Flash poll posted at 10:36 a.m.

Ecstasy on Dale Mabry Highway this morning from network news reports that Bucs manbeast Vita Vea will play on his sprained right knee against the Eagles today at The Licht House.

Eagles All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson, as expected, will be out because of a concussion suffered last Sunday.

“Got it from a source, Mayfield.”

Good news from uber NFL insider Adam Schefter of BSPN. Both Rachaad White, who was added to the injury report Saturday, and Bucky Irving, who has been nursing a hamstring, will play against the Eagles.

Schefter posted this information on Twitter, currently known as X, after midnight. White was added to the injury report with an illness that Schefter reported as food poisoning.

So you can relax, Bucs fans. It looks like the Bucs won’t have to lean on only Sean Tucker against the Eagles at 1 p.m.

Left guard Ben Bredeson talks battling Eagles defense.

The Bucs’ run game this season is, well, Joe will just type it that the results rhyme with “bass.” (more…)

Busy week? Joe hopes you stayed safe.

This is where Joe helps intermittent readers catch up a little easier before kickoff. (more…)

Spectacular pass defense.

We all know what kind of defense Bucs coach Todd Bowles wants. (more…)

Stop the run, JTS says.

No A.J. Brown? No DeVonta Smith? No Lane Johnson (maybe)? Doesn’t matter, Joe Tryon-Defense told Joe last week. The defense must play better. (more…)

BSPN’s Marcus Spears.

You can tell former Cowboys defensive end and current BSPN talking head Marcus Spears has a lot of respect for Todd Bowles. (more…)

Jamel Dean explains.

Jamel Dean was polite about it. But the Bucs’ veteran corner told Joe last week that expecting the Eagles to be a less dangerous team because of injuries on offense would be downright stupid. (more…)

Game 4

Eagles (2-1) at Bucs (2-1) 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13 locally) with Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady and Erin Andrews.

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“No sacks today, Bake.”

This weekly feature is not just a here’s-a-pick, get-your-best-bet thing.

Joe highlights Bucs-related lines each week in this space and how Joe is — and is not — throwing cash around. (more…)

“Lavonte, you ready to blitz this joker?”

A man who played five years in the NFL as an offensive lineman (and was a Princeton teammate of Kyle Brandt) knows how teams that are embarrassed often respond unless they’ve thrown the towel in on the season. (more…)

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From the football field to the negotiation table, Chris Godwin’s sense of timing couldn’t be better.

The 28-year-old wide receiver has been Tampa Bay’s most consistent player through three weeks as he approaches potential free agency in March. If Godwin is allowed to hit the market, he figures to be the premier wideout available. (more…)

Out.

The Bucs updated their injury report for Sunday’s game with the Eagles. And it is terrible. (more…)

Ex-NFL backup QB has Baker Mayfield’s back.

Scoff at Chase Daniel if you want. But very few quarterbacks ever got over on the NFL like this guy did. (more…)

Some teams have a wrecking ball of a left or right tackle and run in his direction. (more…)

More regions of the country will get to enjoy the Bucs tomorrow on free TV. This happens when the FOX No. 1 broadcast crew, highlighted by former Tom Brady and Tampa-area native Erin Andrews, shows up to work a Bucs game. (more…)

Catalyst for a win?

Pretty smart analysis by Ben Solak of BSPN on how the Bucs can win tomorrow against the Eagles. (more…)

Eagles fans are not happy with one of their greats from early this century. (more…)

Tom Brady is back in town.

Joe hadn’t done anything on this because Joe wasn’t going to be overly interested until Tom Brady showed up at The Licht House on Sunday. (more…)

A couple of realities are swirling in the head of former NFL MVP quarterback Rich Gannon. (more…)

Bucs pass rush flopping like a fish.

With the exception of signing Tom Brady or drafting Tristan Wirfs, Joe maintains the greatest heist Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht pulled off came just after the combine in early 2018. (more…)