Joe is only hurling facts here. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

OK, Bucs coach Todd Bowles often likes to blame rotten play and mistakes by his defense on “communication.” Joe smells nonsense. [read more]

Something weird is going on with the defense and Joe can’t figure it out. [read more]

It’s almost ironic that on a day that saw Mr. Cleveland, Jameis Winston, put the Browns on his back for a huge interception-free win against the Ravens, Baker Mayfield channeled the ghost of Jameis and threw two more bad interceptions in a Bucs loss. [read more]

Solid gameplan.

Think Kirk Cousins and the Dixie Chicks riddled the Bucs defense? Oh, they did. Then there was the other side of the coin. [read more]

Other than “why?” Joe’s not sure what to ask or say about the Bucs’ failed fake punt today from their own 38 yard line.

Perhaps Bucs coaches are as scared of their defense as Joe is. [read more]

Misused too?

This is really starting to get under Joe’s skin. In fact, Joe has had enough! [read more]

Rough day for Team Glazer and NFL owners.

Joe won’t go too wild here without more clarification, but it was made very clear on today’s FOX broadcast of the Bucs-Falcons game that there was no goal-line replay available on the controversial touchdown by Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts. [read more]

Defense doesn’t rule.

There is no more sugarcoating this. The Bucs defense, built, molded and led by a defensive-minded coach, is lousy Lovie Smith/Mike Smith bad. [read more]

The Bucs are significantly underachieving. [read more]

The Bucs lost today to Atlanta, but more troubling is they were exposed as absolute frauds on defense and on special teams.

Tampa Bay’s shot at a fourth consecutive division crown is now in peril. [read more]

Must-win division game at The Licht House with the Bucs and Falcons each sporting 4-3 records and Atlanta holding the tiebreaker edge as of this morning (because they beat the Bucs three weeks ago).

Comment all game long with fellow fans and a few annoying Falcons fans. 

Play nice. Go Bucs!

So here come the Falcons in what’s almost a must-win game for the Bucs’ chances of winning the NFC South for the fourth consecutive season.

It’s a day to lean on your franchise quarterback. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 7:01 a.m. Poll closed at 9:22 a.m.

Offers take on Chris Godwin injury.

For former Bucs wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson, it is clear. [read more]

Cade Otton showed Monday night he may have some dawg in him.

Joe thinks something significant was lost in the fog Monday night in the Bucs losing two of the best receivers in the game for the near future. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles

So the Bucs lost two of the best receivers in the league. Just before that happened, the Bucs’ run game started to show real signs of life for the first time since 2021. [read more]

Developing nicely.

It’s hard to get past the carnage of Monday night when the Crows curb-stomped the Bucs. [read more]

Jarring numbers.

Joe thinks this is taking “bend but don’t break” to just about the extreme. [read more]

Game 8

Dixie Chicks (4-3) at Bucs (4-3) 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13 locally) with Adam Amin, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver.

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