Knee examined.

What a fun Monday. (more…)

Pathetic third down play.

This is just unacceptable. (more…)

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What should have been a playoff-like effort from the Bucs yesterday turned into a game of hide and seek for the offense. That and so much more is covered in today’s Monday Morning Joe. … Joe’s booming podcast network continues to thrive! Monday Morning Joe is presented by Lakeland Automall  & Discount Garage Doors, Inc. Joe will be serving up deeper insight into key topics and deliver fresh takes in the podcast. And Joe also will get a little personal and there will be loads of fun and insider stuff mixed in.

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The state of the Bucs and their deplorable 2-5 record can be interpreted many ways, but there is an absolute that could be — and likely should be — addressed before Tuesday’s trade deadline. (more…)

Sports multimedia guru Rock Riley (@realrockriley) is all over the Bucs locker room in today’s report.

Catch Rock right here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and drink a beer with him Tuesdays at 7 p.m. til ? at Pint And Brew in Palm Harbor.

Bucs have No Answers, Cam speaks! from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

Not impressed.

You know it’s bad when ex-Bucs begin having their voices heard. (more…)

Looking up at classmates

As the screams to blow up the Bucs’ hierarhcy bellow from disgruntled fans this morning, Joe thought it would be prudent to share some head coaching data. (more…)

Percentages emerge

For the hearty souls out there amid the desolate Bucs fanbase this morning, there is hope. (more…)

Joe woke up in a fog today, head pounding, dry tongue. Logged onto NFL.com and saw the 17-3 score yesterday. Yeah, guess some people are right; you can’t drink away your problems. (more…)

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Clobbered by the rival Panthers at home, the hallowed turf of the Stick Carriers and the rest of the Bucs faithful, is a whole different level of stink. And that’s front and center today on Bucs Uncensored.

A former voice on the Buccaneers Radio Network, an ex-college football player and a lifelong Bucs fan, host Justin Pawlowski drops loads of passion and knowledge, and works in plenty of rabid fan takes, too.

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, Bucs Uncensored unifies Tampa Bay fans (Stick Carriers!) in every corner of the universe. You can be a part of the show. Just email a 90-second-or-less audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com. Listen above or subscribe on iTunes right here, or at Podbean.com. Justin’s work is not influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s very, very, very special. **CAUTION: some R-RATED language!* 

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Not just a bruise?

This nearly made Joe puke. (more…)

Ira Kaufman is the most beloved, revered and esteemed Buccaneers columnist in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can also see Ira every football Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on FOX-13, Scott Smith’s Tailgate Sunday.

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The unthinkable is sinking in, dark and scary.

By next weekend, the Bucs could be four games out of first place in the NFC South, hopelessly out of playoff consideration midway through the season.

You can only imagine the disappointment of the Glazers Sunday as they departed their suite for the elevator down to the carport at Raymond James Stadium. They began the year thinking they owned a franchise on the rise behind a franchise quarterback.

On a blustery day in Tampa, those beliefs are now in question. Here’s 10 reasons why: (more…)

“Season on the line, young fella.”

Remember back in 2014, when the Panthers won the NFC South with just seven victories? (more…)

Scoffed at head coach’s weather excuse.

Yes it was windy at the Den of Depression today. But to suggest the wind was why the Bucs didn’t win, well, Joe is dubious of that. (more…)

Kwon speaks

Most Bucs fans are searching for the nearest toilet to put their head in this evening.

Aside from the Bucs being 2-5 in the NFC South cellar, nothing about this team makes a lot of sense. (more…)

Talks rotten run game.

This just in: The Bucs’ rushing attack stinks. Again. (more…)

Squeaky clean

One of these days, Joe expects an opposing quarterback to come out and play the Bucs wearing a Speedo. (more…)

Game 39. Enough already.

Joe’s not sure what’s a greater horror, the second-quarter senseless giveaway by America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, or the fact Jameis isn’t learning quickly enough from all the protect-the-ball coaching drilled into his head.

At some point, this stuff has to stop. (more…)

Dialed up strong game.

Can’t pin this loss on Mike Smith or the defense. (more…)

Not ready to start games?

These slow starts are getting out of hand. (more…)

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Joe despises typing this, but your Buccaneers are a bad football team right now.

Really bad. They look like the 2-5 team they are.

So now the offense, littered with weapons, can’t show up at home? Dirk Koetter’s big MF stick seems to have been carried away with the rest of the Hurricane Irma debris.  (more…)