This one had Joe head-scratching this afternoon, and it has nothing to do with the flea infestation at the Saints’ grimy old stadium. (more…)

Rookie nickel cornerback Tykee Smith.

Joe can only imagine how much fist-pumping Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht did yesterday afternoon.

He probably worked up a sweat and needed a shower with his players at the slimy Saints’ Superdome. (more…)

Says strong run might make Bucs complete.

The Bucs have talked about building a run game since head coach Todd Bowles took over when Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians retired. (more…)

Joe’s glad someone other than a Bucs fan put Tampa Bay’s 51-27 win yesterday into perspective. (more…)

Chris Godwin celebrates with Sean Tucker after the Bucs’ second-year running back scored one of his two touchdowns yesterday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Welcome to Victory Monday! Joe’s going to suck down a couple of mugs of Louisiana-brewed Community Coffee in honor of the Bucs stomping the slimy Saints yesterday in their own Lincoln’s Tomb. Let’s get rolling. (more…)

Big number for the Bucs’ dynamic rookie.

Buckyball, as this Joe calls it, isn’t just a phenomenon that puts Bucs fans on the edges of their seats from Lakeland to Largo.

The success of Bucs rookie running back Bucky Irving is resonating around the NFL. (more…)

Running back Sean Tucker.

So now Joe gets what Mel Kiper’s hype was all about. (more…)

Pest of New Orleans.

For too many years, it seems the slimy Saints always found a way to beat the Bucs. That’s why the wins against them are so sweet. (more…)

League-leader.

As the legendary baseball announcer Mel Allen would say, “How about that?” (more…)

So can these Buccaneers go the distance?

Joe believes a team requires five elements to get to the NFL’s promised land. (more…)

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They lost their lead, not their poise. (more…)

“I still have you beat, Baker!”

What a bipolar game the Bucs played today. (more…)

Well, the Panthers gave it a good fight today but in the end the Falcons rolled them 38-20 in Charlotte.

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A good running game fires him up.

It’s well-known that offensive linemen love to run the ball. More importantly, they love to run the ball when their team’s running game is dominating. (more…)

“Bake, we got a little bit in common.”

Remember a few years ago when the Bucs rolled up points with ease most of the time and hung 30.1 points per game, second best in the NFL? (more…)

New Bucs starting RB?

So, are we going to see a new starting running back?

Is Bucky Irving going to share time in the backfield with another running back aside from Rachaad White? (more…)

Shows Dad skills after TD catch.

OK, Joe will get this out of the way first: What was Cade Otton doing with the football during today’s win against the slimy Saints? (more…)

Defense came together.

It looked like a horror show in the making, maybe one of the worst in Bucs history, which is saying quite a lot. (more…)

To a man, Joe’s been hearing Bucs players talk about how today was more than just another division game. (more…)

Man.

So fan-punching-bag center Robert Hainsey returned to the starting lineup today for the first time since last season (without running back Rachaad White) and the Bucs’ offense turned in its biggest performance in history.

That’s right. The Bucs’ 594 yards are a team record.

Somebody call Mulder and Scully! (more…)

Calijah Kancey’s long-awaited return was felt..

After pounding Eagles QB Jalen Hurts with six sacks in Week 4, the Bucs’ pass rush sort of took the night off against Kirk Cousins last week.

It came back today in huge way. (more…)