Mysterious stenographer.

Unless Joe gets p!ssed off, Joe’s run out of steam pointing out how the edge rush of the Bucs is Ralphie May. [read more]

Bellcow today for slimy Saints?

So the Bucs are facing a fifth-round pick of a quarterback, a rookie, who will make his NFL debut today. [read more]

Game 6

Bucs  (3-2) at Slimy Saints (2-3) 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

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

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Will Vita Vea celebrate topless on Sunday?

Vita Vea ate Eagle for lunch and dinner two weeks ago. Tomorrow, it appears Vea may have to go to confession after how may abuse an innocent Saint. [read more]

“Look, Cade. I don’t care if you’re tired or worn out.”

One Bucs offseason goal was to cut the snaps of tight Cade Otton significantly.

It hasn’t happened. [read more]

So the New Orleans Saints will try to have their offensive line win the game for them Sunday, along with high-mileage running back Alvin Kamara and his 2,060 career touches. [read more]

Unless Bucs fans live in the Old Confederacy, it’s unlikely they will see the Bucs-slimy Saints game tomorrow without paying for it. [read more]

Unleashed.

A couple of weeks ago someone on the Bucs’ offensive staff had an epiphany. [read more]

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It’s no-excuses, must-win Sunday upcoming for the Bucs against rookie backup Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler in New Orleans. Sage Ira dives in with Joe. Enjoy!

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Don’t drop the ball.

Joe typed yesterday that Sunday against the slimy Saints isn’t a must-win game but it sure as hell is a can’t-lose game. [read more]

“Let me win it, Coach!”

Joe is a huge believer in getting the ball into the hands of your best players in crunch time. [read more]

It’s been a bunch of days since former Bucs linebacker Devin White negotiated his release from the Eagles. [read more]

Out.

Some injury updates came today from Todd Bowles. More to come later.

Defensive tackle Calijah Kancey will play Sunday, his first appearance this season after a preseason calf injury.

Center Graham Barton will miss the game in New Orleans with a hamstring injury. He hasn’t practiced this week.

Bowles said Trey Palmer will not play (concussion) and Luke Goedeke passed tests for his concussion situation and is expected to play.

Antoine Winfield, per Bowles, will be a gametime decision along with Rachaad White. His replacement, Christian Izien (elbow/groin), is out.

Flash poll posted at 1:35 p.m. Poll closed at 4:50 p.m.  Last week’s results linked here.

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So the Bucs’ leading edge rusher in sacks is backup Anthony Nelson. He’s got two and is on a roll after one last week in Atlanta. [read more]

NFL debut Sunday.

Joe isn’t going to call Sunday’s game a “must-win.” But it sure is a game the Bucs “can’t lose.” [read more]

His team wanted to win.

One of the iconic anti-Bucs clowns of the past decade is Saints edge rusher Cameron Jordan. [read more]

Stressing fundamentals.

Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen had a really interesting explanation of how an offense needs to handle itself when the pressure is on late in the game. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

If the Bucs can win one more game before the bye, this sorry prediction will likely go up in smoke. [read more]