Tough talk 

In Duff We Trust.  (more…)

“Hey, Bisaccia, man, Ted Nugent, Mike Nugent, I don’t give a crap about kickers or any rocker not named Bon Jovi.”

Usually, when the Bucs dump a good player for no apparent reason, the truth behind the team’s reasoning is never revealed. (more…)

Appetite for rookies.

To Joe, hands down the best move made in the offseason was trading a third-round pick to New York for Jason Pierre-Paul. (more…)

Rare mistake. Or was it?

How much time did this cost the Bucs? (more…)

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Scolded by film junkie.

Bucs fans used to scream about it. And it took almost until the time Mike Smith was out the doors for some national folks to recognize this. (more…)

Woody Hayes.

New Bucs defensive coordinator Mark Duffner has coached for dang near a Who’s Who of coaches. (more…)

Dirk Koetter has said a couple of times that he wouldn’t get too involved with the Buccaneers defense led by Mike Smith because he’d probably get in the way and wouldn’t add much value to an experienced staff. (more…)

The injury bug has returned to bite the Buccaneers defense. (more…)

Gravity of Mike Smith firing felt by offense.

This is a remarkable time to be a Bucs fan. The offense is humming like never before, but — ugh! — the defense. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

In theory, every NFL regular-season game counts the same.

You win, you lose or you tie and it all goes into the mix. You have 16 opportunities to put your best self forward and at the end of the year, you are what your record says you are.

So how come this one feels different? (more…)

Man of the people

Joe already has written that newly-promoted Bucs defensive coordinator Mark Duffner is one super-high-energy coach — and part of that extends to getting to know a big roster. (more…)

Newly-promoted Bucs defensive coordinator Mark Duffner will bring his high-energy brand of coaching to the sidelines. Nope, he won’t be high in a booth like ousted Mike Smith was. (more…)

“Well Mike, who are fans going to blame Chris Conte on now?”

This really shouldn’t surprise many Bucs fans. (more…)

“Let’s maul.”

Last week, the Bucs faced a Falcons team with a poor run defense and — Poof! — the Tampa Bay ran the ball successfully. (more…)

You know what’s a bad NFL combination? Owning a horrendous defense and the worst kickoff return unit in the NFL. (more…)

Breaks down final play — video style!

Man, if only the Bucs could have made that final play work. (more…)

Dirk Koetter explains his quarterback’s lone flaw. (video)

Joe damn near lost his mind reading the JoeBucsFan Twitter feed Sunday night into Monday. (more…)

Was accounting at play in jettisoning Mike Smith?

Now this is a unique angle Joe didn’t put a whole lot of thought into.

Maybe he should have? (more…)

Joe has noticed a faction of Bucs fans that doesn’t consider Peyton Barber a No. 1 running back, and these same people get agitated when Joe refers to him as such. (more…)