Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe doesn’t know at this point if anyone can point to the Bucs’ 2024 schedule and say, “The Bucs beat/lost to that team, therefore in the playoffs the Bucs will… ” (more…)

It’s on to the divisional round of the playoffs!

That’s the word from the Bucs’ first Super Bowl head coach. (more…)

So NFL Network reports the Jaguars formally requested to interview Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen for their open head coach position. (more…)

Is it logical to believe the Bucs were distracted Sunday against the Saints, overly consumed with Mike Evans getting his 11th consecutive season of 1,000 or more yards? (more…)

Joe’s antennae always come alive when a player talks about another player’s motivation. (more…)

Shut out Sunday.

Since the Bucs curb-stomped the Chargers in Los Angeles, Bucs running back Rachaad White’s touches have dropped each week. (more…)

“I couldn’t believe it, either, Mark.”

Did the Bucs really just need a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the slimy Saints after trailing 16-6 at halftime?

Keep calm. The Commanders, the Bucs’ playoffs opponent, blew a 17-point lead on the Saints and were a two-point conversion from losing to them three weeks ago. (more…)

Proud of Bucs organization.

Joe already thought of this but it sparked another element that could pay off for the Bucs come free agency. (more…)

Buh-bye.

Former NFL offensive lineman Brian Baldinger is a big fan of what Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen did turning the league’s worst rushing offense into a top-five rushing offense. (more…)

Bucs OC Liam Coen.

Last week in his weekly press conference, Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen needled (?) Joe for focusing so much on how the long pass is pretty much a thing of the past. (more…)

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High-stakes roller now.

Now this is not the Todd Bowles that Joe had grown accustomed to. (more…)

“Do what you want, Greeny, but you can manage my cap in Vegas and I’ll give you all the WNBA tickets you want.”

So the Jets made it official, per the NFL Network ticker. (more…)

Imagine if Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht didn’t re-sign safety Antoine Winfield in March, when Licht made Winfield the highest paid defensive back in NFL history. (more…)

You got answers? It sounds like the Buccaneers’ defensive coordinator will be happy to hear them. (more…)

Unlikely return this week.

UPDATED*: The Bucs have a few starters, key injured starters, that they have not written off for the season. Yet. (more…)

Mic drop.

Joe only wishes Bucs fans could see the side of Todd Bowles Joe often sees. (more…)

Details turning the corner.

Joe likes to say rookies play like rookies because they are rookies.

It is part of the learning process of entering the NFL. Rookies often have to learn they are no longer playing the East Cornfield State squads of the world. (more…)

Did Bucky Irving have a bad game this season?

Maybe not. Yeah, one could argue Irving’s fourth-quarter fumble in Atlanta cost the Bucs a “W.” (more…)

Joe generally finds the word “hope” to be vile. (more…)

Strong defense Sunday.

With Antoine Winfield still dinged up, with Jamel Dean still nursing a bum knee and with Jordan Whitehead out of commission due to his car accident driving to One Buc Palace on Saturday morning, the Bucs were down to one starter in the secondary. (more…)