The Bucs released their Friday afternoon injury report and sadly, few surprises. [read more]

Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, eye-RAH Kaufman, has firm advice for Dirk Koetter in this pregame column.

The former Tampa Tribune icon offers plenty in this pregame look at Sunday’s Bucs-Broncos game. If you’re new around here, Mr. Kaufman now makes his home at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters.

Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN [read more]

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The NFL does NOT provide official stats on drops. Unreliable stat-geek outfits do, but Joe doesn’t trust their data.

And after the seemingly countless drops by Mike Evans last year, Joe entered 2016 determined to chronicle drops and avoid confusion.

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Coach still trusts.

Joe understood it wouldn’t go over too well with Bucs fans when Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht traded up into the second round to draft a kicker. [read more]

World-class, never-frozen wing at Abe’s Place in Clearwater, home to the JoeBucsFan.com Bucs-Panthers Watch party, Monday, Oct. 10.

It’s Week 4 of a new promotion on JoeBucsFan.com. Joe is so darn excited!

It’s simple: [read more]

Joe is seeking any angle to find hope that the team allowing the most points in the NFL — the Buccaneers — will halt the Super Bowl champion Broncos on Sunday in Tampa. [read more]

Zero quarterback hits for DE Will Gholston (left)

This is a contract year for manbeast defensive end Will Gholston. Lean but a rock solid 6-6, 280 pounds, Gholston was primed to break through in his fourth season. [read more]

Looks to improve.

Yesterday, Joe brought word of how wide receiver Mike Evans looks on pace for a Pro Bowl through three games. [read more]

Bucs LT talks about Jameis having his back.

One of the coolest things Joe has heard come from the mouth of America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, was an indirect blast at the spreadsheeters (namely, the PFF tribe). [read more]

Bucs DC talks rookie DE.

Of all the unnerving things about the loss to the Rams was defensive end Noah Spence only logging 12 snaps all game. [read more]

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Cute Halloween yard art by Browns fan. [Busted Coverage]

Top 10 deep threats. [NFL]

Carson Wentz keeps on winning, even on a bye week. [Philly]

Dez Bryant might be out for a while. [CBS Sports]

Are the freaks killing Tinder? [HeatStreet]

For the black helicopter crowd: the Facebook extension on Chrome is a spy tool used to collect your data. [Independent]

How Donald Trump fractured the right-wing media. [New York Times]

Teflon Hillary in “panic” over lack of African-American support in Florida. [Hot Air]

Dirk Koetter weighs in on Vincent Jackson’s struggles.

This is a not a fantasy football alert — or a bad dream. [read more]

The second day of Tampa Bay practice leading up the Bucs-Broncos clash on Sunday brought more bad news. [read more]

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Yes, you can meet eye-RAH! Kaufman in person at Joe’s huge Monday Night Football Watch Party on Oct. 10. But right now you can listen to Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter talk all things Bucs.

Ira hammers away with Joe on all kinds of topics. Enjoy!

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