Todd Bowles

Joe has a problem with Todd Bowles’ recent statements about resting players.

They don’t add up. (more…)

Stability breeds success.

You have to admit, a guy some thought was the worst quarterback in the NFL last year playing strong football and leading his team to just one win from a division title is a helluva story. (more…)

Stat leader.

It appears the Bucs have a nice little foundation of good young players who will be the backbone of the defense for years. (more…)

Beast.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles is all about stopping the run. Like most defensive guys, he believes (and he’s right) that the best way to shut down offenses is to make them one-dimensional. (more…)

Baker Mayfield blending in.

Were the Bucs too buttoned up last year? Too stoic? Too detached from their international celebrity star quarterback? (more…)

Playmakers make plays.

What is the secret sauce of the Bucs’ win streak? Well, one popular NFL analyst believes it’s the Bucs letting their best player take over. (more…)

Last night after the Bucs beatdown of the Jags, Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence admitted the Bucs had a nasty pass rush that got to him and Jacksonville had no answers. (more…)

Todd Bowles is feeling it. He’s gone from NFL head coaching’s death row just weeks ago to a private room at Bern’s Steak House after a pardon by the football gods. (more…)

Crazy numbers.

On this gloomy Christmas Day in the Tampa Bay area, Bucs fans are so giddy, you’d think the Florida sunshine is filling each and every room in their homes. (more…)

Three snaps after a load of hype.

There’s a giant whiff of trickery still in the air over The Licht House and One Buc Palace. (more…)

Sure, Baker Mayfield has a Christmas wish for the Buccaneers to finish 10-7 and thrive offensively as long as they can.

But he’s also wishing for something else. (more…)

Bucs playcaller Dave Canales.

The Tampa Bay offense came out smoking yesterday, scoring on its first six possessions. (Joe doesn’t count the quick kneeldown before halftime.) (more…)

Gamewrecker.

So why are the Bucs balling out the way they have been in December? Antoine Winfield has a hunch. (more…)

Perfect fit?

Where would the Bucs be with Derek Carr at quarterback? Or Jimmy GQ? Or Andy Dalton? Or Sam Darnold? Or even Kyle Trask? (more…)

(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Welcome to Merry Victory Christmas Monday! You probably have presents to open and liquor to drink, so let’s get going so you can enjoy your holiday. Grab your hot chocolate or egg nog and let’s roll.   (more…)

Joe hopes everyone has a wonderful Christmas.

For Joe, Christmas comes every day because Joe gets to write about the Bucs every day. Without readers like you, this site doesn’t exist. It is no more complex than that.

So Joe hopes all fans, including Joe’s many haters, find under the Christmas tree what they wanted from Santa. Maybe a bottle or two, as well.

Now don’t try to polish off that bottle in one day!

Thanks to everyone for reading.

Among best in NFC.

Did anyone have this on their bingo card? (more…)

Baker Mayfield is a true believer. (more…)

No rest, no way.

It was 30-6 after three quarters. It was a blowout. Time to pull some starters to prevent injuries and give backups a dozen or so quality snaps, right? (more…)

Step aside.

It took five starts, just five starts. And the Bucs have a new sacks leader. (more…)

Team Glazer is left to ponder the question facing most Bucs fans: “How good are we?”

When your team wins four in a row in December, you’ve earned the right to ask the question without someone throwing a rotten tomato in your direction. (more…)

What problem?

So was Devin White healthy last week and didn’t want to play or was he not healthy and couldn’t play. Bucs fans may never know for sure. (more…)