Lifesaver?

You know it is a big game — even if both the Bears and the Bucs are out of the playoffs — when a beat reporter who covers the visiting team spends the preceding week in Tampa writing advance stories. (more…)

Few football fans don’t like watching a roadgrading offensive lineman who freight trains would-be tacklers. (more…)

A star ex-linebacker weighs in. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

You think Lavonte David got screwed again by no Pro Bowl selection for the fourth consecutive year?

Well, a former outside linebacker who might have been screwed out of pineapple eight times has weighed in. (more…)

What does Lovie want?

Who is the real Santa Claus at One Buc Palace when it comes to the NFL Draft?

Who’s placing gifts under the Tampa Bay tree in late April? (more…)

America’s Quarterback and a Christmas story.

Yes, Joe knows Christmas, at the heart of the matter, is about kids. Christmas may mean more to those in grade school and younger than any other group in society. (more…)

Joe hopes everyone has a wonderful Christmas and even though there is no football on — no NFL, no college bowl games (just who is the genius who dropped the ball here?) — Joe hopes you have happier Bucs outcomes on your DVR. (more…)

Offensive Coordinator Dirk Koetter is a busy man chasing history

Barring a catastrophic offensive meltdown in the final two games, Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter will find his way into the history books in January. (more…)

Jameis vs. the blitz.

Joe’s not much of a stat guy. Regular readers know that. Oh, stats can be good, sure. They can be eye-opening and enlightening when used within reason. (more…)

Quarterbacks are awfully comfortable facing the Buccaneers. In fact, opposing gunslingers are completely more than 69 percent of their passes.

And that’s what makes the following comment from a Bucs coach so stunning. (more…)

Rookie left tackle Donovan Smith

Measuring 6-6, 338 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine this year, Donovan Smith was considered by many to be an excellent guard prospect, a guy lacking too much athleticism and technique to be a valuable starting left tackle like he was at Penn State. (more…)

Doug Martin and Luke Stocker talk blocking

Remember when benched right tackle Demar Dotson recently said Doug Martin made a lot of “chicken salad out of nothing” back in 2012? That’s when Martin ran his way to rookie stardom and a Pro Bowl — 1,454 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. (more…)

Trying to understand the hate.

Joe doesn’t understand a lot of things. For example, drinking warm beer.

Joe also neither understands the purpose of algebra nor the popularity of Bruce Springsteen. (more…)

Just odd things about the Bucs and injuries. Joe’s not trying to out anyone here, but it bears mentioning. Just odd. (more…)

“I’ve got your back, coach!”

Yes, long before the season began, Joe believed six wins would lock Lovie Smith in for a return to the Bucs’ sidelines in 2016.

My goodness, tripling your number of wins (at least) from the previous season is a heck of an accomplishment, especially when starting a rookie quarterback. (more…)

Logan Mankins

It’s fair to ask 33-year-old Logan Mankins, with 11 NFL seasons under his belt, about how much longer he wants to keep playing.

So today, Joe asked Mankins whether he’s pondering when his career will end. (more…)

It was Joe’s time again to dive into all things Bucs — the JoeBucsFan Hour — on WDAE-AM 620. This evening, it was Todd Wright at the helm, filling in for the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig.

The action went in all kinds of directions. (more…)