Historic stud in defeat.

Joe loves watching greatness — and history. And that’s Mike Evans.

What a season he’s having, far better per game than he was last year with Tom Brady. (more…)

The Buccaneers struggled in most phases of today’s 27-20 loss to Indianapolis. At least Kyle Trask threw a nice incomplete pass. (more…)

Comment all game long below! Have fun. Play nice. It’s a true must-win game for the Buccaneers. No more room for nonsense. 

Stick with Joe all afternoon and evening for plenty out of this huge game.

Go Bucs!

Patrolling the streets, bars and casino tables of the Indianapolis metropolis, Joe found a recurring theme.

Colts fans think the team will lose to the Bucs today. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 3:57 a.m. Poll closed at 8:21 a.m.

Few NFL head coaches would feel secure in their job with seven losses when the calendar moves from November to December.

Certainly not Todd Bowles. (more…)

It’s incredibly rare to hear Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks criticize current players. (more…)

Chance for redemption.

The Colts rushing defense stinks out loud. The Colts like to play Cover-3 and Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield eats up that defense. (more…)

Baker Mayfield vs. Cover-3.

Baker Mayfield isn’t a very good quarterback against man-to-man coverage. At least that is what the stats say. (more…)

Rookie Bucs defensive back  Josh Hayes.

It really is sort of irresponsible to grade or judge a draft class before its rookie season. Generally, after three years of football is a good time to pick it apart. (more…)

Game 11

Bucs (4-6) at Colts (5-5) 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10 locally) with Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Amanda Renner.

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Status report.

Bucs stud receiving back Rachaad White mysteriously popped up on this morning’s injury report and was downgraded to “questionable” for Sunday’s game against the Colts. (more…)

RB Chase Edmonds.

Given the mysterious new knee injury to Rachaad White, it smells to Joe like a massive opportunity has emerged at One Buc Palace.

Possibly (finally), the Bucs might decide to take the ball out of White’s hands and his 3.3-yards-per-carry legs. (more…)

Activity on the slimy Saints roster today with faces familiar to Bucs fans on the move. (more…)

Defensive lineman Logan Hall.

Logan Hall is a project defensive lineman after 1 1/2 seasons.

That was the slightly sobering message from a Bucs coach this week. (more…)

Injury update.

Bad news for the Bucs on the injury front. (more…)

Snow is supposed to fall in Indianapolis early Sunday morning, but one seasoned and reasoned analyst sees Tampa Bay staying warm and fuzzy on the sidelines of the Colts’ dome and emerging victorious. (more…)

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Get him the ball.

Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales gave a simple answer this week when asked about Chris Godwin reportedly not dropping a pass yet this year. (more…)