Rachaad White breaks free Sunday. This didn’t happen nearly enough.(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Joe was so upset by the irresponsible way the Bucs came out yesterday when they had a chance to win the NFC South and totally rolled over like a golden retriever puppy begging for a treat from mom, that Joe had to listen to an obscure World War II podcast to try to fall asleep. Let’s get this over with so Joe can watch football all day and night today. (more…)

Sure, Baker Mayfield has a Christmas wish for the Buccaneers to finish 10-7 and thrive offensively as long as they can.

But he’s also wishing for something else. (more…)

Baker Mayfield is a true believer. (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…)

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…)

Flash poll posted at 4:55 p.m. Poll closed at 8:39 p.m. Last week’s results linked here.

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Chris Godwin with one of his 10 catches yesterday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Happy Victory Monday! What an absolutely kickass game that was yesterday. Finally, the Bucs offense came alive the way Joe knew it could. The team is getting hot at the right time. Fill your coffee mug up and let’s roll! (more…)

Injured linebacker Devin White.

So buried by the explosive Bucs win today over the Packers in Lambeau Field was former No. 5 overall pick inside linebacker Devin White being deactivated for today’s game. There were conflicting reports as to why. (more…)

Attention film junkies. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 6:59 a.m. Poll closed at 9:16 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.

Eye of the tiger.

Cue the Rocky III theme music! (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

When someone collecting a paycheck from the Bucs to broadcast games is critical about the continued sloppy play of Tampa Bay, you know things are bad and you also know word of this will certainly rise to the offices in the highest reaches of One Buc Palace. (more…)

Injury report.

Joe knew Lavonte David, Carlton Davis, Jamel Dean and Tristan Wirfs were banged up from Sunday’s loss to San Francisco. Now add another key starter to the list of walking wounded. (more…)

Joe has watched the condensed replay of the Bucs-49ers game three times now in search of reasons to believe in the Bucs — and looking for signs that Tampa Bay is spiraling to the NFC cellar. (more…)

Antoine Winfield, Jr.

Joe believes the Bucs are a few plays from a 6-4 record rather than the 4-6 they’re stuck with now.

Other fans believe the Bucs are just a couple of mistakes from hanging with the NFL’s elite! (more…)

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Let’s not overthink this. The other team’s better. (more…)

What a day to be alive!

Sorry, Joe isn’t in the let’s-lose-intentionally crowd. (more…)

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You either succumb to pressure or you embrace the challenge.

On Sunday, the Bucs gave pressure a big old bear hug en route to a 20-6 victory against punchless Tennessee. What pressure? Glad you asked.

Had the Titans prevailed, the Bucs would have been heading to California trying to avoid their first 6-game losing streak since the 2-14 debacle of 2014.

That’s pressure.

A defense that was ravaged by C.J. Stroud at Houston needed to rebound in a big way against another rookie quarterback, especially since Todd Bowles called on his unit to display professional pride.

That’s pressure.

And speaking of pressure, that’s what spelled the difference against Will Levis, who rarely had an opportunity to feel comfortable in the pocket. Bowles dialed up an ultra-aggressive blitzing scheme that shook, rattled and rolled Levis into a QB rating of 53.3. (more…)