandt, is still grinding away in his 80s, traveling the country scouting players and working for NFL.com and SiriusXM NFL Radio..

Yesterday, Brandt identified 10 rookies that could possibly make a Pro Bowl this season. (more…)

“It messed my whole day up,” says Demar Dotson.

Little bit of fun over at One Buc Palace yesterday. Well, not so much fun for offensive tackle Demar Dotson. (more…)

Still haunting.

Of all the swings and misses Bucs coach Lovie Smith made in free agency last year (Anthony Collins and Stewart McClown to name a couple) none was more sinister than signing Ghost Johnson. (more…)

The Big Dog, Steve Duemig

It was time again this evening for Joe to dive into the steel cage with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620. (more…)

Joe had a simple question for Lovie Smith today in the wake of the massive cornerbacks shakeup Sunday. (more…)

It seems, sometimes, Lovie’s players on defense don’t get it.

Interesting back and forth yesterday afternoon when Woody Cummings of the Tampa Tribune made his weekly appearance on Miller and Moulton on WWCN-FM 99.3 in Fort Myers. (more…)

Joe asked Dirk Koetter today about his apparent disinterest in analytics and data. Koetter unloaded, “I don’t need a freakin’ piece of paper.”

It’s safe to say Bucs’ offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter doesn’t subscribe to Pro Football Focus.

Joe’s not surprised, considering PFF data is about as valuable as Joe’s advice on courting hotties. (more…)

Jameis is looking for TDs.

Had the Bucs converted their red zone opportunities on offense last Sunday against the Giants, they likely would have won. (more…)

Vincent Jackson may not be able to practice, but he is still keeping his hands sharp.

Just a quick practice update from One Buc Palace:

Vincent Jackson was in shorts but that doesn’t mean he is resting today. Jackson caught a lot of balls gunned out of a Jugs machine. From what Joe has heard previously, it would be very much a surprise if Jackson plays Sunday against the Cowboys, but at least he is keeping his pass-catching skills sharp. (more…)

Mike Evans has a plan to help raise his game. (more…)

Play of rookies like RG Ali Marpet is not the problem for the Bucs.

On this Veteran’s Day, those who served in the Armed Forces should be proud, and so should all Americans for their service.

But for the football veterans on the Bucs, this season is not (yet) something to be proud of. (more…)

The Bucs make the correct call and won’t mess with the offensive line and starting right tackle Gosder Cherilus

Demar Dotson has returned to the Buccaneers’ roster and will not start Sunday, he revealed with a somber tone this afternoon. (more…)

Ali Marpet

Good news from the Bucs’ locker room this afternoon started with Ali Marpet walking around with his injured ankle bare and only a slight limp. (more…)

The Bucs already have attempted more field goals through half of this season than they did all of last year. (more…)

Would you toss your infant to Mike Evans? (more…)

Former Bucs QB talks current Bucs QB.

FOX broadcast cameras caught America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, doing something unique that didn’t surprise Trent Dilfer. (more…)

So who’s the biggest big mouth Lavonte David has played with in his four seasons as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer? (more…)

Could the Bucs have sent a strong message to the team by releasing Akeem Spence yesterday?

Lovie Smith, in a rare outburst of anger, went off on Akeem Spence after the defensive tackle, claiming he was blasted in the grill, threw Giants’ center Weston Richburg to the ground drawing a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness on the Giants’ final drive, all but killing any chance of a Bucs comeback. (more…)

Young turks are taking over.

Former Bucs commander Greg Schiano once told Joe that before he came to Tampa Bay, he never heard of a starting NFL quarterback who didn’t stop in the office on the player’s off day, if for no other reason than to have medical treatment or maybe do a little prep work. (more…)