Game Ball: Baker Mayfield
September 9th, 2025
Acknowledged.
Offensive linemen like to stick up for quarterbacks. And that was the case for NFL Network’s Willie Colon. [read more]
Acknowledged.
Offensive linemen like to stick up for quarterbacks. And that was the case for NFL Network’s Willie Colon. [read more]
Antoine Winfield prepares to pop Atlanta RB Tyler Allgeier. That wasn’t Winfield’s only big hit Sunday.
For Joe, the play of the game Sunday in the Bucs’ win was Koo-Koo-For-Cocoa-Puffs missing a field goal at the end of regulation to give the Bucs an early, critical division win over the Dixie Chicks. [read more]
The Buccaneers’ senior advisor to the general manager, Bucco Bruce Arians, shed light on his beloved team today. [read more]
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Challenge.
So Baker Mayfield is 1-7 in night games as a Bucs quarterback.
Next up for his team is the Texans on Monday night. [read more]
Bucs backup QB Teddy Bridgewater.
So the Bucs handed Baker Mayfield a gift last month. [read more]
If you thought you that 53-yard Bucs punt return Sunday felt like an AI-driven deep fake, it’s understandable.
That was the longest Tampa Bay punt return since 2015. [read more]
Baker Mayfield was rusty and off his game mentally early Sunday against Atlanta. [read more]
Film shows he still has the feet.
In NFL terms, Mike Evans is close to packing up his belongings and preparing for a new life at The Villages. [read more]
The “W” Sunday in Atlanta is all that really matters, but there are a lot of ways to win. [read more]
Plate too full?
SirVocea Dennis hadn’t played in a full game of real football in nearly a full year, September 2024. So it stands to reason a hiccup or two was coming. [read more]
Where the Bucs excelled.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles said yesterday in his day-after presser that he was really happy with preparation for opening day. [read more]
Big smile for Baker Mayfield.
As we know from Baker Mayfield and former Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, Sooners and Longhorns don’t mix. [read more]
Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]
Well-stocked roster.
Joe has already noted the Bucs’ roster is comprised of 82 percent of drafted players. No team has as much homegrown talent as Tampa Bay. [read more]
“I got the squeeze, Tweeze.”
Listeners to the Ira Kaufman Podcast heard Joe talk before training camp about how the Bucs, given their fortified cornerbacks stable and Jamel Dean’s reputation for being extraordinarily frugal, had a golden opportunity to squeeze Dean to accept a pay cut. [read more]
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Offensive lines are like forced marriages of sports radio hosts. There’s no telling if there is any chemistry in a combination. [read more]
Hall of Fame cornerback Rondé Barber says you simply cannot be considered a special cornerback unless you snag a good share of interceptions and force turnovers in general. [read more]
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