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Todd spotlights a few notable games this Sunday and discusses how the winner of three of them will get all positive attention, while the loser of Tampa Bay-Buffalo will attract the negative response. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Heads and Tails and Brandon Legal Group. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, TuneIn and other platforms.

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Warming up?

Did Luke Goedeke give the Bucs’ run game a shot of juice to look alive? [read more]

Josh Allen reminds Larry Foote of a Hall of Fame quarterback Foote played against.

Bucs outside linebackers coach Larry Foote has played against and coached against very, very good quarterbacks since he was first drafted in 2002. [read more]

Looks forward to Buffalo weather.

The weather for Orchard Park, N.Y., home of the Bills, for Sunday is getting colder. [read more]

Could push Bucs over the top.

A football analyst Joe respects is giving the Bucs respect this week. [read more]

Baker Mayfield is getting a lot of run this week for basically scolding his beloved teammates about not being focused on details and not having a killer instinct.

He says that’s  leading to losing games and maybe, screwing up what could be a magical season. [read more]

The Thursday Bucs-Bills injury report is in. [read more]

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It’s another high-energy and thoughtful edition of The Free Stretch! Follow Bobby on X, @bobbygameday. Bobby’s podcast is an extension of his national and local radio shows. It’s been at JoeBucsFan.com for 9+ years. Always a quality listen from a true Tampa native.

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Former Bucs star Gerald McCoy.

Six-time Buccaneers Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is annoyed with Todd Bowles. [read more]

Pays back his old team.

Former Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis got payback. [read more]

So Buffalo is next on the Bucs’ schedule, a team whose fans largely believe they support one of the worst receiving corps in the NFL and a passing game that was further weakened when its top target blew a hamstring last Sunday. [read more]

No, this has nothing to do with the Bucs’ seven failures at or within the 1 yard line against the Saints a few weeks ago. [read more]

Reacts to Baker Mayfield’s words.

So last Sunday after a tough loss to the Patriots, Baker Mayfield had words for his teammates. [read more]

When a 350-pound defensive tackle known for wrestling through double teams has a bad back, that’s not something to brush off. [read more]

Without the benefit of All-22 film, retired Bucs tight end and current team radio analyst Dave Moore blasted Antoine Winfield for his play leading to a crushing touchdown for the Patriots on Sunday.

Moore went there a few minutes after the game.

Bucs legend Rondé Barber, after watching the game film, spanked Winfield on his WFLA-TV streaming show, aka The Rondé Barber Show. [read more]

Wants shots downfield.

All offseason and through training camp, Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard said he wanted to add more long throws to the offense. [read more]

Defenses have neutered his runs.

Yesterday, yes, Baker Mayfield admitted he’s not 100 percent. But he also said he doesn’t want to use that as an “excuse” for not being as effective as he was earlier in the season, specifically on his third-down runs. [read more]

Vague update.

OK, let’s start this chilly Thursday morning off with some semantics hopscotch, shall we? [read more]