The Big Dog

It was time again for Joe to engage in deep football talk with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620.

Excitement and discord were in the air for the popular JoeBucsFan.com Hour. (more…)

Gerald McCoy believes the team could easily rattle off a series of wins.

The Bucs are 2-3. With a win over the rotten Redskins, the Bucs will be 3-3. All of a sudden, could — gasp! — a wild card berth be within reach? (more…)

Joe’s got practice video of cornerbacks coach Gil Byrd getting animated

Joe had a video crew of 23/24 people on the scenes at One Buc Palace this afternoon to film the 30-minute practice window open to media.

A trusted cameraman zeroed in on cornerbacks drills, where a bizarre sequence showed the flair and fire of cornerbacks coach Gil Byrd, and interesting looks at Johnthan Banks, Mike Jenkins and Sterling Moore. (more…)

Jameis believes the team is bigger than he is.

When “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, was at Florida State, so many times he put that team on his back and willed it to victory. He impressed the hell out of Joe. (more…)

The Bucs’ $7 million-per-year left guard wasn’t ready to throw on pads and hit people at practice today, the Bucs’ lone padded practice of the week.

Yes, Logan Mankins’ groin still seems to be trouble — and Joe doesn’t know anyone concerned. (more…)

One prominent Buccaneer got real serious today when Joe asked about the Washington Redskins’ leading tackler and bonecrusher-in-chief, Dashon “Hawk” Goldson. (more…)

Marked man.

It is a question that has many Bucs fans wrestling at night, losing sleep (and has nothing to do with the weird craft beers they experimented with hours earlier). (more…)

Super Bowl winner Clinton McDonald talks about victory Sunday

Dammit, the Bucs must jump their record to 3-3 with a win against the dreadful Redskins on Sunday.

Today, Joe talked about winning with one of the few dudes in the Bucs locker room that owns a Super Bowl ring, defensive tackle and captain Clinton McDonald. (more…)

No longer a starter?

So the Bucs are about to face the rotten Redskins and the offensive line is coming off a couple of games where there is no question the unit played the best it has in years. (more…)

Don’t change Jameis Winston’s center, says a former Buccaneer.

If you’ve ever referenced the importance of gelling on an offensive line, then don’t you dare tell Joe that former starting center Evan Smith deserves to get his job back on Sunday in Washington. (more…)

Has the production of Doug Martin been a surprise?

Already through five games, the Bucs have had plenty of surprises. Not all good.

Was that defensive effort on opening weekend surprising enough for you? (more…)

Gerald McCoy and the Bucs’ defense won’t like this

Joe’s about ready to vomit his Egg McMuffins.

How the hell could three renowned football gurus sit around and discuss how dreadful the Redskins and Kirk Cousins are yet all three pick Washington to beat the Bucs? (more…)

Johnthan Banks thinks fans need to step back from the cliff when discussing the secondary.

As Joe already stated this week, though the tenure of Loaf Jennings and Mike Jenkins is short, Bucs fans have about had their fill of the duo as starting corners.

The secondary is getting lit up. Just look at the career day one-armed Jags quarterback Blake Bortles had the last time the Bucs took the field, a Bucs win at that. (more…)

Flashbacks to Michael Clayton have resurfaced.

Want to see a Bucs fan turn from a happy mood into a foul-mouthed, PO’ed sailor?

Drop the name “Michael Clayton” and listen to the curse words flow. (more…)

Bucs GM breaks down the tape.

When Doug Martin caught a dump pass over the middle for a 10-yard score against the Jags, it sure looked like great second- and third-efforts by Martin.

It was more than that. (more…)

Joe can’t emphasize how badly the Redskins, Tampa Bay’s opponent on Sunday, are imploding.

Forget that Joe watched Washington’s heinous effort against the Jets last weekend. Just listen to the rumbles coming from the nation’s capital. (more…)

Joe asked Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, a very pressing question this afternoon. (more…)

Mike Evans sported Browns gear Saturday. (Photo via Twitter/SamKhan)

Mike Evans answered the tough questions this afternoon at One Buc Palace, such as why was he spotted before tens of thousands of people wearing a Browns jersey on Saturday?

At least it wasn’t Josh McCown’s jersey. That would be cause for a riot in Tampa and a mental health exam for the Bucs’ budding receiver. (more…)

Just say no.

Beleaguered center Evan Smith was back on the practice field this afternoon. (more…)