So why are the Bucs on a run of winning six of their past seven games?

One player delivered an answer today. (more…)

Bucs intel.

It seems the Bucs found their quarterback. Trick is, can they keep him? (more…)

Rachaad White has 24 catches in his last eight games for a 198 yards. That’s not exactly the stat line of super dangerous guy out of the backfield. (more…)

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“Mutual understanding” to meet.

Future Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Mike Evans could be a free agent this winter, but that doesn’t mean he won’t play for the Bucs again. (more…)

Gets pumped doing dirty work.

Joe has heard former NFL players say leadership isn’t necessarily someone hollering and screaming. This came to mind for Joe on one particular play from Monday night. (more…)

Where will he play today?

Monday against the Eagles, one adjustment Todd Bowles made with his defense was turning backup corner Zyon McCollum into a joker. (more…)

Jamel Dean explains.

Last week Bucs coach Todd Bowles said one reason for the improved defense was that he was “letting our elephants be elephants and our giraffes be giraffes.” (more…)

Getting one’s head right.

So how do the Bucs prepare for the physical Lions today? Yes, the Bucs played the Lions three months ago. That may as well be three years ago. (more…)

Postseason Game 2
Divisional Round

Bucs (10-8) at Lions (13-5) 

Kickoff: 3 p.m.

TV: NBC and WFLA-TV Channel 8, locally) with: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Kaylee Hartung and Melissa Stark.

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The Bucs have a special quarterback.

But how special is he? (more…)

Must get to Jared Goff.

For one NFL analyst, the way the Bucs can beat the Lions is simple. However, executing this task is anything but simple. (more…)

With one dominant win over an imploding Eagles team, the Bucs have won over a lot of analysts. (more…)

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More hot air from Peter King.

Joe loves how the man who tripled-down on his Bucs-will-suck prediction is being forced to talk about the team in late January. (more…)

“Time to shut that guy up.”

So how big is the Lions’ home field advantage?

Consider the public health warnings coming out of Detroit. (more…)

Big game coming?

Leave it to a man who knows both football and numbers to recognize a major crack in a playoff team’s armor. (more…)