Choice words for his defense.

Apparently, Lavonte David had a talking-to with his teammates after the game. And the message was specifically directed at his defensive teammates. [read more]

What’s wrong with the Bucs?

A couple of locker room comments might shed some light. [read more]

Bucs are a bad team.

Since all the injuries to the offense mounted and defenses began respecting Emeka Egbuka, and since the Bucs defense started playing as if Mike Smith returned to coach them, this Bucs team has turned bad. [read more]

Status.

As you likely already saw, Joe’s photographer on the scene in Los Angeles had one of the first pictures of Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield with his left arm in a sling. [read more]

Latest QB to light up the Bucs.

Here we go again. [read more]

In reality, the Bucs are in a very similar cylcle to what they were in during the 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons. So perhaps a fan freakout now is borderline ridiculous? [read more]

Baffling second-quarter stunt.

This question comes up way, way too much for a good coach: What was Todd Bowles thinking? [read more]

Lavonte David

“Everybody needs to take a hard look in the mirror. I’ll tell you that,” said Lavonte David in the somber Bucs postgame locker room tonight.

Todd Bowles had a response that Joe didn’t like. [read more]

The absence of Mike Evans, Calijah Kancey, Ben Bredeson, Cody Mauch, Bucky Irving, Haason Reddick, Calijah Kancey and Jamel Dean did not make the Bucs a completely non-competitive football team tonight in Los Angeles. [read more]

Baker Mayfield walks back to the Bucs’ bench in the third quarter from the locker room in Los Angeles Sunday night.

Good luck explaining this one away. [read more]

Can someone at One Buc Palace please explain to Joe why the Buccaneers could not even compete tonight in Los Angeles? [read more]

Can the Buccaneers shock the NFL and knock out the Rams in Los Angeles on Sunday Night Football? The red hot Rams (8-2) are favored by seven points.

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Go Bucs!!! Stick with Joe into the wee hours for plenty out of this big game.

Uplifting words from Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht tonight. [read more]

Both are out tonight.

Well, rookie cornerback Benjamin Morrison will perform as well as Jamel Dean tonight. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 4:32 p.m. Poll closed at 7:00 p.m.

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Joe sure hopes the Bucs understand what’s on the line tonight after the Bears beat back the Steelers for a 31-28 victory in Chicago.

The Bears now sit atop the dangerous NFC North with an 8-3 record. [read more]

Regular season return on the table?

Most Bucs fans, just like Joe, are laser-focused on the health progress of Bucky Irving, Chris Godwin, Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan. [read more]

Joe is very quietly getting bitter about the play of cornerback Zyon McCollum. [read more]

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