What happened?

What happened to Baker Mayfield? That’s a question that Bucs fans will ask, Joe has a hunch, until the 2026 regular season starts. [read more]

Pitch count tonight?

Joe is sure crossing is fingers that Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan aren’t being pushed back too soon. [read more]

Home cookin’?

Hope for many Bucs fans has been hard to find in recent weeks.

Tonight it comes in multiple forms. [read more]

Man, the Bucs sure moved quickly once right tackle Luke Goedeke went public with his beef. [read more]

Bucs’ defense makes Joe grimace.

This is not a December trend you want to see. [read more]

Jamel Dean’s advanced stats remain eye-popping and have caught the NFL’s attention. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 7:13 a.m. Poll closed at 8:39 a.m.

Rookie Ben Chukwuma

Yes, the Buccaneers are claiming a victory! [read more]

So even though it’s the quarterback of a division rival, it’s always a little sad to Joe to see former Pro Bowl player look like a broken down old man.

Lavonte David isn’t there yet, but he’s moving in that direction. Falcons QB Kirk Cousins is there. [read more]

Despite obstacles, offense must improve.

OK, time to get this off Joe’s chest. [read more]

Injuries torpedoed Bucs.

When peeling the onion skins back while analyzing the Bucs, Ben Solak of ESPN believes there are three issues fans can point to as why the team is on the verge of blowing the NFC South division race. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Covering Bijan Robinson?

A spreadsheeter who works for Amazon and specifically deals with Thursday Night Football had a couple of alarming nuggets about the Bucs, both on offense and defense. [read more]

Mike is back!

Help for the struggling Bucs offense officially has arrived. [read more]

Uh, oh. [read more]

A family-owned Tampa icon since 1960, one mile north of the stadium on Dale Mabry Highway.

Safety Tykee Smith.

The headline is self-explanatory.

Todd Bowles said today SirVocea Dennis (bad hip) won’t play tomorrow night against the Falcons. Tykee Smith (neck/shoulder) and Cade Otton (knee) will be listed as “doubtful.”

Joe expects Mike Evans to return from his broken clavicle and Tristan Wirfs to play after missing Sunday’s game with an oblique injury. Evans still has to be activated from injured reserve.

Returns Thursday night?

At this moment on this dreary Wednesday morning, all signs for “this Joe” point to a grim evening at The Licht House for Thursday Night Football. [read more]

Second-year Bucs edge rusher Chris Braswell doesn’t play a lot, even a little less than he did in his rookie year. [read more]

Todd Bowles weighs in.

Is Zyon McCollum on the comeback trail?

Joe sure hopes so. [read more]

“You like that?”

Joe won’t lecture anyone on dealing with their short-term investor broker between now and Thursday night. But consider how things are shaping up for the Bucs: [read more]

It’s fair to say the Bucs’ season has no shot at glory if Baker Mayfield is injured. [read more]