Predicament.

For those hellbent on running Todd Bowles out of town, you may want to skip this next paragraph. (more…)

Click on through to shop closeout savings at BillCurrieFord.com. The 2024 models have to go! Bill Currie Ford GM Sean Sullivan is ready to help you PERSONALLY and give you the famous Ira Kaufman discount on top of their great January pricing. Just ask! Don’t Worry, Drive Currie!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

They said he was nuts.

On this day 30 years ago, Malcom Glazer coughed up nearly $200 million to purchase the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For some, that was considered an outrageous amount to spend on a franchise that hadn’t been to the postseason in 12 years.

Tampa Stadium was antiquated and half-empty while the Bucs were annual strangers to prime-time games.

Some fans that did show up in previous years came adorned with bags over their heads to protest the team’s irrelevance and attempt to shame former owner Hugh Culverhouse, who was viewed as frugal and indifferent. (more…)

Weighs in on Bucs’ errors.

Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians often used a now-famous phrase in his first Tampa Bay season when the team almost weekly did something dumb. (more…)

Evaluations coming.

This may be a surprise to some — it is to Joe only because Joe is like, “Damn, that soon?” (more…)

Talking with the Jags.

So today is the day for the Bucs and offensive coordinator Liam Coen. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 12:27 p.m. Poll closed 2:15 p.m. Last week’s results linked here.

How bout Bucs interior beasts Vita Vea, Calijah Kancey and Logan Hall combining for 20 sacks this season?

Impressive stuff, especially with a weak edge rush keeping a lot of attention up the middle. (more…)

So how much will Bucs left guard Ben Bredeson earn when his contract expires in two months.

Will it be $8 million per year? $10 million? More? (more…)

Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison.

Joe really tries to wait to jump into the draft pool until after free agency. That doesn’t mean Joe won’t monitor the draft — shoot, Joe will be at the combine in six weeks. (more…)

Staff changes not off the table.

One could argue some new coaching voices are needed on the defensive side of the ball. (more…)

Lay off the Bucs defense.

That was the message from a very angry-sounding Jon Gruden in an epic rant after Tampa Bay lost to the Commanders on Sunday. (more…)

Screenshot of All-22 film a split-second after Baker Mayfield and Jalen McMillan mishandled the handoff. No defender was outside the numbers. Not shown is a Washington safety between the hashmarks standing at the Bucs-28.

Some Bucs fans are grumbling (well, maybe more than grumbling) saying no way Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen should ever have called a jet sweep with the ball on the Bucs-15 on Sunday night. (more…)

Joe doesn’t have a great answer for why Trey Palmer went from 39 catches as a rookie to just 12 this season.

The Bucs planned/hoped/expected to use him more. (more…)

Before the season, if Bucs fans knew the Bucs would win 10 games, nearly all would raise a glass and toast head coach Todd Bowles. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht

Joe knows there are still media types and fans in disbelief that Todd Bowles will be the 2025 Buccaneers head coach.

Joe sort of understands.

Heck, Joe was in disbelief when the Bucs decided to bring Doug Martin back for the 2017 season. (more…)

Legend building against Bucs.

The Bucs may have just fallen victim to the newest fourth-quarter killer on the NFL’s landscape. (more…)

So head coach Todd Bowles and key players and coaches typically meet with TV broadcasters the day before each game. (more…)

Tell Joe. Flash poll posted at 2:16 p.m. Poll closed at 3:15 p.m.

Joe’s a fan of the Green Light with Chris Long podcast.

He’s a smart ex-player who actually watches most NFL games and does his homework. (more…)