Details hand injury.

The spirit of the Bucs defense returned yesterday after a two-game absence: Jason Pierre-Paul.

And the veteran defensive end/outside linebacker wasn’t 100 percent. (more…)

Yes, Richard Sherman missed a tackle on the Dolphins’ opening play yesterday, four plays before he gave iconic Miami receiver Preston Williams an eight-yard cushion on 2nd-and-1.

Williams was targeted on that snap, caught the pass in front of Sherman and blew past him for a 34-yard gain like Sherman wasn’t there. (more…)

There’s a page on the Pro Football Hall of Fame website devoted to five very special NFL offenses. (more…)

If not for referee blunders, Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett would be having a Defensive Player of the Year kind of start. (more…)

Bully.

Joe cannot get enough of watching this play again and again. (more…)

With the Chargers knocking off the Raiders last night, stats across the NFL evened out as every team has now played four games. (more…)

Cameron Brate opens up

One of the most cerebral Buccaneers put his foot down yesterday on what the Bucs offense needs to be. (more…)

Four times in the history of Joe’s coverage of the Bucs has Joe been told by true insiders that defensive players were doing too much freelancing.

It’s not considered a positive thing. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht

Joe’s a little surprised that all the screaming for the Bucs to get help in their secondary isn’t accompanied by the obvious for a team with three sacks in three games. (more…)

#Cushion

Joe’s possibly weekly feature of notes and thoughts when Joe rewatches the Bucs’ game in no particular order. 

*At the bottom of the photo above, you’ll see the fat cushion on Rams receiver on Van Jefferson from Bucs cornerback Dee Delaney. (more…)

A lot of meat on the bone to gnaw on. So let’s get to it. (more…)

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When Tampa Bay comes up short, Bruce Arians typically explains it away with the phrase “Bucs beating Bucs.”

Not this time. (more…)

O.J. Howard

O.J. Howard made a strong, 21-yard catch over the middle against the Falcons on Sunday, his first and only target of the 2021 season. (more…)

Stingy.

Think Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles hasn’t made a difference? (more…)

Carlton Davis

So the scary news late last week was Bucs No. 1 cornerback Carlton Davis showing up on Friday and Saturday’s injury report with a bad hamstring. (more…)

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Mike Edwards had himself a day — and the Bucs needed every bit of it to subdue the pesky Atlanta Falcons. (more…)

Ugly day for a slimy Saints team

What a doubleheader! (more…)

Candid and somewhat confusing comments from Bucco Bruce Arians. (more…)

Responds to Bruce Arians?

After Ronald Jones had a costly fumble Thursday night in the Bucs’ win over the Cowboys, he seemed to vanish. (more…)

Flimsy output from the Tampa Bay pass rush

Joe is all about production and former Bucs QB Shaun King, one of four men to lead Tampa Bay to the NFC title game, seems to have the same mindset. (more…)