Texans Matchup, A Busy Bucs Week, Game Picks & More

September 14th, 2025

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13 Responses to “Texans Matchup, A Busy Bucs Week, Game Picks & More”

  1. Cybersecurity_intern Says:

    Joe i thought you were going to post your weekly fantasy lineups for the day. What happened?

  2. HC Grover Says:

    Monday Night FOOTBALL AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE…I don’t like Mon, Sun, or Thur. games. Sunday at 1 or 4 better.

  3. Dew Says:

    Saints lost. Pantgers looking awful early. Canales may be the first coach fired. No offense.

  4. HC Grover Says:

    Worst cas is tied with Falcons this week.

  5. Buc40 Says:

    Would be great if you could record in an actual studio and not the street corner- background noise is annoying af

  6. G Says:

    Agree with Buc40
    Can we get better audio quality????
    Not the typical spot. As mentioned in the opening, this was recorded at Hooters. –Joe

  7. Aqualung Says:

    The weekly pre-game Bowles Dread has emerged. Remembering the 2023 game against CJ Stroud and expecting worse. What will he do to further evolve his genius, mad scientist reputation? Maybe start 5 DBs on the OL and dropping O-linemen into coverage on defense.

    Cross training. No one will expect it.

  8. BA’s Red Pen Says:

    I hope your beach chairs don’t get stolen this time on your weekend getaway over there Sage.

  9. heyjude Says:

    Great podcast and happy game day!

    Fully agree about Barton. He did well.

    Holy moly on the no coffee suggestion for the Monday night game. Definitely understand the reasoning though. Maybe some effective tweaks were made and we have the win tonight. Glad Mike gets to play in his hometown area.

    Interesting about the new center for Houston. Agreed, the Falcons game was ugly and positive altogether. First game out, no worries.

    Loved your odds against Houston. Hoping for the win tonight. Go Bucs!

  10. Mr. Editor Says:

    Buckle up because Houston is going to be ready to play. They had a bad performance in week 1 and are looking to redeem themselves. Good teams don’t have poor back-to-back weeks. I hope that I’m wrong! Go Bucs!

  11. Mr. Editor Says:

    Was the “offensive line guru” commenting on Barton’s performance Brian Baldinger?

  12. Mr. Editor Says:

    One thing about the Bucs front office: they can keep secrets! When it comes to injuries (e.g., Goedeke “may or may not play”), game plans, and personnel changes (e.g., “we assume” Barton will play at tackle), they keep the fans and those who report on the Bucs guessing. Not necessarily sure that it works against opponents, but they could give pointers to the Department of Defense (War) and the CIA!

  13. Smarter than Joe Says:

    Odd to call someone a “Sage” yet they didn’t know about the O Line switch…
    Odd to confuse wisdom and perspective with a covered up change.–Joe