The Bucs made a big deal this offseason about hiring a game-management/clock-management guru.

His services sure came into play today against the Patriots. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Jason Licht cut a forlorn figure after Sunday’s setback.

To say Tampa Bay’s GM trudged toward the locker room would be a massive understatement. Licht kept looking down at the floor, trying to comprehend what had just transpired.

Buc Nation shared his bewilderment. [read more]

Bucky Irving enjoying a pregame vibe.

Today’s return of starting right tackle Luke Goedeke after a two-month injury issue was a welcome sight overall, and a shot in the arm for a Bucs run game that looked damn solid against the Patriots. [read more]

The Bucs were not the hungriest team on the field today at The Licht House.

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Has rookie CBs’ back.

Joe knows a lot of Bucs fans erupted at Benjamin Morrison on social media for having been burned for a big play. Todd Bowles doesn’t want to hear the heckling. [read more]

Couldn’t duplicate a magical play from Bucs history.

Any old school Bucs fans out there? [read more]

Yeah, there were a couple of silver linings today on the soggy, chopped up fields of The Licht House. [read more]

The Bucs found one sack today against the Patriots quarterback, Drake Maye, who entered the game having eaten the second-most sacks in the NFL.

This was no surprise. [read more]

Injuries fully felt.

Is there any doubt on the planet that the Bucs are missing their hurt offensive players? [read more]

Bucs OC Josh Grizzard.

How quickly things change in a few months. [read more]

So the Buccaneers employ an Xs and Os guru to analyze games on radio, a guy who was named one of the top-50 players in team history. [read more]

Philosophy doomed Bucs.

Why did the Bucs lose to the Patriots today? You could point to a two-minute span when many fans were going to get a beer or use the throne. [read more]

The franchise quarterback is not a happy man, dropping expletives on the Buccaneers Radio Network after today’s throttling by the Patriots. [read more]

Anyone walk out of The Licht House today or turn off the TV and think the Bucs were the hungrier, more physical and faster team on the field? [read more]

What a football war it was today at The Licht House, a physical old school slugfest on a choppy wet field.

Unfortunately, the Bucs didn’t have enough defense — or offense — to beat back the in-your-face Patriots.

Most disappointing to “this Joe” was the Bucs defense showing loafs on multiple plays and simply looking a step slower than New England for too much of the game. Coming off a bye week? Why? [read more]

It’s a big one today, especially with the Bills and Rams looming on the road in successive weeks.

Comment all game long below. Play nice, especially when the stress levels rise.

Go Bucs!