While Joe has a doctorate in Bucs news, nuggets and nonsense, that higher education does not extend to the medical field. (more…)

Bad exit.

Two guys who likely needed a good game Saturday instead had memorable evenings, and not for good reasons. (more…)

Kyle Trask talked at his locker tonight.

UPDATED: Does Kyle Trask have a Buccaneers future? Nobody in charge of the team seems to want to say, “Damn right he does. Kyle’s our guy.” (more…)

No decision (yet).

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht hinted on the WFLA-TV Channel 8 broadcast Saturday night of the Backup Bowl between the Bucs and Bills that the Bucs are already leaning one way on their decision of who will be their No. 2 quarterback. (more…)

Should he be worried?

Saturday night in the WFLA-TV Channel 8 broadcast of the Backup Bowl between the Buffalo Bills and the Bucs, analyst Rondé Barber grew tired of all the sloppy tackling by Bucs defensive backs. (more…)

Backup QB chatter.

Kyle Trask looked sharp Saturday night in the Backup Bowl against the Bills at The Licht House. (more…)

Tez Johnson looks up at fans after tonight’s first half.

UPDATED: What a bounceback night for Bucs rookie returner/receiver Tez Johnson. (more…)

So All-World left tackle Tristan Wirfs and receiver Chris Godwin are injured but will not go on the physically unable to perform list to start the 2025 season.

Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht confirmed that tonight and talked about the decision. (more…)

So the Bucs have to shave their roster from 90 to 53 players by Tuesday afternoon. (more…)

So no Teddy Bridgewater tonight against the Bills in the preseason finale.

Apparently, he is sick. No specifics were provided by the team.

Does this affect Bridgewater’s status in his battle with Kyle Trask for the No. 2 quarterback gig? The Joe typing here thinks it already belongs to Bridgewater.

The cutdown deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m. Will the Bucs carry three QBs?

Big game for the backups!

Have a little fun commenting all game long below. Be nice. It’s not hard.

Go Bucs!

Do Bucs fans have the wrong attitude when it comes to Chris Godwin and his recovery from a brutal dislocated ankle? (more…)

The national landscape is gushing over the Bucs’ likelihood of winning the NFC South. They’re a common pick, a smart pick and an easy pick.

But Joe sees a lot of analysts slamming the brakes right there.

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Ready?

OK, Joe’s going to try to bring some sunshine into Bucs fans’ world on this gloomy, rainy Saturday morning. (more…)

“Pete, I like the way you think.”

Prickly Pete Prisco of CBS has a knack for getting a reaction out of people. Shoot, he can even get under Ira Kaufman’s skin barking about the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 6:40 a.m. Poll closed at 9:48 a.m.

No fun?

When Joe read this excerpt, Joe immediately had a comeback for the slightly faulty premise. (more…)

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Preseason Game 3

Bills at Bucs

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8 with Chris Myers, Rondé Barber and Aileen Hnatiuk.

Rebroadcast: Both WTTA-TV Channel 38 and NFL Network will rebroadcast the game Sunday at 10 a.m. (NFL Network is scheduled to rebroadcast Colts-Bengals Backup Bowl game 18 times Friday through Monday. So 54 hours of programming Labor Day weekend is for one game between two mediocre teams in small Midwestern markets. LOL! No wonder NFL Network was losing money. Joe never knew there were that many Anthony Richardson fans? Or, Jake Browning really is that popular.)

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Increased responsibility.

Until Jalen McMillan got hurt, veteran receiver Sterling Shepard logged most of his training camp time catching passes with the second-team offense. (more…)

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Two of Joe’s all-time favorite football players got together for a chat that published last week. (more…)