Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe always sees these comments on this here corner of the interwebs and Joe just doesn’t know where people get this idea. [read more]

The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports, Ira Kaufman, asked Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles an important question today. [read more]

Is Todd Bowles sure he’ll be the 2026 Buccaneers head coach? [read more]

Control your own destiny.

Tristan Wirfs seemed to signal to Bucs fans, the team screwed up. [read more]

Vows to be vocal.

Now you may ask where was this from Bucs edge rusher YaYa Diaby a few weeks ago? [read more]

“Baker, I’m just saying what I know.”

So why is ESPN NFL and Bucs super insider Adam Schefter painting Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles as a man whose job security is in question?

There are a few reasons: [read more]

Joe realizes NFL teams probably don’t like it when media talks and writes about their coaches having shaky job security. [read more]

The Bucs have serious evaluation to do. [read more]

So the Carolina Panthers led the NFL this season in having the most offensive line combinations play at least 50 snaps together.

They win the no-continuity award with 10 combinations of O-linemen on the field playing at least 50 snaps. [read more]

Can’t compare 2025 to 2011.

It’s a gloomy Monday for Bucs fans, maybe the worst since the end of the 2019 season. Understandable since that is the last time the Bucs were not preparing for a playoff game. [read more]

The dates won’t be known until maybe May, but we do know who the Bucs will play in the 2026 season. [read more]

That time of the year.

Joe is not used to this. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Victim of early Black Monday move.

Two things got a jump start on Monday business last night. [read more]

An 8-9 record in consecutive seasons as Falcons head coach got Raheem Morris fired tonight. [read more]

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