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Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

Bucs OC Dave Canales.
We’ve heard this a lot from Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales, that the Bucs run game will take time for the players to learn the nuances of his offense. That there is no shortcut. (more…)
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
Some very interesting details here on how the Bills owned the Bucs for about three quarters in last Thursday’s Bucs loss. (more…)
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

Mixed messaging, results.
What are the Bucs to do? (more…)
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

“We’re good.”
So as we all know by now, yesterday’s NFL trade deadline came and went and the Bucs were so enamored with their roster, they decided they have the necessary horses to make a run in the playoffs. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Not shopping Mike Evans.
Well, as Joe types this here post, it is 68 minutes before the trade deadline (and still no running back). But Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht made one thing clear this morning. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

“Check it down, Bake.”
Joe remembers that forced Baker Mayfield pass nine days against the Falcons that became a brutal fourth-quarter interception.
Head coach Todd Bowles saw what everyone else did on the play except Mayfield, apparently. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

So where does Bucs punt returner Deven Thompkins rank among his full-time colleagues?
Cover your eyes. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Running to nowhere.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Joe knows people harp on the third-down defense. Joe isn’t defending the league’s worst third-down defense here. There are bigger issues. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

This will not be a week remembered for high-level thinking at One Buc Palace. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

If you’re not sure what kind of team the Bucs are, what their identity is, head coach Todd Bowles has a clear answer for you. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

BSPN: Bucs should be sellers.
The Bucs have no run game. The passing game is, well, certainly not good enough to make up for an inept running game. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Titans RB Derrick Henry.
Are the Bucs serious about making a playoff run, and perhaps winning a game or two (or more?) in the postseason? Joe will know the answer to that question by late this afternoon. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Smelly last three games.
Joe remembers a few weeks ago someone brought up to Bucs coach Todd Bowles that Ryan Neal isn’t playing all that great. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Buds coach Todd Bowles
This here Joe has maintained on the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” that the Bucs defense is not the problem with the team. For the most part, the Bucs defense is holding opponents to scores that should not be insurmountable for a decent NFL offense. (more…)
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Monday, October 30th, 2023

Cornerback Carlton Davis.
A not-so-nice distraction from Devin White’s 14-game sackless streak is Jamel Dean’s 20-game run without an interception — while fellow cornerback Carlton Davis hasn’t grabbed a pick in his last seven games. (more…)
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Monday, October 30th, 2023

Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke opens up.
Joe’s not sure how this happens through a full game unless coaches aren’t picking up on it, or they don’t know how to adjust. (more…)
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Monday, October 30th, 2023

Todd Bowles defends.
Joe knows these people lurk. (more…)
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Monday, October 30th, 2023

“Make us an offer.”
For Bucs fans who want the team to bite the bullet and trade for a running back (or a pass rusher?) as well as fans who want the Bucs to start stockpiling draft picks in order to draft a quarterback in April, Bucs coach Todd Bowles has depressing words for you. (more…)
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Monday, October 30th, 2023

Points > takeaways.
Long-time readers of JoeBucsFan.com know Joe winces and gets very frustrated upon hearing coaches place so much weight on takeaways. (more…)
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Monday, October 30th, 2023

Signed today.
Joe knows some Bucs fans, fully and justly frustrated by the league’s second-worst ground game, thought maybe, just maybe, Playoff Lenny could return to Tampa Bay. (more…)
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Monday, October 30th, 2023

Demands change.
If the NFL wants fans to believe it is a credible organization and not one to bend the rules for favored teams, an influential stenographer of the game bangs his shoe on his desk and implores the league to change its ways no later than the kickoff to the 2024 season. (more…)
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