Todd Bowles Confidence Poll (Weeks 5 & 6 Edition)
October 12th, 2026Flash poll posted at 11:04 a.m. Poll closed at 1:03 p.m. Previous results linked here.
Flash poll posted at 11:04 a.m. Poll closed at 1:03 p.m. Previous results linked here.

As Chicago sports radio legend Mike North would say, “Take it eee-ZEE! [read more]

The Buccaneers have gone more than 8 quarters without a sack and are on pace for only 20 sacks this season. [read more]
Joe doesn’t give a damn about the PFF tribe’s dumbarse grades. [read more]

YaYa Diaby gets a key third-quarter interception against Dallas.
A weird thing is about the Bucs through five games is KitKat-eating head coach coach Todd Bowles just might be turning in one of his best defensive coaching jobs. [read more]
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The national showcase that was the Bucs-Cowboys game on Thursday night was a fun spectacle with a Bucs-centric postgame show on Amazon Prime.
So most fans missed what was happening in the happy postgame locker room. [read more]

Rookie OLB Rueben Bain.
Though all of this is a bummer, it doesn’t shock Joe. [read more]

Oh, what fun it is in the NFC South landfill.
The Panthers sit alone in first place at 2-2 after their bye in Week 5. [read more]

Turning the corner?
Joe does not believe in coincidences in football. [read more]
Lost in the ecstasy of the Bucs upping their record to 1-4 on Thursday night was Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht reaching a milestone — and celebrating it after the game. [read more]
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What a game today by 42-year-old Steelers starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers, whose next action will be in Tampa against the Bucs next Sunday. [read more]

Losers.
The NFC South landfill continues to live up to its name. [read more]

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.
We’re at an interesting point in Bucs franchise history. [read more]

Are the Bucs rallying around undrafted rookie QB Jalon Daniels, or is he the one insipring those around him? [read more]

The Panthers (2-2) have this week off before playing in Philadelphia next Sunday.
The Bucs’ next opponent, Pittsburgh (2-2), will host a scrappy Colts (2-2) team at 1 p.m. today. [read more]

Bucky Irving prepares to make a move against Dallas.
Do the Bucs win that game in Dallas on Thursday night without Bucky Irving? Unlikely. [read more]

ReceiverTez Johnson.
Remember when people grumbled about how Tez Johnson is slow? LOL [read more]