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37 On Track For 1000-Yard Seasons

Thursday, October 4th, 2018

It almost feels like a new NFL, with balls flying through the air like never before as the league tries to keep quarterbacks in layers of bubble wrap. (more…)

Rotten Defense Not New

Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Bucs need him to produce.

Only once this decade have the Bucs had a defense that ranked in the top 10 in points allowed. That was 2010 under Raheem Morris, the last time the Bucs won 10 games (or more). (more…)

Table Set For Jameis

Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Man, Joe is so excited and happy for Jameis Winston. What a great time to be a Bucs fan!

Healthy franchise quarterback. Flat out loaded and hot at receiver and tight end. Healthy offensive line.  (more…)

Vita Vea Impressed In Debut

Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Not a bad first game.

You know, it is sad that some Bucs fans hate on young players only because their favorite player with the Seminoles in college wasn’t drafted by the Bucs. (more…)

Mike Smith Better Buckle Up

Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Brutal fallout of bad defenses.

Joe was doing a bit of research last night, and if Mike Smith can’t very quickly find a way to slow opposing offenses, it’s likely going to get very ugly for a lot of folks at One Buc Palace later this year. (more…)

As Bad As 1986

Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Unnerving.

How bad is the Bucs defense? (more…)

Where Does Jameis Rank?

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Looking up

If you ask longtime Jameis Winston fan and former Bucs QB Chris Simms, at least nine quarterback starters in the NFC are better than Jameis. (more…)

Bye Week And “Bye Bye” To Fantasy Significance

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
Just nine days ago, the Bucs were actually “a thing.” They were 2-0 and had the ball in the final minutes with a chance to tie or win the game in regulation at home on national TV with most of the country rooting for them. Now they are again the Bucs that the nation does not care about, led by the 32nd most popular starting QB in the NFL. In this edition of The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast: Bucs Bulletin, Todd discusses Tampa Bay’s tumble from fantasy darlings to fantasy insignificance and how 2018 suddenly looks like 2017 all over again. As always, the podcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group.

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ESPN: Reboot The Defense

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Good ol’ days!

Jenna Laine may not have called for Mike Smith’s head. But the Bucs beat reporter for ESPN came one sentence away from calling for a new Bucs defensive coordinator. (more…)

Breakout Opportunity For Brate

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Is Cameron Brate about to nail down the first 90-yards-or-more receiving game of his career?

It’s as good a time as any for the Buccaneers’ big-money tight end. (more…)

Dirk Koetter Confidence Poll IX

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

It’s the weekly, 24-hour Dirk Koetter confidence poll, posted at 12:12 p.m.. See last week’s results linked here.


Positive Signs From RoJo

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Dirk Koetter must be smiling.

Hey, it’s not all Mike Smith-is-killing-the-Bucs content from Joe — though it should be! (more…)

Chris Simms Trashes Mike Smith

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Blasts Bucs DC.

Chris Simms, one of only six quarterbacks in Bucs history to lead the team to a postseason appearance, did not hold back. (more…)

Smith Will Wreck Winston, Too

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Doomed by Bucs defense?

After the Windy City Wipeout, veteran NFL suit Michael Lombardi wrote that Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith will get head coach Dirk Koetter fired. (more…)

Now It’s Time To Root For Mike Smith

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Mike Smith reminds Joe an awful lot of Doug Martin about now. (more…)

Michael Clayton Has Lost His Mind, Says Bucs Are A 3-Win Team, Jameis Played “Horrible” And Coach Koetter Has Bucs Unprepared

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

This is what it has come to on the big local sports radio station these days: a celebration of drivel. (more…)

Leadership!

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Yes, the value of leadership is often way overblown in the NFL. Most of the time it’s superficial and ultimately meaningless.

But there was a cool Bucs leadership moment in Sunday’s blowout. (more…)

“Communication” Hiding Warts

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Discusses “communication.”

Joe understands Bucs fans are absolutely sick of the generic term Bucs defensive players and coaches use to cover up garbage play. (more…)

Ryan Fitzpatrick Honored At The Pro Football Hall Of Fame

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Yes, there is positive Buccaneers news this week! (more…)

7 Consecutive Years – 7 September Beatings

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Lavonte David has played in all of them

Joe finds that people who aren’t longtime, hardcore Bucs fans, including important people at One Buc Palace, don’t realize how abused our beloved Tampa Bay fan base has been. (more…)