Stunning admission by Gerald McCoy yesterday. The more Joe thinks about it, the scarier it gets. (more…)

If your head isn’t pounding this morning, then you are not doing it right… or you ate a handful of Aleve two hours ago. (more…)

Veteran NFL scribe eye-RAH! Kaufman is Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, and he works right here for JoeBucsFan.com, five or six days per week. Enjoy Ira’s’ “10 Takeaways” feature after every Bucs game.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The ineptitude of the Buccaneers on the field Sunday was matched by the incompetence of analyst Charles Davis in the broadcast booth.

In his summation, Davis had the audacity to suggest the Bucs would somehow benefit from the trouncing in the desert. I doubt he mentioned that bit of insight to Dirk Koetter after the game.

Here’s 10 takeaways to chew on when you’re done retching: (more…)

With his shoulder wrapped in ice at his locker, Lavonte David was feeling the pain of more than just a horrific Bucs loss this afternoon. (more…)

Demar Dotson and others talk about poor preparation.

Interesting takes coming from the Buccaneers’ locker room. (more…)

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Just call defensive end Robert Ayers “Ghostbuster.” (more…)

V-Jax’s position coach doesn’t hold back

Dirk Koetter’s regime of accountability marched on this afternoon at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Yes, yesterday’s words from America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, kept Joe awake all last night.

Joe saved this nugget until this morning to spare Bucs fans the same fate. (more…)

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The NFL offers no official stats on drops, but various unreliable stat-geek outfits do. And after the seemingly countless drops by Mike Evans last year, Joe entered 2016 determined to chronicle drops and avoid confusion. (more…)

Two-minute defense shined.

Joe just returned from the bowels of the Georgia Dome talking to Bucs players, and it seems Dirk Koetter being such a perfectionist about red zone offense paid off for the defense. (more…)

Where are you, Gerald McCoy bashers? (more…)

Gene Deckerhoff

During training camp, Joe got a chance to talk Bucs football with the longtime radio voice of the Bucs, Gene Deckerhoff, now entering his 28th season. Joe decided to save the interview for opening day. Enjoy. (more…)

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Joe believes the Buccaneers will be a better football team this season.

Absolutely!

But better doesn’t mean good, and Joe defines good as winning more games than you lose. (more…)

Former Bucs quarterback Byron Leftwich

One of the most astute students of quarterbacks in NFL history, iconic Bucs cornerback Ronde Barber, has a scouting report on America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. (more…)

It seems each team has a signature play.

For example, remember former Bucs offensive coordinator Greg Olson and his fetish for the Benn’d Around? (more…)

After three Jason Licht drafts and deep dives into free agency, and two head coaches, the Buccaneers’ 53-man roster still has a big percentage of links to its former boss. (more…)

The big Tampa Bay voice on the NFL and the Bucs is eye-RAH! Kaufman, who spent 25 years at The Tampa Tribune. Now, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter is working hard every day for JoeBucsFan.com, in addition to his local television and radio appearances, and his weekly national segment on SiriusXM.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

This column is dedicated to the 10,000 hardy souls who braved the rain and the lousy football. (more…)