Joe loved when he heard Will Allen talking about making a playoff run before the loss to Carolina this week.

Now Joe is fired up again.

This time it’s Cadillac Williams getting Joe primed to open a Caybrew before kickoff against New England on Sunday and maintain a glimmer of hope for a victory.

Cadillac chatted with the New England media Wednesday and let them know the Bucs are closing in on a victory and going on a run.

Q: How close do you feel the team is to breaking through?

Cadillac Williams: Oh, man. You know what? We’re sitting here 0-6 and man, we’re close, man. I tell guys the main thing man is, ‘Let’s just keep fighting. Let’s keep believing in this team. Let’s keep believing in what the coaches are preaching [to] us. Everybody, don’t start doing their own thing.’ Because man, if you go back and watch film, we really do put some good things out there on film, but for some reason you go one, two or three plays in key situations – whether it’s a jumping offsides or not taking care of the ball or a missed assignment – it has gotten us beat in games.

Joe hopes Cadillac is right and the Bucs are indeed closing in on their first victory. Beating Bill Belicheat going into the bye week would be special and do wonders for the franchise, and Josh Johnson’s career.

Yes, Joe knows the Bucs are a 15 1/2-point underdog.