Aware of night game struggles.

Don’t tell cornerback Zyon McCollum that the Bucs defense has an easy edge tonight. [read more]

Here come the Bucs!

If the Bucs game tonight plays out the way a notorious statgeek claims it will and the Bucs win, Joe might have to smoke a (tobacco) cigarette and take a cold shower. [read more]

Smiling over Haason Reddick.

No matter how you slice it: use Jamel Dean for a punching bag, call out SirVocea Dennis for getting schooled two or three too many times, the defense getting only one sack. At the end of the day, the Bucs defense only gave up 20 points last week. [read more]

Preparation enables clutch plays.

That was so cool to see last week. On the road. Less than a minute left. Bucs need a touchdown to take the lead. [read more]

Stays on Bucs’ heels.

Dang, had the Dixie Chicks lost on Sunday night, the Bucs would have been the lone team in the NFC South with a win. [read more]

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When to call screen passes.

Joe found this refreshing. [read more]

Horrid opener.

Joe watched all the NFC South teams play last Sunday and walked away somewhat stunned by how bad the Panthers were. [read more]

NFL stats queen Cynthia Frelund.

Baker Mayfield is no fan of questions about night games.

It could have something to do with his 1-7 career record on Monday Night Football. [read more]

Data shows it’s working.

When Josh Grizzard was hired as the new Bucs offensive coordinator to take over for Liam Coen, Grizzard all but promised there would be more downfield throws. [read more]

Star already?

The guy makes a couple of touchdown catches in his first NFL game and he’s already on NFL Network. [read more]

Not expected back soon.

So now that there is tangible evidence that both Chris Godwin and Tristan Wirfs are making headway to return to the playing field, there is another starter Bucs fans are wondering about. [read more]

Todd Bowles kept what seemed to be an offseason promise Sunday against the Falcons. [read more]

Time to eat.

This offseason, the Texans augmented their receiving corps with a Dolphins castoff, Braxton Berrios, and by dealing a seventh-round pick to the Jaguars big-money Christian Kirk. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 5:33 p.m. Poll closed at 7:07 p.m. Last week’s results linked here.

Likely.

Last week defensive back Christian Izien was out for the season-opening game at Atlanta. That is expected to change for Week 2, Monday night at Houston. [read more]

Questionable for Monday.

Joe understands how folks got super excited with the news that both Chris Godwin and Tristan Wirfs returned to practice this week. [read more]

Details game-winner at Atlanta.

For those who regularly listen to the “Ira Kaufman Podcast,” Joe spoke this week about being so how happy for Bucs fans on Sunday. [read more]