So Vita Vea played more Monday than he had in one game since Halloween of 2021. (more…)

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Once upon a time in 2015, then-Bucs head coach Lovie Smith got annoyed with media for asking about the Tampa Bay defense allowing a galling 70-plus percent completion rate.

Completion percentage doesn’t matter, Lovie insisted. (more…)

If Joe were locked in a room with Todd Bowles and was asked to tell the head coach something that would hurt his feelings, Joe would go directly to one thing. (more…)

Talks return.

For weeks it has been speculated that Bucs future Hall of Famer Mike Evans might return from his hamstring injury Week 11 at the Giants, the Bucs’ first game after the bye on Nov. 24. (more…)

Position to target.

Yes, Joe is fully involved in the present: The Bucs are preparing to face the defending NFC champs tomorrow at The Licht House. That doesn’t mean Joe is going to ignore a good story typed about the Bucs’ future. (more…)

Offense getting the job done.

The Bucs offense is not the problem. (more…)

Defense too complex?

The Bucs did a nice job keeping Pat Mahomes sort of in check. Sort of. (more…)

Since it stands to reason FOX is putting broadcasting muscle behind tomorrow’s 49ers-Bucs game, a good chunk of the republic will get to watch the game free.

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Run-game moves.

When Rachaad White catches a pass in the flat, Joe is on the edge of his seat. White is electric catching passes out of the backfield. Production and entertainment. (more…)

Touchdowns in the red zone.

This is another reason why Joe is pretty confident, short of Team Glazer dumping a major bag of loot in Liam Coen’s lap, that Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen will be a head coach somewhere next year. (more…)

Doubted by an ex-Buc.

Joe is ecstatic about the Bucs offense thriving through two games without Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. It’s damn impressive.

Others have a different view. (more…)

Injury status.

While Bucs coach Todd Bowles wasn’t sure if defensive tackle Greg Gaines or wide receiver Jalen McMillan will play Sunday, he didn’t rule them out. (more…)

George Kittle is not OK with blocking Vita Vea.

Props to 49ers tight end George Kittle for his biting sarcasm concerning a Bucs heavy hitter on defense. (more…)

For now, Joe will take the word of an old man with a ton of experience calling plays in the NFL. (more…)

Six-time Bucs Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy looks at electric rookie running back Bucky Irving and thinks of another famous fourth-round draft pick. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 4:17 a.m. Poll closed at 8:36 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.

Short passes; big numbers.

It wasn’t long ago that Joe used to cringe thinking about a short-passing offense. (more…)

New weapons emerge.

Bad teams would throw in the towel after losing two great receivers, who also happen to play in the same offense, in the same game, one for weeks and the other for the season. (more…)

Nursing sore toe.

Ordinarily, when a top-shelf NFL quarterback having a career year misses two straight days of practice, that sets off fire alarms, tornado warnings and emergency alert systems causing cell phones to buzz Amber Alert-like warnings across a region at 5 a.m. (more…)

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. (more…)