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]

Flash poll posted at 7:17 a.m. Poll closed at 8:34 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.

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Bucs fans are still groaning about the pass that should have been a touchdown Sunday in the galling loss to the slimy Saints. [read more]

Injuries killed the Bucs.

A lot of folks — Joe included — like to holler the Bucs defense has sunk the 2025 team. But a seasoned analyst working for the four-letter believes the other side of the ball sank the pirate ship. [read more]

Breakdown.

Injuries. It all boils down to injuries. [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]

Todd Bowles

Remember the first Saints game this year in New Orleans?

The Bucs won big but also needed eight tries to score once from the 1 yard line. [read more]

Bucs’ success rate of offensive plays almost total opposite of 2024.

The Bucs’ third-down percentage against the slimy Saints was atrocious on Sunday. [read more]

So Sunday in the shocking loss to the slimy Saints in Tampa, Bucs running back Bucky Irving got off to a poor start. [read more]

The Bucs haven’t found a repellant for the injury bug. [read more]

Jason Pierre-Paul plans to be vocal with teammates.

The more Joe reads and hears about the Bucs throwing a Hail Mary, signing a guy just days away from his 37th birthday, hoping a guy who hasn’t had a sack in three years can somehow produce on the field wasn’t so much about production on Sundays but about the culture of the locker room. [read more]

“We need a spark, Tae.”

Joe heard Bucs players, coaches and officials say over and over again all offseason the team has a very special group of leaders.

The veteran leadership on the team is top-shelf, they said. [read more]

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Jason Pierre-Paul (right) on a glorious night about five years ago.

The Colts just signed 44-year-old quarterback Phillip Rivers to possibly replace injured Daniel Jones.

The longtime Pro Bowl QB hasn’t played since the 2020 season. Joe read comments and writings on various Colts blogs, and the move seems to be embraced by Colts fans. [read more]

The Bucs’ starting left tackle on Sunday was no Charlie Heck. [read more]

Headed to IR.

Ben Bredeson’s (regular) season is done. That’s the news coming out of One Buc Palace today.

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Rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka.

The late and sometimes great NFL receiver Mike Williams, the Bucs’ fourth-round pick in 2010, was handed the Tampa Bay’s No. 1 receiver job a handful of weeks after he was drafted.

It wasn’t too big for him, despite no-name rookie receivers playing opposite him. [read more]