Jacquizz Rodgers is mobbed after being awarded the game ball last night. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

At the start of the season, only your hardest of hardcore football fans, neurotic fantasy football players or the 38 fans of Oregon State football knew who Jacquizz Rodgers was. (more…)

The Bucs and Jacquizz Rodgers imposed their will on the Stinking Panthers. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Want to know why the Bucs beat the Stinking Panthers last night? The Panthers could not make plays when they needed to. (more…)

Pregame footage. (Photo courtesy Buccaneers.com)

Chucky was among those talking before last night’s Bucs-Panthers game about how America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, gets too amped up before games and it leads to bad starts. (more…)

Good times

Hallelujah!

Joe is so damn pumped to avoid the seemingly annual Bucs draft chatter in October.

Tampa Bay is 2-3 and alive and well — and alone — in second place in the NFC South. (more…)

Victory! (more…)

Fingers crossed, Bucs faithful.

This is a win-at-all-costs game. No question about it. No more excuses.

A loss tonight would be devastating and humiliating.

Bang it here with comments all game long. And prepare yourself for postgame coverage.

Play nice. Personal fouls at not tolerated.

Great fun ahead at Abe’s Place in Clearwater for Joe’s big and fun Monday Night Football Bucs watch tonight!!

You’ll get a FREE order of 8 wings, if you wear any kind of Bucs gear. And there’s the debut of Joe’s brand new craft beer: Jason Light Ale, just $3.00 per pint at this event. Joe has sampled the beer, brewed by Big Top Brewing Company, and it is fantastic.

Tampa Bay Hall of Famer voter Ira Kaufman and Joe will be in the house. You don’t want to miss this!!! Great prize giveaways, too! All the fun starts at 7:45 p.m. Kickoff at 8:30.

(Abe’s kitchen closes at 11, but the location is open through the game.) CLICK THE WINGS below for more info.

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Blames Dirk Koetter.

Former Bucs assistant head coach and current talking head Herm Edwards is never shy about giving his opinion. (more…)

Done

Now the Bucs are down the three running backs they planned to use to the start the 2016 season. (more…)

Chucky is motivated by America.

Man, this gets Joe fired up. (more…)

Health concerns are real

Well, here’s one for the withered Mike Glennon Mob to get excited about. (more…)

Game 5

Bucs at Stinking Panthers

Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. (more…)

“This guy Jameis is jacked up out of his skull. He thinks he’s freakin’ Superman or Jon Bon Jovi or something.. Calm the F down.”

The Bucs are on Monday Night Football tonight, which means the ol’ ball coach, Chucky, has been studying all things Bucs for a week. (more…)

Takeaways are often dumb luck.

Joe really wants the Bucs to start winning. Part of this is because Joe does not want to see Dirk Koetter leave the Bucs. (more…)

Rick Stroud explores a rapid demise of Dirk Koetter.

Team Glazer has never fired a head coach after one season, but Buccaneers beat writer Rick Stroud seems to think it could happen.

In fact, Stroud wrote a whole story about it today. (more…)

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Quietly among NFL elite.

Now Joe isn’t trying to throw Lavonte David under the bus here. (more…)

The Bucs should be salivating right now, just like Von Miller was in February. (more…)

Desperate times call for desperate measures. (more…)

Forcing plays.

In too many games this year, the flag for America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, has been flying at half-mast. (more…)