Lovie still believes lack of takeaways causes losses.

In a rare Tuesday presser by Lovie Smith (Bucs are on a slightly wacky Christmas schedule this week), he began the briefing sighing over his favorite subject, takeaways.

At this point, it’s an old, tired and goal-post-moving line of reasoning for the losing. (more…)

Selected Bucs Pro Bowlers.

Former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik turned to Twitter last night to gloat. And Joe doesn’t blame him. (more…)

Torn rotator cuff.

While Gerald McCoy made his fourth Pro Bowl, his critics have been howling about what a bum he is, despite being fourth in the NFL for sacks by a defensive tackle. (more…)

A couple of Bucs are headed to Hawaii, and two more are alternates for the NFL’s all-star show at the Pro Bowl. (more…)

Can the offense go higher?

Last year Joe remembers at one point watching the offense and wondering aloud if he made the right choice of profession. (more…)

Lovie Smith weighs in

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense has looked sorry and sad without suspended rookie middle linebacker Kwon Alexander for the past two games. (more…)

Lovie will find out who wants to play.

One can sense some have tuned out Lovie Smith. Just about every team not in the playoffs has a player or two (or more) looking for the exit sign. (more…)

“What the f@#k do you mean my g@#$%^n cussing and yelling doesn’t mean anything? When the f@#k was the last time this s@#tty franchise has been in the f@#$ing playoffs, huh?”

Joe gets a kick out of it when Bucs fans bark at how Lovie is stoic, deep in thought during games.

Bucs fans want a cartoon character who jumps up and down and screams all the time. (more…)

Lovie Smith calls an early shot and boasts about his past scores

Hope for 2015 is dead. Even Lovie Smith declared the year finished and tossed in the garbage yesterday.

But Christmas is still on the calendar, so it was fitting that Lovie would talk about the universal Christmas, the 2016 NFL Draft. (more…)

It sure sounds like Lovie Smith will be a huge Carolina Panthers fan on Sunday. (more…)

Lovie Smith opens up on the Muscle Hamster

Doug Martin’s agent might want to pay attention. (more…)

You want to pin the Rams loss on someone?

There’s a guy raising his hand at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Bucs WR Mike Evans hanging with NFL stars.

Bucs fans have grumbled about Mike Evans so much this year that their dogs won’t watch a game with them any longer. (more…)

National scribe thinks Jameis deserves honors.

NFL Network last week hyped the battle between the rotten Rams and the Bucs as a clash of the top Rookie of the Year candidates, America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, and running back Todd Gurley. (more…)

Lovie is adamant

So what is a fair grading system for the 2015 Buccaneers?

Lovie Smith shared ideas on his radio show tonight. (more…)

Poll closes 3:30 p.m., Dec. 22, 2015.

The page has been turned, says Lovie Smith, but the book is still open and you better be reading.

That’s the message from the Bucs’ head coach to his players. (more…)

Improving GMC.

Yes, we all know about Bucs right guard Ali Marpet, the rookie from Division III Hobart College who seemingly has shocked the NFL world because he handles the rigors of top-shelf professional football just fine. (more…)

Still no playoff win.

It seems like ages ago when Chucky hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy aloft in victory on a chilly Sunday evening as Tampa Bay erupted in glee. (more…)

Bucs dodged the populist bullet.

Man oh man oh man, what could have been. (more…)

The Buccaneers are neither relevant (Lovie Smith’s short-term goal when he got the job) nor good on the NFL stage.

But they have a few very relevant and great players. (more…)