Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

This is not the sort of surprise Bucs fans were expecting or bracing themselves 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]

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]

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]

A man on the field and in the locker room with the Buccaneers has strong opinions. [read more]

So Albert Breer of SI.com is an NFL insider people take seriously, including the folks at One Buc Palace. [read more]

The Bucs’ edge rushers.

Bucs fans are six days from a showdown in Charlotte.

One of the most impotent and inconsistent teams in the NFL, the Panthers, will face a spiraling Bucs team whose defense seemingly turns duds into studs every week. [read more]

Yes, the Bucs do have a TE.

So last Thursday night when Joe was typing postgame stories for Friday morning (Joe was up until 6:08 a.m. — yeah, right when most folks were getting up, Joe’s day was just finishing) Joe had typed an item about Devin Culp. [read more]

The excitement of playoff football in Tampa got a lot more likely yesterday.

This Joe has new life. [read more]

Wants fans to give Todd Bowles a break.

Former Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has never given up on the Bucs, even after they gave up on him. [read more]

Bucs chatter.

Few people have their fingers on the pulse of the various 32 ownership groups as well as the inner workings of the NFL corporate structure quite like the creator, curator and overall guru of Pro Football Talk, the great Mike Florio. [read more]

“You think I ordered Zyon McCollum to jump offside on a field goal?”

Look, does Joe have issues with Todd Bowles’ defense? Major. [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]

Tristan Wirfs (78) celebrates with teammates after Chris Godwin’s touchdown catch Thursday. Wirfs was in no celebratory mood later.

Walking through the Bucs’ locker room on Thursday night, it was a very dark place, despite the room being very well-lit. [read more]

Man, Joe needs a shower after rooting for the slimy Saints today against the Panthers. [read more]

Vita Vea

Yes, Joe remains scarred by Thursday night’s loss.

Perhaps the extreme trauma is because it was the second mind-numbing Bucs home loss to a bad team in five calendar days. [read more]