A couple of realities are swirling in the head of former NFL MVP quarterback Rich Gannon. [read more]

Bucs pass rush flopping like a fish.

With the exception of signing Tom Brady or drafting Tristan Wirfs, Joe maintains the greatest heist Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht pulled off came just after the combine in early 2018. [read more]

UPDATE: The headline says it all.

Todd Bowles told assembled media this afternoon at One Buc Palace that rookie receiver Jalen McMillan tweaked a hamstring, presumably in practice today. Bowles said it’s uncertain whether McMillan will play Sunday against the Eagles at The Licht House.

McMillan is listed as doubtful on the injury report issued late this afternoon.

When you’re a starting NFL quarterback, you never want to be in the same sentence as Will Levis. [read more]

UPDATED: A sunny Friday at One Buc Palace was made a little brighter. [read more]

Matching wits.

An interesting angle to study in Sunday’s game between the Bucs and the Eagles is the battle of coordinators. [read more]

So the Bucs scored 37 points on opening day. That total dropped to 20 in Week 2 and a paltry 7 against a sad Broncos team on Sunday. [read more]

“Greeny, they’re turning on us.”

Everywhere Joe turns the Bucs are being shunned by analysts, even guys who picked Tampa Bay to win the NFC South and more. [read more]

So Sunday’s Eagles-Bucs game was one of the price-gouge games on the Tampa Bay home schedule. [read more]

Baker Mayfield’s new favorite?

Once Sunday’s game against the Eagles is finished, Joe will cease referring to it being “early” in the season as some 23 percent of the season will have been played (hard to believe already, right?). [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe is willing to overlook some sloppy play in the first four weeks of the season. But after the fourth game, that’s 23 percent of the season played. [read more]

Soft Eagles defense awaits.

Joe will walk out on a limb and suggest if the Bucs can’t move the ball against the Eagles on Sunday, there will be changes to the offense in the very near future. [read more]

“Hey Buck, you have Superman eyes?”

So early this week Joe brought word of how Bucs running back Rachaad White was struggling terribly at getting yards before contact. [read more]

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Good news and bad news in the Buccaneers’ injury report. [read more]

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For a defensive coordinator, there’s no good time to face Saquon Barkley. For Todd Bowles, there couldn’t be a worse time. [read more]

Feeding Mike Evans.

There is data and analysis showing Mike Evans’ slumping numbers have nothing to do with his ability to get separation. [read more]

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