Out?

Bucs All-Pro Tristan Wirfs has battled an oblique injury this week and was listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game with the slimy Saints. (more…)

There’s a simple reason why the Bucs should/will beat the two-win slimy Saints tomorrow at The Licht House. (more…)

Calijah Kancey

The Buccaneers’ senior advisor to the general manager was chatting publicly this week. (more…)

Buccaneers GM Jason Licht.

So the chieftain over at GoLongTD.com (as in write real long NFL features) made his way to Tampa about a month ago and popped a Baker Mayfield feature yesterday. (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe always hears football people talk about how football begins after Thanksgiving. That’s when the wheat is separated from the chaff, the contenders from the pretenders. (more…)

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Ed Glazer chose the right guy.

When the co-chairman of the Buccaneers decided to commission a documentary to celebrate the franchise’s 50 years in the NFL, he turned to Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Trent Cooper to oversee the assignment.

Glazer had worked with Cooper on a previous project and he knew Cooper, who grew up in Lakeland, was a long-time Buc fan.

Cooper’s passion and insight shows through every frame of a 10-part series that will drop on Amazon Dec. 11.

I’ve seen quite a bit of the footage in advance and every Buc fan from Brooksville to Bartow will be thrilled and entertained by Cooper’s handiwork. Judging by the excerpts, the Bucs gave Cooper an unlimited budget to get this thing done right. (more…)

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This will be the free TV broadcast audience for friends and family only. (more…)

Taking advantage of a rookie?

This would be making a scene. (more…)

Just a few more days for Mike Evans.

So despite Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan returning to the practice fields at One Buc Palace earlier this week, Bucs coach Todd Bowles told the local pen and mic club yesterday to hold up. Fans won’t get to see the Bucs’ wide receiver duo back in action. Yet. (more…)

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Inching towards 10 sacks.

Five Bucs games remain in the regular season. Who knows if there will be meaningful January football? (more…)

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The fixability of the Bucs defense is up for debate. (more…)

Not yet.

It’ll be at least one more week for the return of receivers Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan. (more…)

This is one of two touchdowns stolen from Antoine Winfield in New Orleans.

Joe hopes to see Bucs All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield play out of his mind on Sunday. (more…)

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How long?

OK, great. Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan are practicing. That’s the first step in getting back on the field. (more…)

Mina Kimes

Is this the week the Bucs offense finally comes out of hibernation? Or is this the week there is panic in the streets? (more…)

Baker Mayfield isn’t shy about his feelings for the slimy Saints. He really hates them. (more…)

“Todd, I’m not supposed to help you, sorry.”

In the starting five of the Bucs’ secondary, which includes rookie Jacob Parrish, only one starter was not drafted in the first two days of their respective drafts. (more…)