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“JPP, if you get a sack against Carolina, we’ll make sure you will have a very, very happy holiday. Promise.”
It is very difficult for Joe to believe Jason Pierre-Paul won’t see the field tomorrow at Bank of America Stadium after the Bucs made this transaction this afternoon. [read more]
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Draft guru Sean Sullivan dives into the struggling Buccaneers and sprints around the NFL to study how rookies and young players have been performing. Enjoy!
Listen by clicking above or enjoy at Apple Podcasts and other platforms. All the fun is presented by Bill Currie Ford, where December savings are fantastic with 0% financing on remaining 2025 vehicles. Sean also is the eager Bill Currie Ford GM ready to help you personally with all of your automotive needs. Fire off questions on football and more to Sean at BestInClass@BillCurrie.com.
If you don’t count sacks.
Often when Joe discusses stats, Joe mentions being leery of stats that use “expected” (whose expectation?) or “adjusted.” That’s playing games with numbers. [read more]
One would think a game played between two division rivals tied for first place on the week of Christmas would be shown to a good chunk of the country. [read more]
Stop him!
Yes, the Bucs’ pass defense is so bad, watching it causes brainfreeze. You know, like when you were a kid trying to chug a Slurpee? [read more]
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Joe’s been back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend since February. Varying times.
Finally healthy?
Benjamin Morrison was damaged when he first set foot in Tampa as the Bucs’ second-round draft pick in April. And to hear Bucs coach Todd Bowles, Benjamin has been hurt ever since but is now, finally, a healthy man. [read more]
Pass defense struggling.
The Bucs pass defense has been rotten to the core this season. Again. [read more]
It’s about time the Bucs won a game and beat an inferior opponent. [read more]
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
If a team consistently starts slow and bends over later near the end, it won’t win many games. That’s where the Bucs find themselves with three games to go. [read more]
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There’s a lot on the line Sunday in Charlotte — beyond trying to keep Derrick Brown out of the Buc backfield. [read more]
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The Free Stretch sees the Bucs as a paradox — a team that can’t do anything right, as well as one with all its goals still right there in front of it. This week’s episode explores this phenomenon. Follow Bobby on X, @bobbygameday. Bobby’s podcast is an extension of his national and local radio shows. It’s been at JoeBucsFan.com for 9+ years. Always a quality listen from a true Tampa native.
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Fans of this podcast know Todd accurately predicted all eight NFL Division winners in 2024. While openly admitting there was no chance he could duplicate the feat again in 2025, Todd still offered everyone another podcast here months ago with eight more NFL Division winners. Well, someone here in Florida legally played those in an 8-Bet Parlay at +66788 Odds. And Hard Rock Bet just waved the white flag with three weeks left in the regular season. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Heads and Tails and Brandon Legal Group. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, TuneIn and other platforms.
Bucs OC defends center.
Joe gets this question from time to time from readers and Bucs fans offline. [read more]
Bucs OC Josh Grizzard.
With Mike Evans looking like the Hall of Famer he will be and Jalen McMillan showing he may have improved from last year and Devin Culp making an impact last Thursday night, Joe thought the offense looked the best it’s been since the Bucs beat Seattle on the road in October. [read more]
New hat and T-shirt coming.
So let it be written, so let it be done. The Bucs will win the NFC South for the fifth-straight season and make a playoff appearance for a sixth-straight year. [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]
Red Zone troubles.
Well, this isn’t good. [read more]
So Sunday marks the first truly high-stakes Panthers home game in December since the 2018 season.
Tied with the Bucs atop the NFC South, Carolina (7-7) has reached a potentially pivotal moment in its franchise history. [read more]
