Russell Gage

The moment receiver Russell Gage was lost for this season with an ugly knee injury practicing against the Jets in mid-August, rookie Trey Palmer and second-year receiver Deven Thompkins were thrust into the limelight.

If you’re a bottom-of-the-roster fan, throw undrafted rookie Rakim Jarrett into the mix, too. (more…)

Loud Bucs fan fed up.

This is an absolutely beautiful, deserved takedown on the NFC South as a whole, and the Dixie Chicks and Bucs offenses in particular for the shameful, embarrassing display of professional offensive football exhibited at The Licht House yesterday. (more…)

The 2014 Bucs offensive coordinator, Marcus Arroyo.

Remember the halcyon days of The Lost Decade? How could you forget? (more…)

Jamel Dean scoops up a Desmond Ridder fumble yesterday after the Atlanta quarterback was splashed by Shaq Barrett. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

What a dreadful day it was at The Licht House yesterday. Grab your coffee mug and let’s go. (more…)

Bucs on Bucs crime.

It seems Bucs coach Todd Bowles was a little more direct yesterday than at any other time Joe can recall recently. (more…)

Not funny for Bucs fans.

It’s no longer a laughing matter. (more…)

Bucs OC Dave Canales.

In only the first eight games of the miserable 2013 Bucs season, Tampa Bay changed quarterbacks (veteran with mental issues to a rookie third-round pick), lost its top running back to injury, and had only had one legitimate receiver to complement an undrafted rookie tight end.

No wonder the Bucs went 0-8! But they averaged in those eight games only 1 1/2 points less per game than the current Bucs. (more…)

Changes coming?

After one of the worst losses in recent Bucs history given the magnitude of the game for control of the NFC South, Bucs coach Todd Bowles left open a very interesting door. (more…)

Carlton Davis

There’s a divide at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters.

One Joe thinks the Bucs defense is keeping up its end of the bargain. The other Joe sees serious issues among a very talented unit. (more…)

Trailing by three points with 6 1/2 minutes to play in the fourth quarter of a critical division game is when one might think defensive players would play with all-out effort. (more…)

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Owner Arthur Blank looked a little wobbly walking to the Atlanta interview room after Sunday’s game.

Who can blame him? The Falcons owner knew his team didn’t play particularly well, but hey, a win is a win and his franchise now leads the NFC South at 4-3. Sluggish coming off a bye last week, the Bucs were sloppy and unfocused en route to a 16-13 setback.

That’s three consecutive home losses for Tampa Bay, which now hits the road four times in the next five games. (more…)

Up next is Buffalo.

Bucs fans rightfully are melting down after today’s sad play on the field of The Licht House. But that’s sort of a good sign that people are losing their minds when their beloved Bucs have a .500 record after most analysts predicted a losing season.

It means the standard is high. (more…)

Thirteen tackles on Sunday.

Warren Sapp would sort of be happy. (more…)

Had no explanation.

Good grief did the Bucs play sloppy today. Almost as sloppy as the Dixie Chicks. (more…)

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

As one might imagine, Bucs fans are hot under the collar tonight and the Bucs’ locker room seemed like a wake. If anyone spoke, it was under hushed tones, whispers. (more…)

“I’ve seen this before.”

So the Bucs and the Dixie Chicks were playing for the NFC South lead today. Somewhere, NFL strongman Roger Goodell must have been seriously considering contraction. (more…)

Joe just wanted to throw a chair this afternoon with the playcalling.

No, this post is not about the Indiana Hoosiers or its former famous coach Bobby Knight. And it’s not about Joe’s favorite book typed by embedded journalist John Feinstein about the 1986 Hoosiers and how they melted down under the intense pressure of expectations and the boot of their brilliant yet explosive coach. (more…)