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“Coach, how did you let this happen?”
Not quite 24 hours after the Bucs lost an embarrassing, sloppier-than-sloppy game to the sorry Cowboys and Troy Aikman Cooper Rush, it isn’t the loss that has Joe triggered so much today.
It’s that Bucs coach Todd Bowles correctly fingers his defensive players for poor fundamentals and really bad tackling. [read more]
Called out.
Joe might have heard the most depressed tone Joe can remember in Todd Bowles’ voice this morning, and it wasn’t during the head coach’s official team news conference. [read more]
“Hang in there, Bake.”
You know it’s bad when Father Dungy, one of the holy figures in #NFLMedia, calls you out on national television.
So Baker Mayfield fumbled with two hands on the ball last night, which led to a 3rd-and-40 play.
Rachaad White also fumbled with two hands on the ball with the game on the line. [read more]
Offense “needed” critical timeout.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles addressed the Bucs’ ill-timed timeout late in the first half that allowed the Cowboys enough time to get in position to kick a 58-yard field goal last night. [read more]
Chin up. Put the pitchfork back in the garage. The Bucs can still finish the season 10-7 and host a playoff game. [read more]
Mike Evans tries to shake Dallas corner DaRon Bland.
NextGen Stats show Baker Mayfield was good on quick, short passes last night. Not so much on long balls. [read more]
Sleepless night for Joe and so many other Bucs fans.
Man, just when you think the Bucs have turned a corner, they drive off the Courtney Campbell Causeway and into the mangroves. (Not underwater, just in need of a tow truck.)
It’s got Joe grateful for playing on a championship team at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Today, Joe cruised to 7.8 million actual visits to the website in 2024. That represents about 20 million pages viewed.
It’s been stunning consistency around here for a long time, for which Joe is very grateful to the many, many thousands who burn priceless minutes of their day here religiously. (Joe likes the newcomers and irregulars, too).
Aside from paying the bills, the mere presence here of so many fans soothes Joe through the challenging times.
Thank you.
Joe loves how some fans have firm rules for the blame game as it relates to a Buccaneers loss. [read more]
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.
Well here is very interesting information by way of NextGen Stats on Baker Mayfield last night: [read more]
Joe hates to be the Grinch with Christmas in two days, but lumps of coal are in your stockings, Bucs! With the playoffs on the line you played like you did nothing but listen to the hype and pretended the Cowboys were the Titans (emphasis on the first syllable).
So let’s get this going so you can finish holiday shopping and make sure you get a good bottle of Christmas cheer to help you forget last night. [read more]
All boils down to one thing.
Todd Bowles, now head coach of a team outside looking in for a shot at the playoffs after losing with terribly sloppy play on national television Sunday night, used one word to describe the loss. [read more]
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In the end, the Cowboys wanted it a little more.
How else do you explain Dallas coming up with two fourth-quarter takeaways by wrestling the ball away from Jalen McMillan and Rachaad White en route to a 26-24 victory? [read more]
After today’s games, the Bucs would need a mountain of help to qualify for the playoffs as a Wild Card team. [read more]
Is there a reason why the Bucs fumble the ball more than any team in the NFC? [read more]
Joe counts on Baker Mayfield to make smart decisions. It doesn’t always happen.
One bad one tonight proved crushing in a two-point loss. [read more]
Bucs inside linebacker J.J. Russell.
With about 6:25 remaining in the game tonight and the Bucs trailing 26-17, backup linebacker J.J. Russell dropped what looked like a sure interception deep in Dallas territory.
That came after Sterling Shepard dropped two would be first downs in the first quarter. [read more]
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
Joe would love to find out what analytics specialist and numbers guru Jackie Davidson (her official title is vice president of football information) and Bucs coach Todd Bowles discuss on the coach’s headsets. [read more]
Bucs are scared of the dark.
Joe never expected to type the following: [read more]
Too soft.
Joe has a saying, “Rookies play like rookies because they are rookies” because they often make (or don’t make) plays … because they are still learning they no longer have East Cornfield State on the schedule. [read more]
Strange stat continues.
Joe doesn’t know if the Bucs need to hire a hypnotist over this or what. [read more]
Full-blown gag.
Joe doesn’t want to hear about injuries. All teams have injuries in December. [read more]
So the Bucs weren’t ready for prime time and simply were not the better team tonight.
Depressing!
No fluke plays. Just the Bucs defense having not enough answers for almighty Cooper Rush and the Bucs offense sputtering just enough with bad snaps, bad penalties, bad drops, fumbles and some bad quarterback decisions. [read more]
