Staff changes not off the table.

One could argue some new coaching voices are needed on the defensive side of the ball. [read more]

Lay off the Bucs defense.

That was the message from a very angry-sounding Jon Gruden in an epic rant after Tampa Bay lost to the Commanders on Sunday. [read more]

Screenshot of All-22 film a split-second after Baker Mayfield and Jalen McMillan mishandled the handoff. No defender was outside the numbers. Not shown is a Washington safety between the hashmarks standing at the Bucs-28.

Some Bucs fans are grumbling (well, maybe more than grumbling) saying no way Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen should ever have called a jet sweep with the ball on the Bucs-15 on Sunday night. [read more]

Joe doesn’t have a great answer for why Trey Palmer went from 39 catches as a rookie to just 12 this season.

The Bucs planned/hoped/expected to use him more. [read more]

Before the season, if Bucs fans knew the Bucs would win 10 games, nearly all would raise a glass and toast head coach Todd Bowles. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

Joe knows there are still media types and fans in disbelief that Todd Bowles will be the 2025 Buccaneers head coach.

Joe sort of understands.

Heck, Joe was in disbelief when the Bucs decided to bring Doug Martin back for the 2017 season. [read more]

Legend building against Bucs.

The Bucs may have just fallen victim to the newest fourth-quarter killer on the NFL’s landscape. [read more]

So head coach Todd Bowles and key players and coaches typically meet with TV broadcasters the day before each game. [read more]

Tell Joe. Flash poll posted at 2:16 p.m. Poll closed at 3:15 p.m.

Joe’s a fan of the Green Light with Chris Long podcast.

He’s a smart ex-player who actually watches most NFL games and does his homework. [read more]

“You’re not my guy, Greeny.”

Joe wrote about this possibility last week, and now it’s come to fruition. [read more]

So last night Joe watched Sam Darnold eat sack after sack against the Rams, nine total.

It was like Joe tackling the midnight fried chicken fingers served in The Licht House press box. [read more]

“Chucky, can you develop an edge rusher?”

Joe doesn’t have to guess. Joe can read how some Bucs fans are out for blood. [read more]

Tampa Bay’s rookie playmaker at nickel cornerback and safety had 2 interceptions, 7 passes defensed and 3 forced fumbles through Week 14. [read more]

Pondering the future.

As Joe has typed many times, the Bucs won’t look the same when the team shows up for underwear football after the draft. [read more]

Second interview set.

Bucs assistant general manager John Spytek took a leap in trying to land the Titans’ GM job, as he has now reached the second round of interviews in Nashville. [read more]

Revisting critical fumble.

Joe sees a lot of howling comments from folks outraged that Liam Coen, the savvy Bucs offensive coordinator, called for a jet sweep late in the game deep in Bucs territory. Baker Mayfield botched the handoff to Jalen McMillan. [read more]

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Imposter?

Last year Bucs safety Antoine Winfield was like the Tasmanian Devil in the Bucs’ secondary. He was everywhere. It’s why he was an All-Pro. [read more]

Not dodging.

Today at One Buc Palace, Joe saw dudes carry out their belongings in trash bags. Rachaad White, for example had so much stuff he needed a wagon-like cart to haul his stuff. [read more]

Strong effort flushed.

This makes Joe want to pound his head on the keyboard. [read more]