QB legend inspired him

Yes, Gerald McCoy plans to play Sunday in his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl.

And no, his injured arm isn’t just right. (more…)

Joe will take a highly educated guess and say there are at least 5,000 serious Bucs fans who truly live and breathe Buccaneers football 24/7 and have for many years.

To those folks, Joe is sorry to report that Dirk Koetter does not understand you. (more…)

Right guard J.R. Sweezy

Yes, the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig, The Big Dog, is still delivering thunderous opinions to tens on thousands of Bucs fans.

And he’s been rough on Bucs general manager Jason Licht for a while. (more…)

Chucky talks about his big decision and what it means to coach in the NFL

Driving home to his Tampa estate after being inducted into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor last month, Jon Gruden, aka Chucky, says that’s when it hit him that he absolutely had to return to the sidelines. (more…)

Stinking Panthers DT Star Lotulelei

When you’re a consistently good team like the Panthers, with playoff appearances in four of the past five seasons, you have an issue common among those quality clubs. (more…)

Birthday boy Josh Freeman has a new team today.

Ah, the good ol’ days of 2010, when 22-year-old Josh Freeman was was a total-package quarterback leading the Buccaneers to a 10-6 record behind 25 touchdown passes and just six interceptions.

But by 2013, Freeman was another dashed Bucs dream. And now he has a new team. (more…)

Former Bucs tight end Anthony Becht talks offensive fixes, Jameis.

A Buccaneers sage of the post-Super Bowl era is Anthony Becht.

Not only did he play for the Bucs (2005-2007), he’s been a local media voice since 2010, including his current role breaking down film on the official Bucs website. (more…)

The recent words of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, make it easy to wonder whether he will go under the knife to repair his shoulder soon. (more…)

Bucs DT wants him.

Joe doesn’t know what makes him sicker. (more…)

Driven

Interesting of revelation coming out of mercurial NFL superwife Miko Grimes. (more…)

Joe’s going to let you in on a secret. (more…)

NFL career likely over

As expected, after -3 yards of rushing in yesterday’s season finale, Doug Martin gave the 2017 Bucs exactly what they got through 2016: a starting running back who finished the season averaging 2.9 yards per carry while other running backs around him were significantly more productive. (more…)

GM Jason Licht

It’s official, your Buccaneers are partying like it’s 2014. That’s when Tampa Bay drafted Mike Evans with the No. 7 overall pick. (more…)

Pinpoints root of errors.

Bucs coach Dirk Koetter let it all hang out yesterday. (more…)

New time for last game of 2017.

The NFL just released its finalized Week 17 schedule and the Saints-Bucs game has a new time. (more…)

Leaders are frustrated.

As Joe stood outside the Buccaneers locker room waiting for it to open after the game, things got a little odd.

The door wasn’t opening. (more…)

Foot/ankle injury ends his season.

The 2016 and 2017 J.R. Sweezy experiment is over.

His back held up but his expected game and nastiness did not. (more…)

Two Bucs games left?

Sometimes, teams lock up their best players for the following year before the current season ends.

It fosters harmony, keeps fans from doubling up on blood pressure medication and it often leads to a more team-friendly contract. (more…)

The stage was set last night. Your Bucs were trailing by 10 points at halftine and giving their typical garbage first-half performance with seven points, just one point below their season average in first halves. (more…)

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Strong night.

So about that rotten quarterback the Bucs should cut. (more…)

Local sports multimedia guru Rock Riley (@RealRockRiley) scours everything Bucs for his Monday, Wednesday & Friday video reports right here at JoeBucsFan.com. Of course, Rock was at yesterday’s Bucs-Lions game.

Enjoy!

Winston denies problems with Koetter from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

For some reason, Joe is sitting here this morning like a mental patient watching a non-stop loop of Matthew Stafford completing passes. Oh, wait — it’s a replay of yesterday’s game. (more…)

Sackless blitzers in 2017

Forget about the four-man pass rush from the defensive line. It’s brutal and that’s very old news.

The real question is why the Bucs are such horrible blitzers. (more…)

Lavonte David tied a Buccaneers record today, and it’s not for most losses endured by a fantastic starting linebacker. (more…)

Rock Riley (@realrockriley) was back patrolling the locker room today and all the juice is in his video report below. Dive in! Rock is here doing his thing every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

McCoy only positive questions from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

So what’s been the chatter from the head coach inside the bowels of One Buc Palace and in the locker room the past couple of weeks? (more…)