Optimism.

It wasn’t all dismay and disbelief in the Bucs’ postgame locker room last night. [read more]

So the NBC broadcast began last night with announcers declaring that Baker Mayfield is playing through thumb pain and lingering swelling in the digit that was dislocated during the Bucs’ Week 3 loss to the Minnesota. [read more]

Baker Mayfield.

Joe just wanted to throw something at the TV last night. Good thing Joe remembered what it cost. [read more]

Buccaneers GM Jason Licht.

Will the Bucs be buyers or sellers at tomorrow’s annual NFL trade deadline?

It seems like a silly question. [read more]

Todd Bowles.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles just stared straight ahead at nobody. He couldn’t believe what he just saw. His defense got five turnovers and the Bucs still lost. [read more]

Joe sure hopes Team Glazer looks at the Bucs’ last 10 losses, all by one score, and sees them as an indicator that the team is poorly coached rather than “this close” to turning things around with the current coaching staff.

Among those 10 losses, only four wins were sprinkled in between. [read more]

Monumental effort wasted.

Joe was having flashbacks to 27 years ago. [read more]

As expected, the Bucs ran the ball well again tonight with their bellcow running back.

This time, against a good team, it wasn’t enough to win. [read more]

Shameful.

Zac Robinson is going to drag this Bucs team down with him. [read more]

Lost in the hoopla of Baker Mayfield signing a big contract extension this summer were the actual details of the deal.

ProFootballTalk.com published them in the hours after the pact was made. [read more]

What’s wrong?

Joe asked the following on the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” last week. The other Joe and Ira just about freaked out. [read more]

The Bucs offense certainly was not ready for prime time tonight.

The Bucs defense, however, delivered a heroic effort that was flushed down the toilet. [read more]

Comment all game long below. Huuuge must-win game for Tampa Bay. A win, and the Bucs are for real and holding a firm lead in the NFC South. 

A loss? Well, they’re just another miserable NFC South team at 3-6 behind the Saints and Panthers.

Go Bucs!

The slimy Saints are not a good team, but hey, they’re now tied with the first-place Buccaneers in the won-loss column! [read more]

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Update.

The Bucs’ passing attack is as atrocious as Joe has seen it in a long, long time. Truly pathetic. [read more]

“Thanks for losing, Kev.”

Unlike last week in Tampa, the Falcons looked like a real professional football team this morning in Spain. [read more]

Zyon McCollum talks to NBC.

How good is the Buccaneers defense, and how good is the team at 3-5? [read more]

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