The fixability of the Bucs defense is up for debate. [read more]

Not yet.

It’ll be at least one more week for the return of receivers Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan. [read more]

This is one of two touchdowns stolen from Antoine Winfield in New Orleans.

Joe hopes to see Bucs All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield play out of his mind on Sunday. [read more]

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How long?

OK, great. Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan are practicing. That’s the first step in getting back on the field. [read more]

Mina Kimes

Is this the week the Bucs offense finally comes out of hibernation? Or is this the week there is panic in the streets? [read more]

Baker Mayfield isn’t shy about his feelings for the slimy Saints. He really hates them. [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, I’m not supposed to help you, sorry.”

In the starting five of the Bucs’ secondary, which includes rookie Jacob Parrish, only one starter was not drafted in the first two days of their respective drafts. [read more]

Will a defensive humiliation cook the 2025 Buccaneers?

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Locked in.

Baker Mayfield is locked in. [read more]

Chris Godwin

Receiver Chris Godwin had two surgeries on his fibula (read: ankle destroyed) last season against the Crows. He returned this season in Week 4 against Philadelphia and in the next game against Seattle had another fibula injury and gutted through 47 plays. [read more]

It’s always a red flag when a team’s effort is questioned by a former player or coach. [read more]

Rather block than catch.

Tristan Wirfs’ first career touchdown catch on Sunday — he never caught a TD before Sunday, not in high school, not at Iowa — was still the buzz in the Bucs’ locker room yesterday. [read more]

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Capable of winning now.

Baker Mayfield once again showed Bucs fans why he’s beloved in the locker room. [read more]

Sharp words for his defense.

One reason Todd Bowles hasn’t won over a segment of the Bucs’ fanbase — and short of a Super Bowl, likely never will — is these fans want cartoon characters on the sidelines (think Chucky). [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]