Pro Bowl quarterback Baker Mayfield squares up Sunday against future Hall of Fame Raiders QB Aiden O’Connell at The Licht House for a 1 o’clock kickoff. (more…)

This was uplifting and discouraging all at the same time. (more…)

Very insightful stuff here from the Panthers with different looks at the Adam Thielen touchdown catch that wasn’t on Sunday. (more…)

Joe’s confused by what’s perceived as mental toughness at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 9:17 a.m. Poll closed at 11:09 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.

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Todd thanks Josh Allen (and James Cook) for dashing through the snow and taking him to the fantasy playoffs. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters!

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Todd sees potential Survivor action on the Eagles, Bucs, Vikings, Steelers and Dolphins in Week 14 as well as some lively underdogs ATS like the Packers and Seahawks. The Todd Wright Survivor Football Podcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group.

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Motivated by rookie teammate.

If the NFL season ended today, Joe doesn’t know if there would be a better story for the Bucs than rookie running back Bucky Irving. (more…)

The shadow lurks.

A lot of Bucs fans are banking on a wet-toilet-paper-soft schedule in the final five games will vault the Bucs to the playoffs and perhaps even an NFC South title. (more…)

It almost seems sacrilegious to suggest that Bucs running back Bucky Irving is better than Eagles stud running back Saquon Barkley. But he may be. (more…)

Injury update.

The returning Bucs championship safeties have had rotten luck in their second go-around with their old team. (more…)

So former Bucs tight end Cameron Brate was on the field for great running back play in his career, including Doug Martin’s mindblowing rookie Pro Bowl season (2015), the 2020 edition of Ronald Jones and the magical spurts of Leonard “Playoff Lenny” Fournette. (more…)

Calijah Kancey

So Todd Bowles shared a lot of love yesterday for the Sunday play of edge rushers YaYa Diaby and Anthony Nelson, plus defensive tackle Calijah Kancey.

“Vita Vea” was not on the coach’s lips during his visit with WFLA sports czar Dan Lucas. (more…)

It is said that teams take on the personality of their head coach.

Joe realizes that makes some Bucs fans uneasy. (more…)

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Instant classic episode with Joe and Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman. Lots of juice. Enjoy!

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Man success vs. zone failure.

Now this is a major head-scratcher. (more…)