Preparation.

So Tuesday was Baker Mayfield’s day of the week to speak to the local pen and mic club. And he shared interesting analysis of preparing to play the Bucs’ last two opponents of the regular season, the Stinking Panthers and the slimy Saints. (more…)

People keep telling Joe that the Panthers, with the NFL’s worst defense and a 4-11 record, are a quality football team that poses a lot of danger. (more…)

Free advice for Todd Bowles.

Mina Kines made her prediction. (more…)

The NFL’s worst defense is owned by the Carolina Panthers, a team that could not stop Bucky Irving earlier this month. (more…)

Crazy chart of success.

If you believe these numbers (the source is sketchy), Bucs’ future Hall of Fame receiver Mike Evans is having an insanely good season. (more…)

“Lavonte, I’m going to squish that guard like the cockroach I put in your locker.”

Joe notices several commenters who gripe on this here site that beastly Pro Bowl defensive tackle Vita Vea sometimes takes games off. (more…)

Of course, Joe watched the Bucs-Cowboys film and saw an opportunity or two for Mike Evans that didn’t materialize. (more…)

Gets love from his QB.

Bucs quarterback was in the Christmas spirit yesterday at One Buc Palace. For the most part. (more…)

Fast starts.

Joe could understand if the following took place during the reign of former Bucs commander Greg Schiano, with rookie QB Mike Glennon leading his offense. (more…)

Wags finger at Todd Bowles.

Sunday night after the Bucs may have blown their chances at making the postseason, there was a question that didn’t sit well with Bucs coach Todd Bowles. (more…)

Joe hopes everyone has a wonderful Christmas. (more…)

Saving the season.

While his colleague at the four-letter, follicly-challenged Billy Barnwell, doesn’t even consider the Bucs Atlanta a contender (he listed weakest links for all Super Bowl contenders but did not include any NFC South team), Dan Graziano is not ready to throw in the towel on the Bucs. (more…)

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 “this close” to a division title. (more…)

Update on starting safety.

So the Bucs made the first step on Tuesday to bring back starting safety Jordan Whitehead to active status. And Bucs coach Todd Bowles wouldn’t rule him out for Sunday’s critical game with the Stinking Panthers. (more…)

There have been happy times in recent years courtesy of the Todd Bowles zone defense, but there’s also been a lot of cringing and screaming. (more…)

So the Bucs will have everything on the line Sunday at home against the Panthers. But don’t expect coaches to be drilling that into players all week. (more…)

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Good news.

The Bucs have opened the 21-day window for Jordan Whitehead to come back. Sad thing is with that timeframe it may be too late. (more…)

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“Hey Bake, whaddya think about going deep?”

It seems Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen opened up the offense for Baker Mayfield on Sunday night. (more…)