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Linebacker SirVocea Dennis tackles QB Jared Goff yesterday.
So good-guy Logan Ryan lives in Tampa and played defensive back for the 2022 Buccaneers.
He didn’t pick the Bucs to win yesterday. (more…)
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Baker Mayfield speculates.
So the Bucs have won 8 of their last 10 games, but team unity is not as simple as rallying around quality play and tradition. (more…)
Health update
The injury bug is biting the Bucs hard this season. And it damn near cost them their best (?) running back.
Sunday, Rachaad White went down briefly early in the game with a groin issue — before Vita Vea left with a knee injury
It didn’t seem severe for White. He returned quickly to the game and was still his ineffective self on the ground.
Jeremy Fowler of BSPN reports a Bucs source appeared to downplay White’s injury and, per Fowler, said White “should be good.”
White is averaging 2.0 yards a carry but 11.4 yards a catch, where he excels.
So after a Chris Godwin gain of 19 yards on 3rd-and-22 yesterday, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles had a decision to make. (more…)
While Todd Bowles did not confirm early this afternoon that Vita Vea finished all testing related to his injured knee (suffered yesterday when YaYa Diaby fell on him), Bowles did say that his manbeast defensive tackle has a Grade 2 MCL sprain and it’s a “day-to-day” situation.
Joe is considering this great news.
Safety Jordan Whitehead.
One historic stat was revived Sunday as the Bucs’ beat down the Lions.
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He’s back!
Joe thinks it is fair to say the old Chris Godwin is back. (more…)
Defense rocked.
When something happens that rarely occurs, is it better to call the event an accident? (more…)
Calls himself out.
Immediately after the game yesterday when the Bucs defense stonewalled the Lions for the full fourth quarter, one Bucs player refused to take any credit. (more…)
Gives Bucs props for win.
So, Dan Campbell explained yesterday why he thought his Lions lost to the Bucs. He had two theories. (more…)
Back to his old self.
If you walk into a bar and say Chris Godwin is a top-five receiver, here is some intel that will back you up. (more…)
Leader.
You want to know why Baker Mayfield’s teammates like him so much? Well, he hustles and he wins, that helps. (more…)
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
Was Todd Bowles happy with how the Bucs won yesterday? You’re dang right he was. But he wasn’t bawling over it. (more…)
Linebacker Lavonte David celebrates a stop late in the Bucs’ 20-16 win over the Lions. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.
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Balling in 2024.
Joe remembers well the weekend of the 2024 draft when the Bucs selected Georgia safety Tykee Smith in Round 2 and right away the Bucs strongly implied he would be their starting nickel cornerback. (more…)
It’s great to hear nice things about your team’s franchise quarterback, but who delivers that message can be extremely meaniningful. (more…)
When Joe read this, the only thing Joe could think of was how the great voice of Chicago sports radio, Mike North would react. (more…)
The first pass by Jared Goff on Sunday became Zyon McCollum’s first career interception. (more…)
“We’ll figure it out, Cade.”
So the Bucs got their thrilling road win against a big-time Detroit team today with no sacks, no running game and a pile of injuries. (more…)
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Stats don’t lie, they swear.
By the sheer numbers, the Lions mauled the Bucs Sunday at Ford Field, owning a whopping 463-216 advantage in total yards and a distinct lead in time of possession.
Ask any Buc fan if they care and you know the answer: hell no.
Tampa Bay won this game 20-16 because the Bucs matched Detroit’s physicality and played superb defense, despite being undermanned. Young players stepped up, especially in the red zone, as the Bucs opened at 2-0 for the fourth consecutive season.
The offense, hampered by a dismal ground game, did just enough and Todd Bowles’ group did the rest. The Bucs overcame Aidan Hutchinson, who lived up to his reputation as a game-wrecker with 4 1-2 sacks, primarily against a backup right tackle.
In the end, the Bucs made more plays when it counted. Even the national media has to finally notice what’s going on in Tampa, where a gritty franchise has quietly won 8 of its last 10 games.
“That’s a good team there,” said Lions coach Dan Campbell, who tried to throw himself under the team bus, suggesting the setback was decided on a late first-half miscue that cost Detroit three points. Although Campbell blamed himself for the loss, there’s a lot more to the story. (more…)
