So the Bucs had a miserable edge rush on Sunday in Cincinnati.

Perhaps it’s because their secret weapon got no snaps. [read more]

There was no luck tied to the Josiah Trotter pick-6 on Sunday. No tipped ball or fluky happening.

It was all the rookie, and he explained it started days prior. [read more]

Bummed but not discouraged.

Joe is not freaking out about the loss Sunday to the Bengals. [read more]

Career low.

It wasn’t like the Bengals played the game of the century Sunday along the banks of the Ohio River when they outlasted the Bucs by six points, 33-27. [read more]

Ball security wasn’t an issue for Baker Mayfield on this play. It was too many times, otherwise.

One sports fad of the third decade of the 21st century is a complete and total mystery to Joe. [read more]

Rejects Week 1 analysis.

What guys say at a news conference and what they’ll say in the locker room are often different takes. [read more]

A delicious plate of Hooters wings and their great salads, sandwiches and shrimp make for a heck of a lunch or dinner! Get it done! Lots of great lunch specials today. Locations are across the Bay area and online ordering is always easy from Joe’s great friends.

Inside linebacker Alex Anzalone.

Joe has gone back to the Alex Anzalone film against the Bengals. [read more]

Rough start.

Rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain, Tampa Bay’s first-round draft pick, had a rough Week 1.

Joe thought Bain looked a little gassed and perhaps dogged by his healed/healing(?) shoulder. [read more]

Starting cornerback Jacob Parrish was lost in the first half yesterday with a back injury.

It’s not that bad, Todd Bowles said today.

X-ray and MRI tests were clean, per Bowles, so Parrish simply has a sprain and how he can handle it will determine his availability.

Bowles praised the play of second-year man Benjamin Morrison in Parrish’s absence.

Todd Bowles said this month that the biggest change in the Bucs seen by fans this season would be the leadership sparked by the arrival of A’Shawn Robinson and Rakeem Nuñez-Roches. [read more]

Those who watched 2026 training camp practices noticed how Baker Mayfield rarely threw deep.

Joe speculated once or twice that perhaps Mayfield had an arm concern, or the Bucs simply had him on a calclulated ramp-up plan. [read more]

Learning on the job.

Joe thought this was an awful matchup for the Bucs. [read more]

Baker Mayfield scores on a nine-yard run late to pull the Bucs within a touchdown Sunday in Cincinnati.

The Bucs defense looked weird to Joe yesterday, not so high up in the press box of Mike Brown Stadium. [read more]

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Bowling, Food. Fun.

Emeka Egbuka celebrates a first down early in the Bucs’ loss at Cincinnati yesterday. He vanished in the second half.

What a depressing Sunday. What a letdown on opening day. Grab your coffee and let’s roll and power through what should be a sad week. [read more]

Streak continues.

The football gods are apparently angry with KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles. Otherwise, this wouldn’t be so lopsided. [read more]

Baker Mayfield throws one of his many passes behind the line of scrimmage yesterday.

There is a reason for that. [read more]

It wasn’t perfect for Bucs cornerback Benjamin Morrison today against the Bengals, but it sure was damn encouraging.

Joe has to acknowledge the young man. [read more]