Archive for 2015

Mike Evans Returns To Practice!

Friday, September 11th, 2015
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Hammy trouble still plaguing Mike Evans

It’s looking like wide receiver Louis Murphy will not be called on again to foil legendary defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau (again). (more…)

Chucky Talks Bucs; “Sometimes You Have To Check Your Ego At The Door.”

Friday, September 11th, 2015
Chucky has words for Dirk Koetter

Chucky has words for Dirk Koetter

Chucky, the Buccaneers’ Super Bowl head coach, gushed and gushed over Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota during an interview on WDAE-AM 620 this morning.

Chucky sees him as a do-it-all quarterback. (more…)

Victory Calls Pouring In For Bucs

Friday, September 11th, 2015
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Five big names like the Bucs on Sunday

Five astute NFL analysts, including three former players, see a victory coming for Tampa Bay on Sunday. (more…)

It’s Not About Enjoyment, Gerald McCoy

Friday, September 11th, 2015

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Joe was really sickened by a piece of commentary from Gerald McCoy yesterday.

A rookie back in 2010, McCoy started 13 games for a 10-6 team, his only winning team in five seasons, and McCoy didn’t have fun so it wasn’t a happy memory for him.

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Bucs Say Less Than 1,000 Tickets Remain

Friday, September 11th, 2015

doug martin 0905Bucs fans are hungry for victory, hungry to see Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, wash the stain of losing that’s soiled the proud Buccaneers franchise for too long. (more…)

“He’s A Winner”

Friday, September 11th, 2015
Lauds Jameis.

Lauds Jameis.

Asked about the rookie quarterbacks starting Sunday, Marcus Mariota and America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, Gerald McCoy sounded like Dick LeBeau.

McCoy said Mariota is not a rookie to him, instead, he is the starting quarterback of the team he needs to beat. When the subject of Jameis came up, GMC raved about Jameis like few other teammates have. (more…)

“He’s A Gunslinger”

Friday, September 11th, 2015
Talkin' Jameis.

Talkin’ Jameis.

When the PC crowd and those who daily look for reasons to be offended and outraged learned the Bucs were interested in drafting America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, their reaction was as if Team Glazer ordered cable TV stations to remove Lifetime and MSNBC from their channel options. (more…)

Was Jeff Tedford A Wizard?

Friday, September 11th, 2015
Former Bucs OC Jeff Tedford's offense in the CFL is struggling.

Former Bucs OC Jeff Tedford’s offense in the CFL is struggling.

When Lovie Smith brought Jeff Tedford to be his offensive coordinator, it was thought by some to be a bold strike by Lovie.

Tedford, who ran pretty good offenses in college, was a supposed to be a new breed of play caller. (more…)

Cusp Of Ugly History

Friday, September 11th, 2015
The "Custodian of Canton" has troubling data on the Bucs.

The “Custodian of Canton” has troubling data on the Bucs.

Yes, the Bucs are 30-70 in their last 100 games. A brutal, brutal stretch that harkens to the last month of the Chucky administration when he lost his final four games as Bucs coach (one to, of all people, JaMarcus Russell at home).

Few dreamed it at the time, but it proved to be a harbinger of terrible times. (more…)

“He Is Not A Rookie Throwing The Ball”

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

A legend weighs in on Jameis Winston

Crusty, crafty, 78-year-old Hall of Famer Dick LeBeau, the Tennessee Titans’ mad scientist defensive coordinator, had a lot to say about Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback. (more…)

Lovie Smith: “Last Year The Crowd Showed Up. We Didn’t.”

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

lovie smith 0725Lovie Smith just delivered the biggest admission to date that his Buccaneers’ effort last year was a problem. (more…)

“The Biggest Offset To Having An Offensive Line That Can’t Pass Protect”

Thursday, September 10th, 2015
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Former Bucs QB Shaun King

The Bucs’ offensive line cannot be expected to pass block consistently. Evidence to the contrary simply doesn’t exist. (more…)

Greg Schiano Lives

Thursday, September 10th, 2015
Former Bucs commander Greg Schiano may be gone, but his philosophy is very much still with the Bucs defense.

Former Bucs commander Greg Schiano may be gone, but his philosophy is very much still with the Bucs defense.

When former Bucs commander Greg Schiano first came to town, it didn’t take long for him to alienate a lot of Bucs fans when he bristled at the cliché, “Make a play.” (more…)

Mike Evans Still Not Practicing

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

This was not the scene at One Buc Palace this afternoon

The Mike Evans hamstring watch remains in full swing. (more…)

Rare Youth Movement For Bucs

Thursday, September 10th, 2015
Joe has no issue with starting rookies on the front line, like LT Donovan Smith. (Nor does Joe have an issue with Colleen Wolfe.)

Joe has no issue with starting rookies on the front line, like LT Donovan Smith. (Nor does Joe have an issue with Colleen Wolfe.)

Joe knows Bucs fans are screaming that their beloved pewter pirates are starting two rookies on the offensive line. Screaming! However, Joe is fine with that.

After all, these guys, Donovan Smith and Ali Marpet, were drafted in the second round for a reason. (more…)

Easy Edge Duty For Jacquies Smith?

Thursday, September 10th, 2015
It shouldn't get much easier than Sunday for starting defensive end Jacquies Smith.

It shouldn’t get much easier than Sunday for starting defensive end Jacquies Smith.

It’s the 255-pound speedster versus the gargantuan 335-pound rookie right tackle; Bucs leading sackmaster (Joe uses the term loosely here) Jacqueis Smith simply can’t lose this battle on Sunday. (more…)

Lavonte David: “They Get Pissed As Much As We Get Pissed”

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

lavonte david 1228Superstar, $10-million-a-year linebacker Lavonte David has endured nothing but losing since arriving in Tampa in 2012. (more…)

Brooks Says “Scarring” Coming For Jameis

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

derrick brooks 0507Iconic Derrick Brooks weighed in on many things Bucs yesterday during the kickoff to his annual Tampa-2 show with Steve Duemig on WDAE-AM 620. (more…)

Prisco: Miserable 2015

Thursday, September 10th, 2015
Prickly Pete Prisco muscles up with his forecast for the 2015 Bucs.

Prickly Pete Prisco muscles up with his forecast for the 2015 Bucs.

The way the predictions for the season are rolling in from national talking heads and stenographers covering the NFL, Bucs fans are going to want to shove their heads into a groundhog hole.

None other than prickly Pete Prisco of CBS Sports has thrown in his two cents. He too believes the Bucs will be woeful. (more…)