“Maybe, Kyle. Maybe.”

UPDATED: The Kyle Trask faithful is on the edge of their barstools. (more…)

Rough, rough day today for Baker Mayfield, his first clunker in a Tampa Bay uniform. (more…)

Our first-place Buccaneers aren’t ready for primetime.

The offense is stuck in 2022 and the defense isn’t good enough to overcome it against a powerful team. That’s the Lions, the club that smacked around Tampa Bay today — with maybe 20,000 blue-clad Lions fans invading The Licht House. (more…)

Big game today at The Licht House, but not a huge one. Still, it’s a chance for the Bucs to show the NFL world they are contenders.

Comment all game long here with Bucs fans, a few Lions fans, and a few haters.

And stick with Joe for plenty postgame into the wee hours. Go Bucs!

This insider report should come as no surprise to anyone who watched Tom Brady lead a struggling Bucs offense last season that averaged 18 points per game. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 9:12 a.m. Poll closed at 11:53 a.m.

Up to Baker?

One mark of a great quarterback is that he will somewhat single-handedly win his team two games a year. (more…)

Rachaad White.

Today will mark Rachaad White’s 14th career start at running back, and he’s sure to eclipse his 200th career carry as he currently has 199. (more…)

Cornerback Carlton Davis.

Not a lot, but fairly often, Joe reads comments on this here corner of the interwebs where folks just don’t like the Bucs secondary. (more…)

Average on the road with Lions.

With a little luck, road Jared Goff will show up today. (more…)

Impressive pass protection.

Sometime after the first Bucs offensive possession today, if not before, Joe will just about guaran-f’ing-tee it someone will b!tch about the offensive line. It’s what people do. (more…)

Game 5

Lions (4-1) at (3-1) Bucs 

Kickoff: 4:25 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally) with Adam Amin, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver.

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Need to score quickly.

In recent press conferences and media appearances, Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales has been pretty clear about one thing. (more…)

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Todd Bowles had an extra week to figure out how to tame the Lions. He needed every minute. (more…)

Today’s news Joe has seen across the NFL Network ticker isn’t promising. (more…)

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