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You are currently browsing the JoeBucsFan.com blog archives for the year 2015.
The way Atlanta WR Julio Jones and RB Devonta Freeman ran through the Bucs defense without breaking a sweat is a slap in the face to any sober NFL fan.
Yes, the win was thrilling. But let’s not let the lipstick hide the pig.
Or for that matter, the hog shat that is the Bucs’ defense. (more…)
The Bucs learned yesterday that Kwon Alexander’s teenage brother died
Saturday morning, the Bucs learned that Kwon Alexander’s teenage brother died earlier in the week. (more…)
Playing with limited weapons, America’s Quarterback was not fazed. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
It didn’t look good for America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. He began the game without three of his top four targets. (more…)
Joe applauds the newly aggressive Lovie Smith.
Joe gets all sorts of feedback from angry Bucs fans that Lovie Smith is such a turtle some wonder whether he lives at the Clearwater Aquarium next door to Winter the Dolphin. (more…)
Tosses props to teammates.
Want to know why the Bucs were so giddy about getting America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston?
Consider the very first words out of his mouth when interviewed on the postgame show heard on the Buccaneers Radio Network. (more…)
Whatever you think about the Bucs right now, it’s undeniable that there is some wizardry at play in the Tampa Bay front office.
Seven games into the NFL season, and the Bucs have three legitimate Rookie of the Year candidates. (more…)
Finally!
The GMC haters were out in full force. And for a change, Joe was about to jump on the bandwagon.
The self-proclaimed leader of one of the most putrid defenses Joe has ever seen, a guy who readily and openly admits the only season in the NFL he didn’t have fun was the lone season he was part of a winning football team, was totally invisible in the second half today. (more…)
Photo Courtesy Of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hey, Lovie Smith told everyone listening last year that “football doesn’t really begin until November.”
Maybe the guy was on to something. (more…)
Can the Bucs rise from the dead in Atlanta today following the groin-stomp loss in Washington?
All playoff hopes will be dashed if they can’t. This is a brutally tough spot for the Bucs, who are now down to bad NFL receivers after Mike Evans. A lot must go right for them to stay with the Falcons.
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Clinton McDonald is not healthy enough to play
The Bucs are shorthanded today, missing starters on the both sides of the ball in Atlanta. (more…)
“Thanks for having my back, bro.”
Even though the Bucs had a grotesque amount of penalties last week at Washington, there was one personal foul Joe actually liked. (more…)
Inexperienced Bucs receivers like Adam Humphries grab the spotlight today in Atlanta.
Bucs receivers not named Mike Evans have a huge test coming this afternoon in Atlanta.
Russell Shepard, Donteea Dye and Adam Humphries — eight career catches combined — will be attacked, says injured Vincent Jackson. (more…)
THE OPTIMIST finds a number that shows the 2015 Bucs offense equals the franchise’s best ever.
In these unsettled times of devastating Bucs losses, constant change and growing pains, Joe thought it would be wise to bring back THE OPTIMIST.
THE OPTIMIST is Nick Houllis, a Bucs fan and an accomplished writer whose steadfast allegiance to the Buccaneers goes back to the 1970s. Houllis is the founder, creator and guru of BucStop.com, a place Joe goes to get lost in time via Houllis’ stunning video collection.
THE OPTIMIST will shine that positive light in your eyes. Some will love it. Some won’t. … Of course, THE OPTIMIST’s opinions are his alone and are not influenced by Joe. (more…)
The anti-Gerald McCoy crowd is no longer just a local curiosity.
For reasons unclear, collectively, Bucs fans more and more are beginning to hate defensive tackle Gerald McCoy.
Joe doesn’t get it. (more…)
NFL history.
Joe knows there is a sad sect of Bucs fans that work over their rosary at night hoping and praying for America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, to fall flat on his face and fail in the NFL. (more…)
Vincent Jackson explains Jameis Winston has transitioned to veteran performance and presence
The way Vincent Jackson was talking yesterday, it seems like Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, already has transitioned from rookie quarterback to something more. (more…)
Lovie shares a philosophy
Is suffering a crushing loss good for a football team?
Lovie Smith thinks so. (more…)
A stat Lovie Smith can’t spin.
Bucs coach Lovie Smith readily admits he likes stats. But after probing, the stats he likes seem to only make him look good.
Other stats, well, Lovie likely will try to dismiss them as some form of distortion. (more…)
