Todd Bowles said this month that the biggest change in the Bucs seen by fans this season would be the leadership sparked by the arrival of A’Shawn Robinson and Rakeem Nuñez-Roches. (more…)

Those who watched 2026 training camp practices noticed how Baker Mayfield rarely threw deep.

Joe speculated once or twice that perhaps Mayfield had an arm concern, or the Bucs simply had him on a calclulated ramp-up plan. (more…)

Learning on the job.

Joe thought this was an awful matchup for the Bucs. (more…)

Baker Mayfield scores on a nine-yard run late to pull the Bucs within a touchdown Sunday in Cincinnati.

The Bucs defense looked weird to Joe yesterday, not so high up in the press box of Mike Brown Stadium. (more…)

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Emeka Egbuka celebrates a first down early in the Bucs’ loss at Cincinnati yesterday. He vanished in the second half.

What a depressing Sunday. What a letdown on opening day. Grab your coffee and let’s roll and power through what should be a sad week. (more…)

Streak continues.

The football gods are apparently angry with KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles. Otherwise, this wouldn’t be so lopsided. (more…)

Baker Mayfield throws one of his many passes behind the line of scrimmage yesterday.

There is a reason for that. (more…)

It wasn’t perfect for Bucs cornerback Benjamin Morrison today against the Bengals, but it sure was damn encouraging.

Joe has to acknowledge the young man. (more…)

Ball security wasn’t an issue for Baker Mayfield on this play. It was too many times otherwise.

NFL defensive coaches hate turnovers, maybe worse than Joe hates warm beers. (more…)

Rookie Bucs inside linebacker Josiah Trotter (45) stares down Joe Burrow (9) Sunday. Trotter had a record-setting afternoon.

So how about the guy so many people whined and kvetched over who couldn’t defend the pass. (more…)

Keionte Scott, Alex Anzalone, Benjamin Morrison and others had shoddy tackle attempts today. (more…)

Antione Winfield and the Bucs defense didn’t have an awful day today. But they needed to be perfect.

Whether it was a young player or a veteran, each was in agreement: The defense needed to play better. (more…)

The NFL has countless billions of dollars and can play games in Australia and track players via satellite, but it can’t figure out how to make sure a speaker in a helmet doesn’t glitch out. (more…)

“‘Bake,’ I can’t see where it says ‘fumble’ on this playsheet.”

KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles has kept his record against AFC North teams intact. (more…)

Not an All-Pro day.

Joe is trying to be disciplined and to not overreact. But it is concerning. (more…)

What a day for the Buccaneers! (more…)

It’s not Zac Robinson’s fault that his quarterback played like he had K-Y hands. But Joe will put the handful of Bucs presnap penalties on the new Tampa Bay offensive coordinator. (more…)

Most NFL defenses have a goal of at least one sack per 12 pass attempts. (more…)