Losing defined the Bucs’ season before last night.

So what was the difference in Dallas? (more…)

For those who missed Ira Kaufman’s lecture on the inevitable “fracture” between a head coach and general manager of a struggling NFL team, Bucco Bruce Arians took the baton and ran with it. (more…)

Three more quarters left.

Joe is sensing a theme. And it is likely coming from KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles. (more…)

Baker Mayfield, Jags coach Liam Coen and Todd Bowles hanging out in August.

Over and over Joe hears fans moaning about how the Bucs organization should have hired Liam Coen as head coach after the 2024 season and lived happily ever after for many years to come. (more…)

Gave up on his defense?

The Bucs defense, you may have heard, was sackless yesterday. (more…)

How safe is Bucs OC Zac Robinson?

It’s getting to the point where Joe wonders if Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson may be a sacrificial lamb in the near future. (more…)

It wasn’t supposed to be this way.

The Bucs’ heralded offensive line was supposed to be healthy and enforcing its will with a playcaller who knew how to scheme things up. (more…)

The Todd Bowles Buccaneers have won two of their last 12 games.

Back in 2018, Bowles won three of his final 12 games with the New York Jets and got fired. In fact, Bowles never had a 2-10 stretch in his four-year stint as New York head coach.

It’s that bad in Tampa. (more…)

Welcome to the dark side. It’s also known as last place in the NFC South landfill.

Yeah, it’s that bad. The Bucs are winless after another uninspired effort at The Licht House.

Even Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston were winning starters today.

This time for Tampa Bay, not even special teams played well. They had been strong in Weeks 1 and 2. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 6:48 a.m. Poll closed at 9:59 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.

“This guy’s smacking us around on YouTube.”

Joe sees Graham Barton as a good, durable starting center. (more…)

Baker Mayfield scores on a nine-yard run late to pull the Bucs within a touchdown Sunday in Cincinnati.

The Bucs defense looked weird to Joe yesterday, not so high up in the press box of Mike Brown Stadium. (more…)

The NFL has countless billions of dollars and can play games in Australia and track players via satellite, but it can’t figure out how to make sure a speaker in a helmet doesn’t glitch out. (more…)

Most NFL defenses have a goal of at least one sack per 12 pass attempts. (more…)

Screenshot courtesy of CBS Sports HQ.

Based on annual value, Team Glazer backed up its love for Baker Mayfield with one of the richest contracts for any quarterback. (more…)

Receiver Jalen McMillan.

Last year was a complete and total waste for Bucs receiver Jalen McMillan. (more…)

Last night was brutal for the Tampa Bay offense and the week prior was sad for the first-team offense. (more…)

Jason Licht reacts with a bitter beer face when asked about Baker Mayfield’s possible future with the Bucs.

This had to be one of the funniest moments that Joe has seen/heard in a Bucs broadcast in a while. (more…)

Joe is pretty convinced Chucky has a craving to coach again — even though he’s had scores of opportunities to coach college ball and instead stayed in his Tampa office breaking down tape, pretending to coach. (more…)

Baker Mayfield said 22 days ago that he was unhappy and slightly insulted by the contract extension offer tossed his way by the Buccaneers. (more…)

Bucs QB has his back.

Watching new Bucs running back Kenny Gainwell reminds Joe of dudes in the NFL from way back who were trick-shot artists. (more…)

Baker Mayfield does not like the noise hovering over his team.

It’s a safe bet the Bucs “vibes are ass” comment from Pat McAfee on ESPN found its way to the Tampa Bay quarterback room. (more…)