Bucs Stand Firm As NFL Trade Deadline Passes
November 10th, 2026
It’s status quo for the Bucs as the NFL trade deadline expired.
Joe expected this, per past comments and chatter on yesterday’s Ira Kaufman Podcast.
Over at One Buc Palace, there’s lots of love and appreciation for the Tampa Bay roster. Joe assumes more than once a week Buccaneer Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht mutters to colleagues about how he gave Todd Bowles a winning roster and Bowles needs to win with the damn group he has.
Also, Joe knows Team Glazer doesn’t want to bail on its offseason vote of confidence in Bowles by signing off on a franchise-changing fire sale.
Team Glazer is a competitive entity; Joe’s sure it wants to be able to drop a collective ‘I told you so,’ and the only way to do that is to stick with Bowles and win the division.
So here we are. The trade deadline passed at 4 p.m.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:08 pm
Anyone surprised?
November 10th, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Of course they did. Missed a big opportunity to get draft capital and get much needed salary cap space for next year.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Boring franchises.
No risk it, no biscuit it. That didn’t last long.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:11 pm
JL & BM are Both WORTHLESS!!!!
November 10th, 2026 at 4:11 pm
lol, win the division.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:11 pm
Licht is so fook*n stupid with his draft picks. I guess he’s Gotta save them for the next coach. “Hey new coach ! I have a ton of draft picks that I can make for you next season. They might include a kicker in the 2nd round. Or a punter in the 4th, but we’ve got a lot of them!!!!!!!”
November 10th, 2026 at 4:12 pm
Alright, Time to focus on Detroit 12 days
November 10th, 2026 at 4:12 pm
AWJ to the Bills would’ve made so much sense. Out of the conference even. But alas, it’s a Bucs life.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:13 pm
Pain, mediocrity here we go.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:17 pm
So does Vita Vea now take plays off?
November 10th, 2026 at 4:18 pm
This team sucks a$$!!! And I told you so this summer.
But I’m just a troll because I don’t spew lemming speak. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
November 10th, 2026 at 4:18 pm
No worries guys!!!! We gotta coach it better! He has it all under control!!!
Your time is coming Todd! Nice calls kicking field goals the other night…..you like guys kicking so much you should look in to coaching soccer as soon as you get launched out of here at seasons end……good luck down the stretch!
November 10th, 2026 at 4:19 pm
They’re always happy with their roster.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:23 pm
From top to bottom this team is just plain $hit! If the owners don’t make drastic changes in 2027 time for this old man to move on and spend my money elsewhere I suppose this is just horrible this year!
November 10th, 2026 at 4:25 pm
ProffeserVonSh**forbrains. Nobody worth a damn gives a diddly what a piece of crap has to say. So there’s that.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:28 pm
And regarding Joe’s comments about the Glazers wanting to be right, I’m sorry, is this an exercise in being proven right, or winning games? I’m not disputing what Joe is saying, just think that’s the wrong mindset for them to have. But unsurprising. From the top (Glazers) all the way down (Licht & bowles) this team gets WAAAAY too attached to players (and a certain coach, ahem). Look at running it back after the Super Bowl (never been done before or since I believe), the post SB draft where we acted like winning the SB meant we couldn’t get better at a SINGLE position, not benching Devin White, huge multi year contract for Godwin after 2 catastrophic injuries, resigning Vea when he’s old fat and checked out, not trading AWJ when his much cheaper comparable replacement is ALREADY ON THE ROSTER. By the time we finally get rid of a player, they are DONE in the nfl. We’ve got to lead the league in rostering guys that are out of football as soon as they leave the team. Just bad ownership, bad leadership, bad decision making, bad stewardship of the team Malcom bought. It doesn’t bring me joy to say it, I wish it weren’t true, but that’s how I see it.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:29 pm
Are people upset we didn’t get anyone or trade anyone? Because with a real chance to win this hapless division and get the revenue that comes with a playoff game, they.are not dealing anyone, and im glad they didn’t…but i wouldn’t have mind if they ousted ole 6 yards is risky and considered a bomb in this offense, Mr.Robinson and got anyone with.a fresh and creative game plan to wake up this offense!
November 10th, 2026 at 4:30 pm
I’m not surprised but also not disappointed. There were only a couple of moves that would have moved the needle. We would have needed an impact WR that can stretch the field or a TE that can put pressure on the secondary. I didn’t see a valuable piece out there so it’s best to stand pat. There was no reason to trade anyone because we’re still good enough to win THIS division. Lose in the first round and move on from the pieces that have value.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:38 pm
HUGE missed opportunity to gather more draft capital for the new HC and GM to start the re-build next season. Now they will let guys walk and get NOTHING.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:42 pm
6th rd pick for Keenan Allen by san fran that should of been us we need a big wr
November 10th, 2026 at 4:42 pm
Another miscalculation by the brain trust at one dumpster fire palace….
