Baker Mayfield

Sort of a roundabout and somewhat strange answer by Baker Mayfied today to a question about head coach Todd Bowles. [read more]

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So it’s Week 2 on the Buccaneers practice squad for Jason Pierre-Paul, who the Bucs re-signed off his couch this month. [read more]

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Can he find the right buttons to push?

If the Bucs have a pulse, if unnamed defensive players Bucs coach Todd Bowles called out last week have a heartbeat, now is the time to show it. [read more]

Points finger at Bucs QB.

Let Joe be clear on this: Joe firmly believes the Bucs’ defense is why the team went from perhaps being a No. 1 seed to now fighting for their playoff lives. [read more]

Rise Up: Mike Evans elevates over Atlanta corner Cobee Bryant for a catch Thursday.

Maybe Joe was looking at the Bucs’ offense through creamsicle-colored glasses. But things looked good Thursday. [read more]

Turning the corner?

Yes, Joe can take away positives from the loss to the Dixie Chicks on Thursday night. No, really. [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]

What do you think Lavonte? How many more wins you have left in those old bones?“

The Bucs are almost in the bottom third of the league. [read more]

So the entire NFL world is familar with Todd Bowles dropping seven F-bombs in 24 seconds during his postgame news conference on Thursday night.

It was like he was gunning for a record under the NBA shot clock. [read more]

What is Todd Bowles saying? [read more]

Bucs fans saw the greatest receiver in franchise history, Mike Evans, return from collarbone surgery Thursday and take a crushing early-game hit that bent him like a pretzel. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 12:36 p.m. Poll closed at 1:36 p.m. Last week’s results linked here.

Yes, Joe has a reason for optimism! [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

This is not the sort of surprise Bucs fans were expecting or bracing for.

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Receiver Jalen McMillan absorbs a hit from Atlanta safety Xavier Watts on McMillan’s first catch of the season, a 19-yard grab that set up the Bucs’ first touchdown Thursday.

It was, unfortunately, an unforgettable scene on an otherwise forgettable warm Pittsburgh summer night. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Attention conspiracy theorists: This one is for you. [read more]

Mostly ugly numbers.

Joe is still triggered by Thursday night’s loss to the Dixie Chicks. It was galling the way the Bucs crapped all over themselves in the fourth quarter to give a win away. [read more]

Chris Godwin skies over A.J. Terrell for a touchdown catch last Thursday.

Joe is trying to keep thoughts away from the gutless loss to the Dixie Chicks. Sadly, the last thing Joe remembers is that game. [read more]

Hip injury ends season (maybe).

It appears cornerback Zyon McCollum, who Bucs coach Todd Bowles notoriously suggested suffers from boredom that affects his play, will have to find himself another hobby the next few weeks. [read more]