Game 3

Broncos (0-2) at Bucs (2-0) 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13 locally) with Tim Brando, Matt Millen and Sarah Kustok.

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Lavonte David

Joe was very intrigued by an Xs and Os breakdown out of Denver.

A longtime Broncos linebacker, who was a 2024 summer coaching intern on Sean Payton’s staff, had damning words for the sadsack Broncos offense and their rookie quarterback. [read more]

With undrafted rookie receiver Kameron Johnson banged up, the Bucs have called up Baker Mayfield’s good buddy and former college teammates Sterling Shepard from the practice squad. [read more]

How good is he this year?

Baker Mayfield as the NFL’s Offensive Most Valuable Player seems like a reach in late September. But what about after two games? [read more]

The Bucs host a reeling rookie QB tomorrow.

Yes, Joe was somewhat scarred from watching both Broncos games this season with rookie quarterback Bo Nix.

Per a seasoned NFL reporter at Sunday’s Broncos-Steelers game, Nix was so bad that Steelers players were laughing at the Denver offense. [read more]

Will miss Broncos game.

Clearer heads prevailed at One Buc Palace today. [read more]

Drooling.

The dripping sound in the distance might be YaYa Diaby’s drool hitting the floor. [read more]

“Bruce, why can’t we shake this anywhere?”

So it’s Week 3 in the NFL!

That reminds Joe that the Bucs have lost 8 or their last 10 games in Week 3. [read more]

Bucs’ biggest surprise.

So what has been the biggest Bucs surprise in the still-young 2024 NFL season? Joe has a pretty good idea. [read more]

If Bucs fans don’t live in Florida but live west of the Rockies or east of the Mississippi, they are pretty much SOL when it comes to watching the Broncos-Bucs game on free TV. [read more]

Bucs senior advisor Tom Moore talks Baker Mayfield.

Joe finds it hilarious that long-time football coach and current 85-year-old Bucs offensive assistant/senior advisor Tom Moore recently published a book. [read more]

Bucs opponent reacts on camera.

The Lions knew. [read more]

Defends Liam Coen.

It is not surprising for Joe to hear a former Bucs offensive lineman stick up for an offensive coordinator when his right tackle is getting abused by a star pass rusher.

But the same guy, surprisingly, refused to defend the right tackle. [read more]

So Todd Bowles’ teammate for four years in Washington, a guy who knows Bowles and the Bucs well, also is a Broncos great who hosts a popular sports radio morning show in Denver. [read more]

Joe suffered through watching both Broncos games this season with rookie quarterback Bo Nix.

Joe’s favorite line during the Week 2 game against the Steelers came from CBS color analyst Adam Archuleta. [read more]

One message at One Buc Palace this week has been to not blame backup right tackle Justin Skule for Lions edge rusher Aiden Hutchinson playing game-wrecker with 4 1/2 sacks on Sunday.

But today it felt like there was a new message. [read more]

Football smarts.

Joe wasn’t alone in this. [read more]

Let him rest.

It blows Joe’s mind that Bucs Pro Bowl defensive tackle Vita Vea could bounce back this quickly from a knee injury.

And the way Joe looks at it, it may be too early.

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Manbeast defensive tackle Vita Vea left Sunday’s game in Detroit with what was classified as a Grade 2 knee sprain (MCL). [read more]

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Mike Evans is proud of Chris Godwin.

Boy oh boy, it is so refreshing for Joe to follow an NFL team that has next-level receivers with little to no ego. [read more]

Poor running attacks butt heads Sunday.

If the first two weeks of the season are a barometer, on Sunday when the Broncos face the Bucs at The Licht House, two of the four worst teams in successful run percentage will battle each other like a couple of old women. [read more]

Right call at the right time.

Yesterday when Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen spoke to the local pen and mic club for the first time since the Bucs’ win over the Lions, Coen set up how Baker Mayfield’s number was called for the game-winning touchdown. [read more]