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Key factor on Sunday?
While the Bucs should be focused on stud rookie tight end Brock Bowers (or for that matter talented second-year tight end Michael Mayer) that just may allow a guy in the slot to sneak up on the Bucs and burn their underbelly (middle of the field). [read more]
Hot streak.
Joe hates to pull a Linda Cohn, but here goes. [read more]
Dominant again.
Though allowing a sack is not an official NFL statistic, Joe seemed to think early this season Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs gave up a sack. [read more]
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It’s THE sunny story of the 2024 Buc season through 12 games. [read more]
Injury report.
[UPDATE: 4:09 p.m.] Not good news from the final injury report for the Raiders-Bucs game on Sunday at The Licht House. [read more]
How much is too much?
Since Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen has been on board, one of many things that has impressed Joe is how he offers a window into how the Bucs work under the hood in developing a gameplan for an opponent.
It actually begins not long after a season is over. [read more]
After Danny Gorrer dropped an interception in his gut 12 years ago.
So five times in Tampa Bay lore have the Buccaneers found themselves with a 6-6 record. [read more]
Not ruled out (yet).
If any Bucs fans are remotely spiritual, now is the time to ask your higher authority for Lavonte David’s continued health. [read more]
Perhaps you remember the unbridled ecstasy in the streets following Sunday’s thrilling Bucs overtime win, one that vaulted the team into a tie for first place. [read more]
So the Raiders come to Tampa this weekend as a super-young team that doesn’t know how to win — along with an inexperienced head coach that may be fired in a matter of days. [read more]
Joe still has deep, unsettled issues with nuns and math. But at the end of the day, math doesn’t lie (but numbers do!). [read more]
Santa Claus coming to town Sunday?
Think of the tingling sensation that goes through your head when you think of the hottest woman you’ve ever seen in real life. Well, that’s the same rise NFL defensive coaches get fantasizing over turnovers. [read more]
“Bake, who do you want at running back?”
Joe has been a big Liam Coen fan. “This Joe” thinks the Bucs’ first-year offensive coordinator has done such a good job that he won’t be here next year. Off to greener pastures. [read more]
Bucs OC Liam Coen.
Though NextGen Stats has yet to publish Baker Mayfield’s passing chart from the win over Carolina, throwing deep in that game wasn’t a thing. [read more]
Thanks, David Tepper.
Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs was bouncing around the locker room today at One Buc Palace. Bouncing in that he was pretty mobile (and chipper) despite wearing a huge knee brace. [read more]
UPDATED: 4:22 p.m. — It seems there’s a chance the Bucs could face their second third-string quarterback in three games on Sunday at The Licht House. [read more]
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Some NFL players know all about losing and what forms it can take. [read more]
