Feel free to wager (and Joe has) that the Buccaneers are going to pound the rock today on the non-frozen tundra of Lambeau Field.

There’s a ton of excitement about it at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 7:33 a.m. Poll closed at 9:36 a.m.

Taking advantage of snaps.

Maybe practice doesn’t make perfect. At least, that’s the way it seems talking to Bucs corner Zyon McCollum. (more…)

Playing through pain.

When Tristan Wirfs had a high ankle sprain earlier in the year, he got a lot of sympathy from a guy who would know. (more…)

Elite in one category.

Joe is pretty confident folks are fed up with Joe not jumping on the running-game-is-good bandwagon. Well, there is something to be proud of when it comes to the Bucs run game. (more…)

Overrated as a runner?

Few football wonks Joe respects more than Aaron Schatz. And he has a very unpopular opinion — based on data — that won’t go over well at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Game 14

Bucs (6-7) at Packers (6-7) 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10 locally) with Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross.

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The underwear Olympics that is the NFL Scouting Combine is a lot of fun but often a lot of smoke and mirrors. (more…)

Could the Bucs be the No. 6 or No. 7 seed in this year’s playoffs while another team wins the NFC South?

Absolutely! (more…)

Need more sacks.

Maybe if Todd Bowles played outside linebackers who can rush the passer instead of having them learn from the sidelines while watching nonproduction, this would be different. (more…)

Hot-seat twins Baker Mayfield and Todd Bowles are very much attached the hip. That was a consensus during a chat between former Bucs receiver Keyshawn Johnson, Hall of Fame pass catcher Michael Irvin and longtime Mayfield lover Skip Bayless. (more…)

Won’t play Sunday.

Bucs safety Ryan Neal did not make the trip to gloomy, cold Green Bay this afternoon as he was downgraded on the injury report to out.

Neal is still recovering from a bad back and it is bad enough that he couldn’t fly.

So that’s another starter in the secondary out along with corner Carlton Davis.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Despite how Joe mocks the stat nerds, Joe is actually pro-stats. Joe just doesn’t swallow the mathematical gymnastics whole. (more…)

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An NFC South title and a home playoff game are at stake for the Bucs — Wild Card implications, too — as they face the Packers in Lambeau. Rock’s been inside One Buc all week and feels the team has a renewed sense of worth! Rock goes Under the Rock. Enjoy the What They’re Saying Segments, as well as the Packers’ game plan and more!!!

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Excitement over run game?

Boy, Joe has taken heat the past few weeks for saying he’s not overly impressed with the Bucs’ running game. (more…)

“Rondé, you got a gold jacket. A red jacket is what you wear after you nail a draft.”

The NFL world is beginning to appreciate rookie Bucs defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. (more…)

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Todd takes a final look at the top projected fantasy players for Week 15. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters.

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Free football.

Good news for Bucs fans who live far outside Tampa. This game will be carried by CBS affiliates throughout much of the country.

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No. 27 has coaches gushing.

Carlton Davis will miss Sunday’s game, the 22nd regular season game lost to injury in his six-year career. (more…)

Win saved jobs said Ian Beckles.

Was the win over the Dixie Chicks and dismal Desmond Ridder a “huge win?” Depends how you look at it. (more…)

Injury report.

So yesterday Bucs coach Todd Bowles mentioned after practice that both cornerback Carlton Davis (groin) and defensive lineman Will Gholston (knee/ankle) won’t suit up for the important Bucs-Packers game Sunday in Green Bay. (more…)

Released.

Joe drives up from Milwaukee to his Green Bay hotel and geez, what can happen in two hours. (more…)