If Joe were locked in a room with Todd Bowles and was asked to tell the head coach something that would hurt his feelings, Joe would go directly to one thing. [read more]

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Talks return.

For weeks it has been speculated that Bucs future Hall of Famer Mike Evans might return from his hamstring injury Week 11 at the Giants, the Bucs’ first game after the bye on Nov. 24. [read more]

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Position to target.

Yes, Joe is fully involved in the present: The Bucs are preparing to face the defending NFC champs tomorrow at The Licht House. That doesn’t mean Joe is going to ignore a good story typed about the Bucs’ future. [read more]

Offense getting the job done.

The Bucs offense is not the problem. [read more]

Defense too complex?

The Bucs did a nice job keeping Pat Mahomes sort of in check. Sort of. [read more]

Since it stands to reason FOX is putting broadcasting muscle behind tomorrow’s 49ers-Bucs game, a good chunk of the republic will get to watch the game free.

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Run-game moves.

When Rachaad White catches a pass in the flat, Joe is on the edge of his seat. White is electric catching passes out of the backfield. Production and entertainment. [read more]

Touchdowns in the red zone.

This is another reason why Joe is pretty confident, short of Team Glazer dumping a major bag of loot in Liam Coen’s lap, that Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen will be a head coach somewhere next year. [read more]

Doubted by an ex-Buc.

Joe is ecstatic about the Bucs offense thriving through two games without Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. It’s damn impressive.

Others have a different view. [read more]

Injury status.

While Bucs coach Todd Bowles wasn’t sure if defensive tackle Greg Gaines or wide receiver Jalen McMillan will play Sunday, he didn’t rule them out. [read more]

George Kittle is not OK with blocking Vita Vea.

Props to 49ers tight end George Kittle for his biting sarcasm concerning a Bucs heavy hitter on defense. [read more]

For now, Joe will take the word of an old man with a ton of experience calling plays in the NFL. [read more]

Six-time Bucs Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy looks at electric rookie running back Bucky Irving and thinks of another famous fourth-round draft pick. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 4:17 a.m. Poll closed at 8:36 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.

Short passes; big numbers.

It wasn’t long ago that Joe used to cringe thinking about a short-passing offense. [read more]

New weapons emerge.

Bad teams would throw in the towel after losing two great receivers, who also happen to play in the same offense, in the same game, one for weeks and the other for the season. [read more]

Nursing sore toe.

Ordinarily, when a top-shelf NFL quarterback having a career year misses two straight days of practice, that sets off fire alarms, tornado warnings and emergency alert systems causing cell phones to buzz Amber Alert-like warnings across a region at 5 a.m. [read more]

Hurdling to season debut.

This has been rumored for a few weeks, but 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan pretty much confirmed yesterday that star running back Christian McCaffrey should be on the field of The Licht House Sunday when the Bucs host the 49ers. [read more]