Vaseline hands and feet were the order of the day for the Buccaneers, as they dropped and shanked their way to an embarrassing loss to the Texans.

Lovie Smiths’ defense was carved up for more than 400 yards by Ryan Mallett and some dude named Alfred Blue. Shameful. (more…)

Is a winning record a few hours away?

Joe would celebrate mightily if that occurs this afternoon in Texans.

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Game Three

Bucs at Houston

Kickoff: 1 p.m. (more…)

The more sloppy Houston QB Ryan Mallett throws, the better.

Eye-opening information from a guy who types for a living, and that would be Joe Kania of Buccaneers.com.

In breaking down keys for the Bucs to get above .500 for the first time — well, Joe can’t remember that long ago — Kania sort of uses an old coaching cliché: force the Texans to go one-dimensional on offense today. (more…)

Vincent Jackson talks about one of Lovie’s edicts

Mild mannered Lovie Smith is well known as a players coach, but some common football traditions are not appreciated, encouraged or respected by the head coach. (more…)

If you listen to the savvy film gurus who follow the Buccaneers and study their offensive line, you hear a steady theme: Donovan Smith is struggling at left tackle. (more…)

Joe won’t back off a request for a game prediction. And Joe delivered just that during his weekly, rapid-fire Friday segment with the Ron and Ian show on WDAE-AM 620. (more…)

Lavonte David must turn a corner

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…)

A win today over Houston would be vindication for Gerald McCoy and his Bucs teammates.

Joe remembers a time not that long ago when the Bucs were so good, playoffs weren’t a hope. They were demanded.

In fact, the Bucs were so dominant, not reaching an NFC Championship game was considered a failed season. (more…)

Bucs CB Alterraun Verner strongly hints NFL referees look the other way on Texans’ misdeeds.

Interesting words from second string (?) cornerback Alterraun Verner earlier this week.

When talking to the Tampa Bay pen and mic club Thursday, Verner not so subtly hinted the Texans are not on the up and up. (more…)

Will America’s Quarterback be smiling tomorrow night?

Yes, Joe is already in Houston prepping for tomorrow’s high noon (Texas time) showdown between the Bucs and Texans.

(Houston has a very nice, easy-walking, clean downtown with — can you imagine? — light rail, too! It is a big downtown with lots of new skyscrapers being built, which tells Joe there is money flowing.) (more…)

V-Jax opens up.

All that talk about the mentoring of Vincent Jackson, but what wisdom is he really imparting? (more…)

You asked for it, you got it. It’s the TV map for tomorrow’s game between the Bucs and the Texans, live from the heart of the Lone Star State in Houston. (more…)

Now here’s a good reason why the Buccaneers offense should look a lot different in Houston on Sunday. (more…)

Who outside of Cleveland is better qualified to weigh in on the Browns’ quarterback controversy than Mike Evans? (more…)

You want on-field chemistry? You want a quarterback whose mind is as big as his arm?

You might want to listen to Mike Evans. (more…)

Lovie Smith put his proverbial foot down this afternoon at One Buc Palace.

He’s tired of hearing talk of the 0-2 Texans with their backs against the wall, a team on the brink desperate for a win against the Bucs on Sunday. (more…)

It’s official.

Jameis Winston earned his first NFL award. (more…)