November 10th, 2026 at 4:43 pm
I’m in the minority here but I think the team will win at least 8 games, and the division. I would not be surprised if they win 9, or maybe even 10 games. Did I mention I’m in the minority?
Yes, they have a huge problem on offense. But problems, once identified, can be solved. I think Bowles can consult with someone like Arians, or even Coen for valuable input. He probably knows a few good QBs he can reach out to as well.
Defense and special teams are, for the most part, playing championship caliber football. Fix the passing game and pass blocking, and get to a so so offense that can score 24 points, and capitalize on turnovers, then they will kick a$$.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:46 pm
The players are good enough except for Baker, and he could be.
The greatest losing factor has been the play calling on offense.
They call too few runs when running is their strength.
And, they pass from obvious passing formations which lets the defenders surprise Baker rather than the offense surprising the defense.
There was no motion and no disguising the pass on either of Baker’s interceptions. That let the defenders get their minds totally into coverage mode and they exploited the opportunities.
As to Baker, he seems to be hesitant. On the first interception, I agree with Kurt Warner’s analysis that Godwin was the first read and that Godwin was open immediately on the out for the quick throw on time. Baker should have never made it to the second read which he threw in front of the waiting safety. And, because there was no motion and no run action deception, the safety had plenty of time to just sit back and diagnose the opportunity.
On the second pick, again, there was no one in motion and no run action deception. So, the defender had nothing to think about except making a play on the ball. Warner is right that Egbuka could have run his route in a way that would have given Baker a better read on the defender. And, for Baker, it was partly a bad break that defender took a step that gave Bake a bit of a false read. And, this time, Baker did not hesitate before throwing it – he ripped it. But, his ball placement was head high where the defender had an equal chance for the ball and much more momentum to rest it away from the receiver as the defender was coming down hill. Hit the receiver in the gut and it is a reception. Brady threw that pass countless times knee high where only his receiver could make a play on it. Ball placement is a big part of ball security and Baker did not put the ball in a secure location.
I would also take note of Tez’s “drop” in the red zone. Tez was open and Baker saw it. But, Baker double clutched the throw, and he had to make the late throw far behind Tez to keep it out of the hands of a defender. Expecting a receiver to make a back shoulder catch is one thing. But, when a player is crossing the field and has to make a 180 degree spin in the air just to tip the ball as his momentum carries him away from the ball, the receiver is just not going to make that play? If Baker had thrown that pass on his first motion, Tez was open to be hit in stride for a good gain.
The play calling should be more runs that pass when the run is averaging 4.5 yards per rush.
And, every pass should be disguised as a possible run so that defenders cannot get into a comfortable, one dimensional, pass defense mindset.
Two years ago, commentators were going on at length about how great Baker’s footwork was and his mechanics in general.
Bring back or find Baker whisperer who can get Baker back into that peak form that he was lauded for.
November 10th, 2026 at 4:53 pm
Kenton Smith says:
“ProffeserVonSh**forbrains. Nobody worth a damn gives a diddly what a piece of crap has to say. So there’s that.”
Well you seem to care a lot so we know what that makes you!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
November 10th, 2026 at 4:54 pm
Loser owners, loser GM, loser Coach
Loser are going to always lose
It is the way in Tampa Bay
November 10th, 2026 at 4:58 pm
Ya’ll were waiting on some magic bullet level trade, and I’m here to tell you-it don’t work like tha
“ Two years ago, commentators were going on at length about how great Baker’s footwork was and his mechanics in general.”
Like WHO!? 🤣
Joe in May of ‘24
“Canales, now the Panthers’ head coach, talked about starting from scratch last season with resetting Mayfield’s footwork and figuring out what plays suited him best based on studying his feet.”
Mayfield via Joe in ‘23
“The two practices [prior to today] were not my best by any means,” Mayfield said. We looked at it; footwork was a little off. Just being out of rhythm. Just getting back to that, it was a lot better for me today. … Today was better than the previous two ”
Also offseason of ‘23
“During a water break, Joe saw offensive coordinator Dave Canales and Mayfield have a private one-on-one. Canales would mimic the footwork and throw of a pass and Mayfield would repeat the gesture.”
Baker in ‘24 via Joe
“Sometimes I process information pretty quickly and my feet get out of whack a little bit,” Mayfield said. “Obviously, when it comes down to playing football, you can always run for a first down, whatever you’ve got to do. But not drifting in the pocket, not putting extra stress on these guys up front, and just going through it in a balanced setting and just trying to handle it the best way possible.”
Nobody, and i repeat, NOBODY has gone on praising Mayfield for his footwork and mechanics. It’s almost the opposite and mind you, these are all around the 90-120 career start marks