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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Todd Bowles is dealing with an in-season malaise.

Yes, again.

Despite an improved effort, the Bucs fell to the Bills 44-32 for their third setback in the past four games. It doesn’t get any easier in Week 12 as Tampa Bay ventures to Los Angeles for a Sunday night matchup against the 8-2 Rams, who look like the best team in the league at the moment.

In his first year as Bucs coach, Bowles had to overcome a 1-5 slump in 2022, In 2023, the Bucs dropped 6-of-7 at one point. Last year’s swoon was a 1-5 stretch.

On all three occasions, Tampa Bay rallied to win the NFC South. Don’t look now, but the Panthers are 6-5 and haven’t played the Bucs yet. (more…)

Joe cruised through the Tampa Bay postgame locker room this afternoon in Buffalo and found very little concern with how the team has lost three of its last four games. (more…)

Todd Bowles

Buffalo’s first 5 kick returns went for 220 yards today. Keep in mind most are caught around the 10 yard line.

Joe asked head coach Todd Bowles about this after the game — whether he considered calling a code red. (more…)

Speaks out.

Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield is the ultimate team guy. And even though he is required by the league to speak with the pen and mic club at least twice a week during the season, Joe is convinced Mayfield would rather talk about how hard his teammates work how well they play or how important they are than talk about himself or game strategy. (more…)

The Bucs were not the hungriest team on the field today at The Licht House.

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Refreshed.

The Bucs may have been the most beat-up team this side of San Francisco. (more…)

Critical clash for the Bucs on Sunday against the surprisingly mighty New England Patriots. (more…)

Giving the defense props.

Yeah, Joe guesses one could go back to the win over San Francisco and suggest that’s when the Bucs’ defense began to play consistently stingy. Joe won’t argue with you about that. (more…)

Always learning.

Really eye-opening revelation from Bucs coach Todd Bowles in his sitdown with the Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, in the latest “Ira Kaufman Podcast” last week. (more…)

Emeka Egbuka is learning about life as the Bucs’ No. 1 receiver. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

The Bucs have a mess of injuries and a real shot at the Super Bowl.

Should they sit on their hands and hope for healing, or should they go get a player or two? (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

How good has the Bucs’ defense been this year through eight games? Very good, the numbers say. (more…)

If you don’t think the Bucs need receiver help, then this post isn’t for you. (more…)

No use for slimy Saints.

Alright, there’s no sense pretending there is anything good about New Orleans except for world-class, all-night drunken parties, tailgating on Bourbon Street and shoveling top-shelf grub down your gullet all day long. (more…)

Todd Bowles made it clear today that he and the Bucs do not rush back injured players to the field. If they’re healthy enough to play, then expect them to play, Bowles said.

However … (more…)

What a player Rachaad White has transformed into. (more…)

Leader.

Think about it: How many teams could withstand the barrage of injuries the Bucs’ offense has suffered and still be one of the best teams in the NFL. (more…)

First-quarter film from today’s game almost scared Joe because it showed Lavonte David looking slow.

David spent all last week on the injured list with a bad knee. (more…)

Another Hall of Famer weighs in.

Baker Mayfield has hit superstar status. (more…)