New Saints fan.

Lavonte David said it best. (more…)

There was good today on special teams but the troubles continued. (more…)

Hero.

How bout those Buccaneers!

They just finished this sad regular season with a “W” and an 8-9 record, polishing off a feisty but talent-challenged Panthers team.

Defense ruled the day. There was energy and fire for a change, and some plays made. (more…)

Will the Bucs show some pride for a change on this rainy regular-season finale in Tampa?

Comment all game long below. Please be nice! It’s easy.

Stick with Joe for plenty out of this game that could change the course of the franchise, aka get Todd Bowles fired for cause.

Team Glazer members.

A majority of Bucs fans want Todd Bowles launched from his perch as Tampa Bay head coach. The groundswell has been stunning across local fandom over the past month.

Even calm, measured fans Joe has known for years are chirping for Bowles’ head.

“Fans are smart. Fans know right. Fans know wrong.”

You know who issued that intelligent quote? Buccaneers co-owner Joel Glazer. (more…)

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Game 17

Stinking Panthers (8-8) at Bucs (7-9)

Kickoff: 4:30 p.m.

TV: ABC/BSPN (WFTS-TV Channel 28, locally). Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Katie George and Peter Schrager.

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Job secure?

Look, Joe has never met Dianna Russini of The Athletic. She seems to be pretty cool from her various podcast appearances. (more…)

Appalling defensive stat.

How in the world can this be justified by a defensive-minded head coach? (more…)

Top target to replace Todd Bowles?

Is it too soon to talk coaching change for Tampa Bay?

Of course not! Bucs fans everywhere are buzzing about who will take over the Bucs after the 2025 season is officially flushed down the toilet.

Joe actually went to a Bucs-sponsored community partner event this week to talk to several random fans. (more…)

Insider has intel from One Buc Palace.

Even closet Bucs fan Peter Schrager can’t sugarcoat what’s going on at The Licht House. (more…)

“You warned me, Woody.”

So how will what seems like the inevitable go down? (more…)

Free agent DC.

Joe is damn tired of watching a lousy, soft defense week in and week out where it appears edge rushers stop in their tracks once past the line of scrimmage. It’s as if they know they’ll be fined for sacking the quarterback and instead prefer to play horseshoes and hand grenades football when a pass rusher gets close to the quarterback for those all-meaningful pressures. (more…)

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Returns today.

Joe has a bad vibe about this. (more…)

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“Pete, I really hope you’re right!”

Being veterans of playoff wars will pay off for the Bucs tomorrow. (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

When a team has a former offensive coordinator as a head coach with years of coaching experience on the offensive side of the ball, you’d expect at a minimum, the offense would be, well, average, right? (more…)

Should Josh Grizzard start watching his back?

If the Bucs lose tomorrow, the immediate future of Todd Bowles, his staff and several players is very much up in the air. (more…)