Flash poll posted at 7:36 a.m. Poll closed at 10:36 a.m.

The message to Joe directly, and to Bucs fans in general, couldn’t be clearer. [read more]

Time to ball for Trey Palmer.

It seems the Chiefs play pass defense the way Bucs fans want the Bucs to play defense. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

February 2021 may as well have been 1991, Todd Bowles’ lone season as an NFL player not playing for Washington (he started for San Francisco). [read more]

Dominating in this stat.

Any other quarterback and all the hollering shows on national TV and national sports radio shows wouldn’t shut up about the guy. (Instead, we are beat in the mouth about Aaron Rodgers and the GD Jets.) [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, look at the final seven games on our schedule.”

Joe watched bad football this afternoon as the Cowboys visited Atlanta. [read more]

Proud of his hires.

One of Todd Bowles’ most notable quotes came 20 months ago in Indianapolis. [read more]

As Joe suspected, this story has legs. And because Joe is still reading new comments posted about this subject this morning, Joe is sharing a related story. [read more]

Left tackle Tristan Wirfs.

Joe is on record saying this year’s Bucs offensive line is playing the best football since the line in the 2020 Super Bowl-winning season. [read more]

No, Joe still isn’t buying the over-the-top Falcons hype. They’re good at 5-3 but extremely vulnerable.

They’re also on local TV today at 1 p.m.

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“Rachaad, we can do this.”

Joe’s mowed down plenty of Pepcid AC Maximum Strength this week thinking of Pat Mahomes going up against the ole’ Bucs defense. [read more]

Adjustments needed.

Last week, Todd Bowles seemed, at best, lukewarm to the notion of trading for defensive help. [read more]

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In his 14 seasons as an NFL defensive back, Kevin Ross never gave up on himself. He’s not about to give up on the guys he’s coaching in Tampa.

A two-time Pro Bowler at corner, Ross knew the kind of mental toughness the position demands. [read more]

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Returns to the defensive backfield for Monday night.

So Todd Bowles fired off an injury report this morning as the Bucs prepare for their Monday night clash in Kansas City with the Super Bowl champs. [read more]

Strange excuse for poor play.

This play was Joe’s highlight of the woeful Bucs defense. [read more]

Silliness flows.

About 10 years ago, former Bucs guard Logan Mankins told ESPN that a reason the Bucs’ 2014 offensive line struggled so much was because he couldn’t host barbecues at his house like he did when he played for the Belicheats. [read more]

Key reason O-line has balled.

Folks love to stomp their feet about the offensive line. It’s not just in Tampa. It’s everywhere across the NFL. [read more]

The NFL is hard enough without self-inflicted troubles.

And Joe is not referring to Baker Mayfield slinging interceptions into the red zone consistently. [read more]

“Liam, are the Glazers going to give me a kickback for coaching up these receivers?”

It appears Baker Mayfield is pulling double duty. [read more]

So it seems this story has legs. [read more]