Injury updates.

There was some good news, depressing news and expected news coming from the Bucs’ injury report today. (more…)

Surprised by rookie total

We’re three days from kickoff, the real stuff, and that means Dirk Koetter is sitting down with a private chat. (more…)

A delicious plate of Hooters wings and their great salads, sandwiches and shrimp make for a heck of a lunch or dinner! Get it done! Locations are across the Bay area and online ordering is always easy from Joe’s great friends.

Offers takes on Bucs.

Former Bucs wide receivers coach and current University of Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck coined a phrase when he left Tampa Bay and took over Western Michigan. (more…)

Great fun tonight with JoeBucsFan readers and listeners of the Todd Wright Fantasy Football podcast.

About 7:30 p.m., there will be a casual gathering at Hooters on 4th Street in St. Pete leading up to kickoff of the Falcons-Eagles game at 8:20 p.m. Todd Wright will lead a FREE daily fantasy game/contest for the first half only, some cool prizes will be won from Joe, Hooters and the Todd Wright Tour.

Bring a friend or two, just RSVP to Todd at toddwrightfantasyfootball@gmail.com

By NFL standards, the Bucs were a soft, mentally weak football team last year when you consider the season in its entirety. (more…)

Long-time nemesis of Bucs DC.

Few coaches have had to devise gameplans to battle Saints quarterback Drew Brees as much or as often as Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith. (more…)

Secret to first-half struggles unearthed?

As much as Joe hates to admit it, math doesn’t lie. (more…)

Pretty cool small feature from the NFL. (more…)

Wants to play.

Donovan Smith was on the practice field today. But per the first injury report of the season, he was limited. (more…)

After a slew of spring practices, training camp and preseason, Mike Smith talked today about how his decisions at defensive back are a very fluid situation.

The is the same defensive coordinator who said two seasons ago that he prefers to keep the same two outside corners on the field all game. (more…)

Things are really looking great for the health of your Buccaneers.  (more…)

Gold jacket in the house!

Joe is so darn pumped!!

Yes, twice a week you’ll see Buccaneers icon Derrick Brooks right here talking Bucs football and taking your questions!

And he’ll be joined by Ira Kaufman — two Hall of Fame heavyweights in a presentation by The Identity Tampa Bay and JoeBucsFan.com.

The opening episode will be filmed tomorrow. So Tweet in your Bucs questions to The Identity Tampa Bay, but also subscribe to their free weekday newsletter. Joe reads it daily. It’s loaded with fun happenings and news from across the Bay area.

More details below — and so much more to come.

Buccaneers coverage just got better.

That's right, @DBrooks55 and @IKaufman76 are breaking down Week 1 of the @Buccaneers season!

Tweet us your Q's for this week's show 👀🏴‍☠️🏈#GoBucs https://t.co/qFWNHLzMwP

— The Identity Tampa Bay (@TheIdentityTB) September 5, 2018

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In this first regular season edition of The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast: Bucs Bulletin, Todd has the fantasy preview of the season opening matchup for Tampa Bay. Mike Evans says he might be more comfortable with indoor football and you hope so if you made him your WR1 this season. Beyond that, Todd has the other fantasy projections for the Bucs opener and also looks at the Saints who may get off to a fast start in fantasy.

As a bonus, Todd gives matchup analysis for the Thursday night opener between the Falcons and Eagles, which you can come watch with Todd and other podcast listeners at the Hooters in St. Petersburg on 4th Street North this week. To RSVP, please reach out to ToddWrightFantasyFootball@gmail.com as soon as possible. Hooters would love for you to bring up to three guests on Thursday night and there will prizes like a $50 Hooters gift certfiicate and a Todd Wright Tour golf prize as well.

Click above to listen or to download, or at iTunes, Google Play, and via Podbean and more platforms!

Oh, happy day.

Bucs fans should be exhaling when they see this. (more…)

Man, Mike Smith sure lit up today when Joe asked him about second-year safety Justin Evans. (more…)

Third-year offensive lineman Caleb Benenoch was all smiles at his locker today chatting with the Sage of Tampa Bay sports, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman, at One Buc Palace.

And why not. (more…)

First touchdown highlighted.

Anyone remember that bomb America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, tossed to O.J. Howard who was so wide open he was in his own zip code? (more…)

Him.

The Bucs rushing attack this decade has been mostly worthless. (more…)

Ali Marpet

How bout your Bucs! Getting 9 1/2 points, they’re the biggest Sunday NFL underdog on the board across various betting outlets nationwide. (more…)