Season hinges on second-year backup linebacker?

The Bucs defense looked so damn good against Detroit, it is nearly unimaginable how it has fallen off a cliff. [read more]

Freefalling defense.

There is no way to spin it: [read more]

Todd Bowles, NextGen Stats vary greatly.

Todd Bowles admitted in his day-after press conference Monday that things need to change on the Bucs defense. Hoo boy, do they ever. [read more]

The boss of a hated Tampa Bay rival was talking today about the NFL leader in touchdown passes (21) and co-leader in interceptions (9), Baker Mayfield. [read more]

The disbelief continues. [read more]

Maybe someone can call in Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett for a consultation. [read more]

Has Bucs’ backs.

Joe’s been over this a couple of times since yesterday. It is unfathomable that TV network rightsholders/the NFL or its teams — whichever has the responsibility — aren’t required to install pylon cameras to help decide close calls on the goal lines, end lines or sidelines. [read more]

It appears it is back to the lab for Bucs coach Todd Bowles. [read more]

Pressures = cattle droppings.

The very next sentence Joe types will get people upset and Joe is just going to let it rip because Joe has had his fill of this nonsense (there’s a run-on sentence for you). [read more]

The NFL might not have functioning goal line cameras, but its statistical software in good working order. [read more]

Joe’s Monday tradition at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters, after cleaning the toilet and pulling corn chips from the couch, is to re-watch Sunday’s game with a sharp eye on the offensive line. [read more]

Cade Otton flexes after a catch.

Joe twittered during the game yesterday that if Bucs tight end Cade Otton isn’t careful, he may have a bunch of new fans in the Tampa Bay area. [read more]

Todd Bowles has his back.

The Bucs defense, again, was terrible yesterday. Even Todd Bowles openly agreed. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht watches his team yesterday, knowing there’s enough talent to perform better.

So as expected last night, the 49ers (4-4) cruised to victory against the Cowboys (3-4) after taking a 27-10 lead into the fourth quarter.

That means the combined record of the Bucs’ seven post-bye opponents fell to 15-36. [read more]

Rakim Jarrett nearly comes down with the winning catch on a Baker Mayfield Hail Mary pass on the final play of Sunday’s game.

The Bucs have a bunch of star players out. The defense is hot garbage. Let’s try to talk through these troubled times, shall we? [read more]

Lach Murdoch, sultan of FOX Corp, oversees all FOX TV properties, is worth some $3.3 billion, but his outfit can’t afford working pylon cams at NFL games?

This is a very bitter pill to swallow since the Bucs lost by five points yesterday to the Dixie Chicks on Creamsicle Sunday. [read more]

Todd Bowles.

The Bucs defense is killing this team and it has the same scent as the defenses under lousy Lovie Smith and Mike Smith. [read more]

Joe is writing this up partly to call attention to the iconic JoeBucsFan.com photographer. [read more]

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There’s something about the Buccaneer defense that brings out the best in Kirk Cousins.

It doesn’t matter what uniform Cousins is wearing, he continues to wear out Tampa Bay.

Although he didn’t shout out “You like that?’ when he walked toward Atlanta’s locker room Sunday, that collective groan from Buc Nation made the question moot as Cousins shredded the Bucs for the second time in 24 days. It marked the second time this season that Cousins threw four TD passes against Tampa Bay’s reeling defense. [read more]

Joe is only hurling facts here. [read more]