Remember late last season when it appeared that stud Bucs Mike Evans blew his knee out on crappy end zone turf at The Licht House?

What a horror it was, but there an interesting story that came out of it. (more…)

The emails hit Joe hard last week. They were from fans angry about the Bucs eliminating youth ticket prices in the upper deck. (more…)

Washington DT Levi Onwuzurike.

As it stands now, the Bucs, with the 32nd pick in the NFL Draft, could damn near go anywhere. (more…)

Naming names

So who is Devin White extra proud of? (more…)

Antonio Brown

Great insight here from Buccaneers outside linebackers coach Larry Foote, a former teammate of Antonio Brown. (more…)

Bill Currie Ford is a Tampa tradition since 1959. They’re awesome Bucs fans and so charitable in the community. Shop now at BillCurrieFord.com. New year, new deals! And remember their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles. Ira loves his 2020 Ford Escape, cherry red.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

It’s nice to have good karma on your side.

For a dozen years, Buc fans suffered from an outbreak of bad vibes. It was a football pandemic of immense proportions. There were bad bounces, bad calls, bad talent, bad coaches and bad executives.

They’re all gone. (more…)

Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich

It smells more and more like Bucco Bruce Arians would choose Byron Leftwich to be his Tampa Bay successor if given the opportunity. (more…)

Bucs DL coach Kacy Rodgers.

Joe has been a big fan of defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers for a couple of reasons. (more…)

For Bucs fans already thinking about the 2021 season, Bucco Bruce Arians made interesting word choices on Friday. (more…)

Ronald Jones

Three-time All-Pro Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu, a guy who might land in the Hall of Fame one day, was part of an interesting and fun moment in the Super Bowl last Sunday. (more…)

Bill Currie Ford is a Tampa tradition since 1959. They’re awesome Bucs fans and so charitable in the community. Shop now at BillCurrieFord.com. New year, new deals! And remember their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles. Ira loves his 2020 Ford Escape, cherry red.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The NFL gods have quite a sense of humor.

This most improbable season ended in an improbable manner with a Super Bowl blowout. At 10:11 p.m., the Bucs turned the lights out on the Chiefs after a dominating performance that Tom Brady called “our best game of the year.”

It was the worst beatdown for Kansas City since Week 4 of the 2016 season, a span of 86 games. Patrick Mahomes was a junior at Texas Tech that day when the Steelers crushed the Chiefs 43-14.

This was worse. Much worse.

Todd Bowles draped a straitjacket over Tyreek Hill and Tampa Bay owned the trenches, hounding Mahomes relentlessly. A 14-2 powerhouse that had converted 49 percent on third down during the regular season went 3-for-13 on the money down.

Bankrupt. (more…)

Who says you can’t buy a championship? (more…)

Courting Adrian Peterson?

Bucco Bruce Arians has said he loves his former Cardinals running back, Adrian Peterson, and it seems Peterson is quite tight with Tom Brady and has a fondness for another Buccaneer. (more…)

VEE-tuh, VEE-tuh, VEE-tuh!!

Devin White is one hell of a Vita Vea fan, and he explained why yesterday in his typical high-energy style with Xs and Os chatter mixed in. (more…)

Not every head coach spits out predictable and clichéd responses. (more…)

“Hey Michael Thomas, enjoy watching me play football in two weeks.”

Joe is guessing that Saints receiver Michael Thomas and Bucs corner Carlton Davis are not exactly exchanging Christmas cards. (more…)

Joe’s putting a foot down right now and calling on Team Glazer to think out of the box and step to the plate during next season’s home opener. (more…)

What a night Shaq Barrett picked to come out of witness protection! (more…)

Thirsty for second year with Bucs.

So one of the coolest things to happen to the Bucs was among some of the best offseason moves in franchise history — trading for then-retired future Hall of Fame tight end Rob Gronkowski. (more…)

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Joe really looks forward to the Bucs’ tackles making Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan choke on his trash-talking words. (more…)