October 6th, 2025

Chris Godwin
Yeah, iconic big-money Bucs receiver Chris Godwin didn’t look good yesterday in Seattle, a week after his debut against the Eagles following 11-plus months of recovery from a disclocated ankle. [read more]
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October 6th, 2025
Joe realizes most fans are employed or engaged in worthy life endeavors and can’t spend all day soaking in all things Bucs like Joe does. [read more]
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October 6th, 2025

Smart sacrifice.
Rachaad White was in a conundrum. And he only had a nanosecond to think about it. [read more]
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October 6th, 2025

Rachaad White blows through a large hole Sunday.
Most guys wouldn’t have done it. Too much green grass ahead. [read more]
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October 6th, 2025

So how underpaid is Baker Mayfield?
This was a topic last night onĀ Football Night in America.
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October 6th, 2025

Fought through illness.
Breaking news comes in different ways. [read more]
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October 6th, 2025

So the Bucs are 4-1, their best start to a season since 2005.
Still, there are grouchy Buccaneers fans frolicking in the negative end of the pool and inviting other fans to dive in. [read more]
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October 6th, 2025

Lavonte David walks off the turf of Lumen Field, perhaps for the final time, a happy, victorious man after the Bucs beat the Seahawks on Sunday.
Welcome to Victory Monday! Bucs coach Todd Bowles was so happy how his team fought through so much adversity he gave players today off. But Joe doesn’t have such a luxury. So much ground to cover and Joe isn’t sure it can be squeezed into five elements. So grab your coffee and belly up to the bar. Here goes: [read more]
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October 6th, 2025

Baker Mayfield prepares to slide after a successful run in Seattle.
Is Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield the MVP of the league?
The way he played yesterday, he ought to be in the running. And a respected chronicler of the NFL believes it is not BS to suggest Mayfield could be the league MVP when the smoke clears. [read more]
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October 6th, 2025

Emeka Egbuka reaches back over Seattle CB Nehemiah Pritchett to haul in a touchdown pass Sunday.
Playing in his home area for the first time as an NFL receiver, rookie Emeka Egbuka went off Sunday. [read more]
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October 5th, 2025

Waited for right moment.
Joe is wondering if Todd Bowles would be a sharp poker player. [read more]
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October 5th, 2025

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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Tom Brady came close, but no Buccaneer player has ever been voted league MVP. It may be time to change that narrative.
Week 5 isn’t completely in the books yet, but Baker Mayfield is making a compelling case for the NFL’s most coveted individual award. Yes, he did it again.
For the fourth time in five games, Mayfield led a scintillating comeback in the late stages as Tampa Bay outlasted Seattle 38-35 in a matchup long on drama and incredibly short on defense.
The Seahawks hadn’t allowed that many points in a 60-minute home game since Dec. 17, 2017, eight days after Mayfield won the Heisman Trophy. [read more]
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October 5th, 2025

Decisions for Bucs GM Jason Licht.
So before the Bucs had another facepalm afternoon today from their edge rushers, a Buccaneers legend suggested the team may want to swing a deal for edge rush help prior to the NFL’s Nov. 4 trade deadline. [read more]
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October 5th, 2025

Rachaad White tries to avoid Seattle defenders Ty Okada and Uchenna Nwosu on Sunday.
What is it about the Seahawks that brings out Bucs running back Rachaad White’s love of stiff-arming folks into the 20th row? [read more]
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October 5th, 2025

Did Baker Mayfield just have his best game in a Buccaneers’ uniform?
Completing 29 of 33 passes in Seattle certainly was his best completion percentage since the Bucs signed him for peanuts off the street in 2023. [read more]
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October 5th, 2025

Tristan Wirfs put a smile on Bucs’ fans’ faces today the way he mauled Seattle defenders.
If Tristan Wirfs is honored yet again with an All-Pro nod at left tackle, all the TV networks would have to do is share one highlight to show what a King Kong-like tackle Wirfs is. [read more]
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October 5th, 2025

Bucs safety Antoine Winfield had reason to celebrate.
The Bucs had just tied the game at 35-35 after Baker Mayfield hit his old pal Sterling Shepard with an 11-yard touchdown pass. [read more]
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October 5th, 2025

So arguably the biggest Bucs question entering the 2025 season surrounded rookie playcaller Josh Grizzard, the 35-year-old promoted to fill the big shoes of Liam “El Serpiente” Coen.
Last year, the Bucs averaged 29.5 points per game. [read more]
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October 5th, 2025

Be honest. You were like Joe. [read more]
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