Joe will have a post in an hour you’ll want to check out that casts some light on the status of Jim Bates and the Bucs, despite what the defrocked Bucs defensive coordinator told a reporter for a trashy yenta cable outfit that denies football fans the NFL Network yet rams every friggin’ shopping channel known to mankind down subscribers’ throats.

Assholes!

Yesterday, said reporter caught Bates in a parking lot of a fast food joint while the Bucs were practicing. And while Bates refused to answer questions, he did claim he was still employed by the Bucs.

If that’s the case, he sure as hell doesn’t have anything to do with the team.

Anwar Richardson of the Tampa Tribune, who apparently is working during the Thanksgiving break, twittered on the TBO.com’s Bucs Twitter page that for the second day in a row, Bates is nowhere to be found at One Buc Palace while practice is held.

Former Bucs defensive coordinator Jim Bates was not at practice for the second consecutive day since his demotion.

Joe wonders what fast foot joint Bates dined at today?

Some friendly advice for Bates: Try La Teresita. It’s within walking distance of One Buc Palace and the food is significantly better and less expensive than that place you were at yesterday.