Are The Bucs Better Than A Year Ago?

November 5th, 2024

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

Lots of folks are considering that today, Joe has been told, but Joe is far more interested in whether the Bucs are better than they were a year ago. [read more]

Depth Vs. No Depth

November 5th, 2024

Bucs GM Jason Licht

The Bucs sure are a tale of two sides of the ball.

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Five Things

November 5th, 2024

Chiefs quarterback Pat Mahomes runs away from Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and YaYa Diaby.

Even though Joe barfed watching the Bucs gag last night’s game away, Joe is still banging on his keyboard at 5 a.m.  [read more]

Troy Aikman Shocked Todd Bowles Didn’t Go For Two

November 5th, 2024

Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman.

A man with three rings to his name couldn’t believe how Bucs coach Todd Bowles left the back door open for the alley cat to get in and tear apart the living room. [read more]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Knew

November 5th, 2024

“Jameis, predicting a Todd Bowles’ move is easier than guessing when you will throw a pick.”

Ryan Fitzpatrick called it. [read more]

Todd Bowles Made Andy Reid’s Night

November 5th, 2024

Surprised.

Joe is very confident that as Joe is typing this here story at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, there are Bucs fans still awake, unable to go to bed so peeved that Bucs coach Todd Bowles played it safe instead of going for the knockout punch in a loss to the Pat Mahomes-led Chiefs in rainy Kansas City. [read more]

Todd Bowles Ignored The 500-Pound Gorilla In The House

November 5th, 2024

Was Todd Bowles burned by numbers?

Joe is still trying to wrap his head around the first answer Bucs coach Todd Bowles gave for not going for the jugular on the road in one of the toughest NFL cribs to play in. [read more]

Costly Mistake By Antoine Winfield Jr.

November 5th, 2024

Called out.

Joe can’t ever remember Todd Bowles publicly pointing a finger at a defensive player during a halftime interview of a prime time game. But that happened tonight. [read more]

“Coach’s Decision”

November 5th, 2024

Players have his back.

The answers really didn’t surprise Joe. Still, Joe wanted to know what went through the minds of two offensive skill position players in the Bucs’ locker room after the game. [read more]

Cade Otton Makes History He Doesn’t Want

November 5th, 2024

Star is born?

Who knew something good could come out of something horrible? But it seems that’s what has happened with Bucs tight end Cade Otton — and he’s not happy about it. [read more]

Heroic Effort From Vita Vea

November 5th, 2024

Buccaneers manbeast defensive tackle Vita Vea recorded multiple career highs tonight against a strong Chiefs offensive line. [read more]

Todd Bowles: “Wet Conditions” Led To Decision Not To Go For Two

November 5th, 2024

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe has to admit, Todd Bowles’ answer didn’t make sense. And when Joe asked a follow-up to get a clearer picture, it still didn’t make a ton of sense. [read more]

Bucs Have Wasted Good Offense, Quarterback Play

November 5th, 2024

 

When is the last time a team had a losing record through nine games after throwing 23 touchdown passes against nine interceptions — with a strong running game?

Joe will guess it’s never happened in the history of the NFL until now. [read more]

Bucs Pass On Chance To Win At End Of Regulation

November 4th, 2024

Todd Bowles

Joe would love to know what the Buccaneers’ analytics team advised after the Bucs scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter tonight to cut the Chiefs’ lead to 24-23 with 27 seconds remaining. [read more]

Todd Bowles’ Bucs Record Drops Below .500

November 4th, 2024

Bucs fans are irate. [read more]

Chiefs 30, Buccaneers 24 (OT)

November 4th, 2024

Well, the Bucs had plenty of chances to seize tonight’s game against the Super Bowl champs. But the run defense imploded, the offense had some hiccups and the Chiefs owned the biggest moments.

Ballgame. [read more]

Buccaneers-Chiefs, Open Thread

November 4th, 2024

Huge game for our beloved Bucs. It’s a wet Monday Night Football contest in Kansas City, winners of 13 straight.

Bucs win and they stun the NFL world. Bucs lose and they drop to a sad 4-5 record.

Comment all game long right here. Be nice. And come back through the wee hours for plenty out of this critical game. Go Bucs!

“I Haven’t Seen Him Get A Sniff Since”

November 4th, 2024

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka

So two former Buccaneers took their shots at Joe Tryon-Shoyinka in the past week. [read more]

No. 2 Rookie Rusher, Bucky Irving Has “A Gift”

November 4th, 2024

With apologies to Giants rookie fifth-round pick Tyrone Tracy, Bucky Irving has been the best rookie running back in the NFL season. [read more]

Gameday Tampa Bay

November 4th, 2024

Game 9

Bucs (4-4) at Chiefs (7-0) 

Kickoff: 8:15 p.m.

TV: BSPN (WFTS-TV Channel 28 locally) with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters.

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YaYa Diaby Said Keyword With Patrick Mahomes Is “Contain”

November 4th, 2024

How to defense Pat Mahomes?

Pat Mahomes will go down as having one of the greatest arms for a quarterback in NFL history.

But it is a different element of his game that as Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby worried. [read more]