In Joe’s mind, there are only two kinds of quarterbacks: guys with enough game to win a Super Bowl and the rest of the field. [read more]

So who’s the best rookie running back in the NFL?

First, Joe will note that five running backs were drafted before Bucs rookie RB Bucky Irving, and the five running backs snatched after Irving came within the nine selections following Irving going to Tampa Bay in Round 4.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

There are a lot of arrows trained on Todd Bowles as the primary culprit for Tampa Bay’s 4-6 start.

That’s understandable because NFL head coaches take most of the heat when a team struggles. Four consecutive losses have triggered a “Fire Bowles” frenzy and Buc Nation appears eager for a change at the top.

And while Bowles has surely made his share of mistakes during this extended tailspin, there’s one question begging for an answer: [read more]

Back home.

Since his rookie year when the Bucs didn’t make the playoffs in 2019, former and now-returned Bucs safety Mike Edwards no longer knows what it’s like to play in a season when his team doesn’t make the playoffs. [read more]

Bucs defensive assistant Larry Foote.

Joe just has to believe All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield is hurt. He doesn’t look remotely the same as he did this summer, forget about last year when he was named All-Pro. [read more]

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It’s a sad record after byes.

This is not very encouraging. [read more]

“I don’t want to hear about it, Kaufman! You’re the one who wanted Devin White over Josh Hines-Allen so badly.”

From time to time Joe reads how fans, frustrated with this or that, want to run Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht.

This perplexes Joe. [read more]

So Bucs starting cornerback Zyon McCollum, the team’s best corner this season, left last week’s game against the 49ers with a hamstring injury. [read more]

It’s hard to believe, but some NFL players are not enthusiastic about grinding year-round to improve. [read more]

Are the Bucs a good team, a solid team?

Per the words of Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski, Bucs fans from Riverview to Reddington Beach are about to find out. [read more]

The Bucs haven’t improved on the field in weeks, but those around them are suffering so much that Tampa Bay’s postseason chances have improved significantly. [read more]

Jamel Dean

Let there be no confusion, Jamel Dean said, he’s ready to play Sunday against the Giants. [read more]

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Return imminent?

Prior to this morning, Bucs fans were staring at the very real possibility that their starting cornerbacks Sunday could be Josh Hayes and this rookie Tyrek Funderburk. [read more]

Chance to get even better?

So we’ve pushed past the midway point of the season and some observers decided to take a look back at what’s transpired. [read more]

Likely new Giants QB.

The Bucs’ next opponent coming Sunday is the Giants. And the Bucs, it appears, will be facing a backup quarterback. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 7:48 a.m. Poll closed at 10:05 a.m.

Sought-after

If Dave Canales can get a gig as a head coach in the NFL (his Stinking Panthers are just one game behind the Bucs in the NFC South) then why wouldn’t Liam Coen? [read more]

Safe space.

This has been a good football weekend for Joe (not so much with Joe’s short-term investing). Including Thursday night’s NFL game and Friday night’s Big Ten game, Joe inhaled nine football games loafing on the couch sucking down beers. [read more]

Painted into a corner.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. The Bucs have a soft schedule. But as Bucs coach Todd Bowles said last week, this is the NFL. Every team has first-round picks and high-priced veterans that can rise up and burn you if you look too far ahead. [read more]