“Frustrated.”

In a rare stunt Sunday night, Gerald McCoy chatted with Giants quarterback Eli Manning but refused to speak to the local pen and mic club and all but walked over two TV camera crews near his locker stall on his way out the door. (more…)

Gone.

Not even playing for Lovie Smith in Chicago was enough to save Bucs cornerback Loaf Jennings. The veteran was sliced from the Tampa Bay roster last night. (more…)

Lovie likes his change

Yesterday’s big on-field change was a big hit according to Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith. (more…)

Box-score-reading stat geeks outraged at Jameis.

There is sometimes discord at the headquarters at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Not enough to throw beer bottles at each other but, sometimes, enough to holler and stomp out of the room like a disgusted Gerald McCoy. (more…)

Lining up offsides is just downright dumb.

Yes, Joe has documented the woes of the offense in the red zone. But red zone production for the defense isn’t much better.

For the first time all season, the loss yesterday by the Bucs could not be blamed on the defense. That is not to say the defense played well. It did not. (more…)

No NFC team does a better job when its opponent hands off than your beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (more…)

Red zone woes hurt Jameis and the Bucs.

A lot of Bucs fans will blame Mike Evans and his ghastly six drops for losing the game. Fair.

Some will blame Doug Martin for dropping a beautifully thrown ball right in the numbers from America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, for what appeared to be six points on a wheel route. Fair. (more…)

Joe endorses Lovie Smith’s first-half results

Halfway through the 2015 season, the Buccaneers have developed a talented 21-year-old quarterback, possess the NFL’s deepest offensive line, and have four starting rookies that, as a class, are shocking the NFL with their greatness. (more…)

Lavonte David talks to Joe

Tampa Bay defensive co-captain Lavonte David was one surprised dude yesterday right before the Giants-Bucs game. (more…)

Mike Evans talks blue

Anyone at the Den of Depression yesterday saw a sea of Giants fans greater than the overflow at the Buccaneers’ last playoff game following the 2007 season.

Disgusting. (more…)

“Hey Jude” made his first NFL start. Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Joe’s not all negative on the Bucs like other media. Joe loves celebrating success, such as the undrafted rookie starting at cornerback yesterday. (more…)

Harsh words for Gerald McCoy from the sports duo of WFLA-TV.

Look, Joe is a Gerald McCoy defender. The guy almost always has been cooperative and forthright after ugly. While GMC may not be a great player, he is a good player. There is no sin in that. (more…)

(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Well, you can’t pin yesterday’s loss on Lovie Smith’s defense.

For the first time since New Orleans, the Bucs’ defense actually, sort of, kind of came to play. A pick on the game’s first play. A forced punt (remember what those were?). No, the defense didn’t cough away the game. (more…)

Worst day by an NFL receiver in years.

Watching Mike Evans drop pass after pass after pass after pass from America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, Joe could hear mean grumblings about former Bucs hands of stone receiver Michael Clayton. (more…)

No wonder Lovie Smith was so in love with Jeff Demps last spring. Speed cost him again today.

Speed is not the Bucs’ thing. It’s a recurring issue that’s very likely cost Tampa Bay games — two this year, including one today. (more…)

Strong game today.

Until today, one could say Doug Martin was the gas that fueled the Bucs’ offensive engine. Not today.

Giants linebackers did a helluva job plugging holes and holding Martin to a paltry 31 yards. But his backup, Charles Sims, continued to improve. (more…)

As many penalties as tackles today.

Joe is a Gerald McCoy defender. But Joe also must share what he is seeing, even if he wants to not believe what he is seeing.

And what Joe is seeing from Gerald McCoy of late is painful to watch. The past three games, GMC is playing a helluva lot more like Ghost Johnson than like a Pro Bowler. (more…)

Halfway through the NFL season the Bucs have yet to execute the “we’ll clean it up” Lovie Smith keeps talking about when it comes to penalties. (more…)

James said blame him for red zone woes.

Losing another game within their grasp, it would be easy for the Bucs to point fingers. Too easy.

There were drops by Mike Evans. There was a terrible drop by Doug Martin that likely would have been six points. There was Gerald McCoy pretending to be Ghost Johnson and stomping out of the locker room nearly running over two TV camera crews. (more…)

What was Dirk Koetter thinking?

Joe must nitpick here because it’s the kind of decision that will drive Joe to the Valium bottle after midnight.

Why did the Bucs decide to give Bobby Rainey his first carry since opening day on a critical fourth-quarter drive? (more…)

Bucs DT Akeem Spence said he was blasted in the grill and reacted when flagged late in the game.

The Bucs were clinging to hope. They had just kicked a field goal with 7:24 left to come within 23-18.

If the Bucs could hold the Giants on the next possession, it would set Tampa Bay up for a potential winning touchdown drive. (more…)