Unlike other media, Joe is a Bucs fan to the core and doesn’t hide it or pretend to be objective.

Joe wants the Bucs to win and abhors anything that stands in the way of that. (more…)

If Joe hears someone say one more time that “Tyreek Hill can’t be stopped,” Joe’s going to punch a wall.

Hill had 10 games this season with less than 80 yards receiving.

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Joe loves this instant-classic photo of Bucco Bruce Arians on the team bus waiting to leave Lambeau Field after tonight’s historic Bucs victory.

That’s Tom Moore behind him.

Joe always loves how the JoeBucsFan photo genius always knows what’s worth capturing.

Savor it, Coach.

You earned it.

Clutch.

Joe believes the Bucs made a play in the first half that fans may remember for as long as they are sucking air, and it might be remembered with the same affinity as Rondé Barber’s historic pick-six. (more…)

It wasn’t Ronald Jones’ day, but it sure was Leonard Fournette’s.

The late-summer signing that had Joe doing cartwheels down Dale Mabry Highway has been the workhorse January hero in the Buccaneers’ backfield. (more…)

The football Messiah arrived and it turns out the rest of the NFC never had a chance. (more…)

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“I see you, Mike!”

Joe must be brutally honest and upfront here. (more…)

TAMPA TWO is back with Bucs legend Derrick Brooks and Sage JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman diving into Sunday’s NFC Championship game. More fun from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

What a night (and a week ahead) of ecstasy for Joe and all the Bucs fans across the globe.

So much joy for so many reasons.

General manager Jason Licht talked last night about one reason he is so full of appreciation and confidence. (more…)

Look at that headline.

Read it again. (more…)

Perhaps the greatest and purest insight into the Buccaneers’ losing mentality during The Lost Decade was delivered by Lavonte David after the Bucs tanked their season opener in 2015. Joe still can’t believe David’s historic explanation.

Today, David gave some insight into the 2020 season. (more…)

Mike Evans inked two more impressive lines on his resume yesterday. (more…)

No longer is Lavonte David on the list of special Bucs players that never won a damn thing worth mentioning when they wore a Tampa Bay jersey.

And look who was there last night with the game on the line. (more…)

Fingers poor defensive effort.

While you were sitting at home or at Big Storm Brewery watching the Bucs’ first playoff game since 2007, you were likely cursing out loud at the Bucs’ defense. (more…)

Look, Joe was suspicious when the Bucs signed furniture-tossing, bicycle-throwing receiver Antonio Brown. (more…)

So with a 44-27 lead, the Bucs didn’t just fail to hand off to Ronald Jones so he could get a shot at 1,000 yards rushing, coaches freakin’ asked RoJo to block while they threw short twice to Antonio Brown.

What the hell was that? (more…)

Buccaneers co-chairmen Bryan and Joel Glazer

The 12-season Buccaneers playoff drought is over!

And Joe’s all fired up for Team Glazer, the ownership class presiding over the spectacular pile of garbage that collectively was the Buccaneers from 2008 through 2019. (more…)

Joe wrote a lot in the spring and summer of 2019 that there was an over-the-top but unstated effort at One Buc Palace to jack up the confidence of running back Ronald Jones. (more…)