Detained.

Yes, this is Joe’s sad Christmas Eve tradition. But it is an otherwise hopeful Christmas, as Santa has allowed the Bucs to still be oh so close to a division title. (more…)

Strong return.

Most Bucs fans were like Joe: They had given up on Devin White because it appeared White had given up on the Bucs. (more…)

Interesting comment from head coach Todd Bowles after today’s seal-clubbing of the Jaguars at The Licht House. (more…)

“Blaine, somebody coached up Baker.”

Like many Bucs fans, one Joe at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters thinks it blasphemy to say Baker Mayfield has been an upgrade from Tom Brady this season.

The Joe typing here thinks Brady is a big boy and can handle the truth. (more…)

So how much might Mike Evans, the greatest receiver in Buccaneers history, command in free agency next season?

After today’s big day, Evans is not just having a strong season, the future Hall of Famer has been elite all year long. (more…)

With a four-game winning streak after a chain-whipping of the Jaguars today, the Bucs are alone atop the NFC South with a record of 8-7. (more…)

It’s official. The Bucs are a good football team.

Could they be a dominant team?

Joe can’t go that far, but a four-game winning streak in December is stunning by any measurement. And the Bucs are improving steadily through the month, dropping a quality ass-wuppin’ today on a good but sliding Jaguars team. (more…)

Hey, hey Tampa Bay!! Comment all game long below during this critical matchup. Pressure is on the Bucs (7-7). The Falcons upped their record to 7-8, which is where the Saints sit after losing Thursday night.

Be respectful. Stay passionate.

Go Bucs!

The hard truth is that receivers Deven Thompkins and Trey Palmer, the rookie, have combined for a ton of snaps but only 26 receiving yards through the past three Bucs games, all wins. (more…)

Yes, Joe realizes the newspaper in Tampa is a twice-weekly enterprise stuck behind a paywall, and that it caters to casual fans who still like to sit on the toilet with handheld periodicals. (more…)

Bucs OC Dave Canales.

Several fans like Joe think getting the ball to Chris Godwin more in Green Bay was the catalyst to one of the best offensive outputs of the season for the Bucs. (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

One reason Todd Bowles is always obsessed with stopping the run is that he wants a team to throw. He believes if an offense is one-dimensional, it is beatable. (more…)

NFL intel.

The Bucs have three more games in the 2023 regular season. There may be a home playoff game, too. Maybe a road playoff game, as well. (more…)

Bucs SuperFan “JayBuc,” Mike Evans and Evans’ touchdown ball from the win over Green Bay. (Photo courtesy of Jamal Sanders.)

So we all saw what happened last week when Mike Evans gave a Bucs fan the ball from his touchdown catch in Green Bay. And the hassle that followed. (more…)

Game 15

Jags (8-6) at Bucs (7-7) 

Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10 locally) with hollerin’ Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins.

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Flash poll posted at 7:01 p.m. Poll closed Sunday morning at 10:34 a.m.

All kinds of chatter is out there surrounding the saga of Devin White. Did he bench/deactivate himself last Sunday?

Is he pouting because Todd Bowles plans to make him a rotational player with surging inside linebacker K.J. Britt? (more…)

Backup QB Kyle Trask.

The legions of obsessed Kyle Trask fans are a passionate bunch. They love their guy, and some are upset because they believe the Bucs would have a winning record if Trask had been granted his rightful opportunity to quarterback the Bucs. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

It’s the highest praise you can lavish on a Buccaneer defensive back … he’s playing like Rondé Barber. (more…)