“Upset” with Bucs’ performance.

A frustrated Shaun King took to the WDAE-AM 620 airwaves yesterday and the pain and disgust in his voice was as obvious as the points on the scoreboard after Sunday’s loss to the Stinking Panthers. (more…)

A legitimate strong sign in the Bucs’ defensive numbers. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

It’s fun with numbers time!

Time to look much deeper into the Bucs having the NFL’s No. 2-ranked pass defense and ninth-ranked overall defense through four games. (more…)

Perhaps the only thing keeping Joe from the mental meltdown being suffered by legions of Bucs fans is the fact the Tampa Bay defense, specifically Lovie Smith, finally executed a plan to stop Panthers tight end Greg Olsen. (more…)

Hello, again.

The Bucs have a new kicker.

Same as the old kicker. (more…)

Bucs RB Charles Sims pulled off a rare feat Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

We saw something rare at the Den of Depression last Sunday. No, it wasn’t a quarterback responsible for five turnovers. It was a running back catching a touchdown pass.

In consecutive games. (more…)

Lovie Smith details Will Gholston’s new status. (Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Damn that former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik.

His late fourth-round pick of 2013, Will Gholston is now the apple of Lovie Smith’s eye, so Lovie explained last night. (more…)

Sympathize?

The Lovie Smith apologists have hit national sports outlets.

Someone on the take at FoxSports.com apparently has been charmed by one of Lovie Smith’s inner circle. (more…)

Who is Lovie referring to?

Yes, many Bucs fans and, of course, the blowhard haters (who are dancing with glee) are busting the chops of America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, for throwing away the game Sunday against the Stinking Panthers with his four picks. (more…)

Tough break for arguably the top story of the Buccaneers’ preseason. (more…)

You heard this song before, it was December 15, 2014. Lovie Smith had proclaimed “true football fans can see we’re on the verge.”

Lovie was back singing a passionate sequel at One Buc Palace moments ago. (more…)

A former Bucs player was not laughing about left tackle Donovan Smith’s jovial Twittering last night.

Bucs fans are in a deep state of depression today, on top of the normal Monday blues. It’s ugly out there.

Yet another season appears to be down the tubes, another January spent trying to remember what winning a playoff game feels like. (more…)

Former Bucs tight end Dave Moore and Joe weigh in

The last standout game played by Mike Evans was November 16, 2014.

That’s nine games of being an average receiver. It’s caused a small divide at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. (more…)

“Right before the half, I didn’t want to put more points on the board. I didn’t feel like we could. Only thing that could happen was something bad then.” — Lovie Smith, following the second home game of the 2014 season.

That’s right. Last year’s words foretelling yesterday’s disbelief. (more…)

Joe can hear the words ringing in his head.

“Playoffs? Playoffs! Playoffs?!

Those were the famous words uttered by former Colts coach Jim Mora in a postgame press conference when asked about his team’s playoff chances. (more…)

Former Bucs kicker.

Who didn’t see this coming down Central Ave?

The Bucs waved goodbye to a rookie kicker with worse aim than Mr. Magoo, Kyle Brindza.

Magoo was horrible. He was 2-for-7 in his last two games, including two extra-points missed! A high school kicker would be benched for that tripe.

Yet despite this, he has two of the five-longest Bucs field goals in franchise history.

A Lovie Smith wish came true yesterday

Lovie Smith finally got one thing he long yearned for yesterday.

It came in the form of 30-year-old journeyman cornerback Mike Jenkins making his first Buccaneers start. (more…)

The blame game is one of the easiest and most creative exercises on earth.

You almost can’t lose. There’s always an angle to hang blame. Heck, last week, an ex-Buccaneer blamed the disease known as Kyle Brindza on former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik. (more…)

Bucs DE George Johnson thinks he may have a stamina issue.

It unnerved Joe when he heard defensive-coordinator-in-name-only Leslie Frazier say a reason the Bucs have not gotten much out of defensive end sackless George Johnson was because he is not used to taking so many snaps.

WHAT? (more…)

Joe knows one human who reads a printed newspaper regularly. That’s about it.

But Joe’s heard that these newspaper sports columnists wield influence over the elite class. (more…)

Mike Evans explains why the Bucs didn’t try for a touchdown late in the first half.

Late in the first half, America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, marched the Bucs down the field into the Panthers’ red zone.

The clock was ticking. Surely, with a No. 1 overall draft pick and a pair of twin towers at wide receiver, the Bucs would start taking shots in the end zone to tie the game at 17-17. (more…)