Lofty words for Jameis.

What could be more important in the world of the Bucs than to keep offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter from bolting for a head coach position and abandoning America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston? (more…)

Lost in the Bucs’ anemic pass rush yesterday was frequent fan punching bag Gerald McCoy recording his seventh sack of the season — with five games to play. (more…)

NFL Network insider/reporter Ian Rapoport shared quite a nugget on Twitter yesterday morning. (more…)

It’s a little too easy to find Lovie Smith bashers, guys steadfast in their belief that Smith is just a placeholder for a head coach who can get the Bucs back to the promised land.

These types look at Lovie’s 7-20 record as Tampa Bay head coach and start turning red and screaming. (more…)

Not executing.

The Bucs had the ball to open the second half with a 12-6 lead and an opportunity to maybe put the Colts away laid before them. (more…)

So now the Bucs really have their backs to the wall. With five games left, the Bucs must win no less than three games to have a small chance at a Wild Card. It can still happen. (more…)

Not interested in opinions of sheep.

Cool footage on the Bucs bench caught by, well, Joe isn’t sure,

But Joe is going to guess WFLA-TV Channel 8. Joe is guessing this because WFLA sports reporter Paul Ryan Twittered this out last night of America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, getting all NSFW with who WFLA sports anchor Dan Lucas identified as practice squad dude Evan Spencer. (more…)

Shut down in second half.

On the Bucs’ final drive of the first half, a drive that ended with a 20-yard touchdown pass from America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, threw to Cameron Brate for a 12-6 lead. (more…)

Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Bucs’ 21-year-old starting middle linebacker was in no mood to say a word about his looming four-game suspension this afternoon in Indianapolis. (more…)

Colts QB Matt Hasselbeck talks about the Bucs’ defense.

Interesting takes from a savvy veteran quarterback coming from Lucas Oil Stadium in chilly, gloomy Indianapolis.

From the words of Colts 40-year old, bald quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, discipline is way overrated. (more…)

Lovie’s discipline message just isn’t getting through

So what was the worst of the Bucs’ ridiculous 12 penalties today? Joe’s going to go with Mike Evans’ false start on 3rd-and-5 in the red zone.

Brilliant!

Logan Mankins even got into the stupid act.

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Blames himself

Man, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, sure was quick to cut off a reporter’s question after the Bucs game today in Indianapolis. (more…)

Bucs TE Cameron Brate scores his third touchdown in five games this afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Bucs fans have been slamming their pints of beer on the bar, spilling good brew and p!ssing off the hot chick next to them, all because Austin Seferian-Jenkins can’t get on the field. (more…)

Updated: 7:44 p.m. – Despite today’s frustrating loss in Indianapolis, the Buccaneers are very much alive in the NFC Wild Card hunt.

Things broke very well for Tampa Bay today. (more…)

Part of the reason the Bucs’ defense was so putrid against the pass today was that Colts ancient QB Matt Hasselbeck had so much time in the pocket he could order a pizza.

Remember when the Bucs got torched before the cornerbacks combination of Sterling Moore and Hey Jude clicked?

Yeah, when the Bucs were letting opposing receivers run free like reindeer in Alaska. (more…)

Joe can’t find any real happiness this evening, but there’s plenty of appreciation for Doug Martin as Joe sits in the Indianapolis press box. (more…)

The Bucs never had an answer for Colts OLB Trent Cole.

Today may be the first game all year that the Bucs had bad play from the offensive line. Not all game long, but most of the second half. (more…)

Bad penalty at a terrible time.

No, Joe is not going to blame the referees. To Joe, that is beyond immature.

The referees did not drop big-time passes right in their hands (coughmikeevanscough). The referees did not miss kicks. The referees were not letting opposing receivers run wild and free. (more…)

Mike Evans is a great talent who has had some excellent days in the first 27 games of his career.

But Joe must call it as it is, Evans’ issues catching the football are unacceptable. He’s the No. 7 overall pick from last year’s draft. (more…)

When you play a solid football team like Indianapolis on the road — in late November — you need to be sharp to win.

Tampa Bay was not sharp today. Simple as that, as Lovie Smith would say.

Mike Evans? Jiminy freakin’ Christmas. (more…)

Could 6-5 really be the situation in four short hours?

This is such a tough spot in a back-to-back road game against an undefeated (3-0 Matt Hasselbeck) quarterback.

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