Jameis didn’t get any help from coaches today. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Funny. The Titans ran a version of the read-option, the nickel-and-dime offense that has spread throughout college football like the MRSA in the Bucs locker room. (Oh, wait. Wrong coach). (more…)

The headlines were accurate. Today very much was a battle between Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback.

And that in-game duel was every bit a first-round knockout. (more…)

Lovie’s defense was on full display today.

Before Sunday’s opening game debacle (can you say “Bolt for Bosa?”), Bucs coach Lovie Smith, who proudly took over play-calling duties on defense, boasted how the Bucs were “Tennessee ready.”

Joe didn’t realize Lovie was talking about the Volunteers. (more…)

Hope for the 2015 Buccaneers died today.

It’s a harsh statement, and hope can still be restored with a win next week, but Joe’s gotta keep it real. There’s a feeling of death sweeping the Tampa Bay area. (more…)

Buckle your seat belt.

Here we go! Opening day! America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, launches a new era against the Tennessee Titans and Marcus Mariota.

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Go Bucs!

It’s going to be one hell of an opening-day bash!

GREAT location. New Owners. Fantastic menu. Big parking lot. Read below and click on through.

Joe’s got great halftime giveaways!

Game 1

Titans at Bucs

Kickoff: 4:25 p.m. (more…)

Wiley Titans DC Dick LeBeau.

Yes, the NFL baptism today of America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, will be a memorable one for the pride of Bessemer, Ala.

The thrill of finally reaching his dream will come true, and a savvy defensive sage across the field will do his best to see that this dream is a complete nightmare for young Jameis. (more…)

Lovie discusses today’s season opener.

One key saying of Bucs coach Lovie Smith comes when he refers to a future opponent. Lovie will claim the Bucs are either ready — or not ready — by saying “(insert name of foe) ready.” (more…)

Remember the recent comments of Alterraun Verner and the head coach

Yeah, Joe wants a win so damn badly today, but Joe’s also looking for something just as big.

Will the Bucs show up and play for Lovie Smith, something the head coach this week dared to admit they didn’t do last year? (more…)

Dear Football Gods,

It’s your old friend Joe, your willful servant who awakened Dec. 28 and dared to ask a favor.

Winning the Chase for Jameis was that important. And your infinite power delivered Tavarres King, whose mighty hands transformed into Michael Clayton’s upon your priestly blessing. (more…)

Voice of the Bucs, Gene Deckerhoff, has lofty expectations for the pewter pirates with America’s Quarterback barking signals.

Back in training camp, Joe talked to longtime Buccaneers play-by-play man Gene Deckerhoff. He is one of the very few (maybe the only one working; Joe can’t find the answer) who worked the microphone for both a Super Bowl winner and a college football champion.

Deckerhoff, of course, is the voice of the Florida State Seminoles. Joe chatted with Deckerhoff about America’s Quarterback, Bucs rookie signal-caller Jameis Winston, and what made the kid special and the Bucs’ No. 1 overall pick. (more…)

Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter is coming off an amazing season in Atlanta

In these unsettled times of devastating Bucs losses, constant change and growing pains, Joe thought it would be wise to bring back THE OPTIMIST.

THE OPTIMIST is Nick Houllis, a Bucs fan and an accomplished writer whose steadfast allegiance to the Buccaneers goes back to the 1970s. Houllis is the founder, creator and guru of BucStop.com, a place Joe goes to get lost in time via Houllis’ stunning video collection.

THE OPTIMIST will shine that positive light in your eyes. Some will love it. Some won’t. … Of course, THE OPTIMIST’s opinions are his alone and are not influenced by Joe. (more…)

Ron “Jaws” Jaworski loves him some America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.

The problem is Jaws has studied Jameis and the Buccaneers’ offensive line. (more…)

Stats show Lovie’s flippant public attitude over CB Johnthan Banks is terribly unwarranted.

It just drives Joe nuts how, for whatever reason publicly, Lovie Smith seems to have it in for cornerback Johnthan Banks, the third-year man out of Mississippi State.

Whenever Lovie is asked about Banks, it is seems like it offends him and he immediately invokes Mike Jenkins’ name. (more…)

Former Pro Bowl center Shaun O’Hara shined a spotlight on Evan Smith versus Dick LeBeau.

Damn, Joe is salivating at the thought of a real Bucs game tomorrow, especially one with America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, under center.

Haleleujah! (more…)

Win lunch with Joe!

You’ve seen enough. You’ve ached for the return of real Bucs football for 8 1/2 months. (One might suggest it’s been nearly three years.)

Now it’s time to predict this 2015 season. (more…)

Mickey is flummoxed why he cannot watch the Bucs Sunday.

Of course, Joe later will post the weekly in-season TV map for Bucs fans to learn where in the country they can lay prone on their Barcalounger and watch the Titans-Bucs game without the need for DirecTV.

One area where Bucs fans must cough up money for NFL Sunday Ticket or get off that Barcalounger and head to the local watering hole is Orlando, which for decades was deemed by the Bucs as its secondary market. (more…)

Doug Martin has made it clear that he hates the perfectly good nickname “Muscle Hamster.” Don’t dare call Martin that.

But what do his teammates call him? (more…)

Intense praise for the Bucs’ 21-year-old middle linebacker

Only one college man received the high blessing by the defensive gurus, wizards and personnel chiefs at One Buc Palace over the past two years.

And Lovie Smith showered him with a great compliment yesterday. (more…)