“PFT Commenter” weighs in.

No upset tonight, says one of the most popular voices in sports media today. [read more]

Why isn’t Sean Tucker used more?

Right now, the most impressive thing Joe can say about Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is his wonderful ability to smoothly dodge direct questions. [read more]

Dominating so far.

Remember all the kvetching and hand-wringing that Bucs rookie linebacker Josiah Trotter couldn’t defend the pass? [read more]

Are the Bucs capable of rallying together? [read more]

Wags a finger at many in Tampa.

Fans want Todd Bowles fired because he’s been terribly ineffective. His leadership has failed as the Bucs have wildly underperformed for 11 months.

Bucs legend Rondé Barber says firing Bowles now is foolish and a common line from people that don’t know football. [read more]

Consider the Joe typing here excited for tonight’s Bucs-Cowboys game. [read more]

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They mulled it over during the offseason and decided to take one last shot.

They missed. [read more]

Better than 0-4.

Joe may be suspicious of some advanced stats (keyword: some), but there is one guy who traffics in numbers that when he speaks, Joe listens closely. [read more]

Pirate ship listing.

Enough is enough. [read more]

Former ill-suited Bucs OC Marcus Arroyo.

This is how bad the Bucs have fallen and how terrible of a job that Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson has done. [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]

 Game 5

Bucs at Cowboys

Kickoff: 8:15 p.m.

TV: Amazon with Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung. (For those who still don’t have a computer, it will be available over the air locally on WTVT-TV Channel 13.)

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Four Bucs players will have time on their hands tomorrow to wolf down world-class beef ribs at Pecan Lodge or Hutchins as the Bucs prepare to play Dallas in Jerry’s World. [read more]

Dark times lately in the Buccaneers locker room. [read more]

Bucs rookie first-round pick Rueben Bain will play tomorrow night at Dallas after two games on the shelf with shoulder and groin issues. [read more]

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For those who missed Ira Kaufman’s lecture on the inevitable “fracture” between a head coach and general manager of a struggling NFL team, Bucco Bruce Arians took the baton and ran with it. [read more]