The time is now.

The Bucs defense this year is playing pretty good. Maybe better than you think. [read more]

Bucs need results.

Joe is starting to feel sorry for Bucs rookie Rueben Bain. [read more]

Thumb update next week.

Remember when KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles, in the immediate days after Baker Mayfield suffered a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand, was clear Mayfield was out a minimum of three weeks. [read more]

Buccaneers No. 1 cornerback Zyon McCollum is an inconsistent player. [read more]

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Todd Bowles says he got caught up in wanting to bury Dallas last night and made the wrong call. [read more]

Joe loved last night’s Bucs win. The team played with great energy, hunger and there was enough fight to overcome (and overlook) a bunch of mindless penalties, another sackless pass rush game and a somewhat reckless coaching decision. [read more]

Bucs running back Bucky Irving takes old school notes every day.

One thing often appears in his notebook. [read more]

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Cool customer.

Last night was a night Jalon Daniels will never, ever forget. [read more]

Critical play.

The Bucs defense has quietly played decent to good ball this season. [read more]

Enjoy the JoeBucsFan Show at 7 p.m. today on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Joe will talk all things Bucs after tonight’s Week 5 game against the Cowboys, presented by Pin Chasers.

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Winning is fun!

What an awesome win! Did the win save the season? Is this a turnaround? Is KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles safe? A lot to get to this wonderful morning. Grab the coffee and make sure the mug is full. [read more]

Old school fundamentals work.

All you guys who played youth football or high school football, if your coach(es) were worth a grain of salt, what did they tell you? [read more]

Losing defined the Bucs’ season before last night.

So what was the difference in Dallas? [read more]

After five games, including a breakout performance last night in Dallas, Bucs running back Bucky Irving is having a special season. [read more]

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Admit it.

The only people who thought the Bucs had a chance to win this game were the ones boarding Wednesday’s charter flight out of Tampa, headed for Dallas (and about 14 percent of Bucs fans). [read more]

“Bucky, we’re still in this.”

The season is not over. The Bucs raised their record to 1-4. Far, far more often than not, that’s not good enough to get back in the hunt for a playoff berth. [read more]

Early stud (right) and early dud.

A few things are clear along the Buccaneers’ 2026 defensive front. [read more]

Defense rallied together.

“This Joe” swears to only seeing two interviews of Vita Vea where he actually had interesting things to say. [read more]

BUH!-key! BUH!-key! BUH!-key!

What a special night for Bucky Irving. He even got a red zone carry within the 5 yard line for the first time since 2024. [read more]

Shocks the world!

What a win for the Bucs. Awesome. But is everything coming together too late? [read more]