Draft prep.

Joe guesses (?) this is a good thing? [read more]

Bucs’ geeky numbers are bad.

Joe is not anti-stats, but within reason. [read more]

Wags finger at Baker Mayfield.

Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians has never been a fan of running quarterbacks. There’s just way too much risk for the often small gain, Arians believes. [read more]

Hottest of hot seats.

Prickly Pete Prisco of CBS is no stranger to One Buc Palace. Though the CBS NFL analyst is based in Fort Lauderdale, he makes it to One Buc Palace at least twice a year. Sometimes more. [read more]

Receiver Jalen McMillan may be out a while.

If the news Monday about Baker Mayfield didn’t get you depressed, the following likely will. [read more]

What did you do to the offense?

About a little over a year-and-a-half ago, the Bucs had one of the best offensive lines in the NFL. [read more]

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Pressure expected.

Joe is pretty sure new Bucs rookie starting quarterback Jalon Daniels dreamed of someday playing the Packers or the Cowboys or the Steelers when he was a kid. [read more]

Stay the course. [read more]

The winless Bucs’ next three game are against the Packers at home, the Cowboys on the road, and home for Pittsburgh. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

As the clock ticks toward the eulogy for this Tampa Bay season, Joe wonders when Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht and Team Glazer will turn toward stocking 2027 draft capital and freeing salary cap room for a new coaching regime.

Yes, the Bucs can still make the playoffs. [read more]

“This Bucs offense looks like mine did.”

So the Bucs allowed only 9 first downs to the Vikings yesterday.

Since the start of the 2009 season, that was only the second time a Bucs defense held a team to under 10 first downs in a game. [read more]

Baker Mayfield.

Something happened with the Bucs after or during last season’s bye. [read more]

Todd Bowles walks across the field to greet Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell after the Bucs lost yesterday.

Joe used to have a driven and motivated tax accountant. [read more]

Baker Mayfield walks off field after dislocating his thumb.

Like what KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles said after the game last night, there is no way of knowing the ramifications of Baker Mayfield’s dislocated thumb until MRI tests come back. [read more]

Defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson tries to house his pick after a Vita Vea tip against the Vikings.

It is 3 a.m. and Joe is exhausted and fighting to stay awake, so let’s get this thing rolling to recap such a sad day of Bucs football. You’re going to need coffee. [read more]

Team leader.

Yesterday between heaves, Joe was waiting, almost begging for some Bucs player to light up a teammate. [read more]