Benched Bucs safety Ryan Neal only played 20 snaps on Sunday in the Houston Horror.

He made his mark (stain?) in the game, but overall he largely yielded his position to veteran Dee Delaney. (more…)

Rookie edge rusher YaYa Diaby talks pain.

Joe loves some of the optimism pulsating through a sect of Bucs fans, not the typical war mongers prone to comment on this site. (more…)

Wanted time, not a timeout.

Maybe it is just Joe, but the blowback Bucs coach Todd Bowles is getting after saving 10 seconds of clock on Tampa Bay’s final drive Sunday is over the top. (more…)

The mirage of practice.

Joe remembers a story that former Bucs commander Greg Schiano told about practice and games. (more…)

Kyle Trask insight.

Bucs fans are angry and Joe cannot blame them the way the defense shat all over itself like it did Sunday in Houston. (more…)

“Hi Todd!”

Joe might have to nurse a bottle of Big Storm Distillary’s Coyote Ugly bourbon to wash away the memory of Sunday’s shatfest in Houston. (more…)

Joe didn’t expect the Bucs to be mentally weak yesterday in Houston.

But that was the picture head coach Todd Bowles painted during a TV appearance today. (more…)

Handicappers will tell you quickly that rest is usually a team’s best friend, especially if the team has more rest entering a game than its opponent.

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Joe can barely believe the stats concerning how Todd Bowles’ defense ole’ed so badly playing matador defense to allow Houston rookie C.J. Stroud to win the game yesterday. (more…)

Calls out bad pass rushing.

Joe mentioned this earlier today but now Todd Bowles is on record discussing it. (more…)

Interesting radio comment yesterday afternoon by Todd Bowles after he praised his offense for a 37-point output. (more…)

His numbers don’t lie and the Bucs’ apparent disinterest in throwing deep to Chris Godwin tell a story, too. (more…)

Blunt words for Bucs DBs.

“They look like the worst secondary in football.”

— Hall of Fame cornerback Rondé Barber.

These are very damning words when you consider the source and who he is tight with at One Buc Palace. (more…)

How about that career game yesterday for tight end Cade Otton, the first pick of Round 4 in last year’s draft! (more…)

Bucs OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.

Is it time for YaYa Diaby to start some games? It’s just about time for the Joe Tryon-Shoyinka experiment to close. (more…)

Target of Bucs fans.

Two weeks ago Joe noted that watching Bucs safety Ryan Neal was giving Joe “Sabby feels.” (more…)

GM Jason Licht talks about his versatile guard.

Interesting words yesterday from Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht.

(These interesting words did not include the colorful phrases Licht likely was uttering after the game.) (more…)

Chris Godwin, Rachaad White and Cade Otton celebrate what looked to be Otton’s game-winning touchdown. But then, Mike Smith’s defense reappeared after a five-year slumber. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Joe is depressed, angry, bitter, bewildered, staggering around in a fog from yesterday’s Bucs loss to Houston. Who may or may not be here next season? Joe doesn’t know.

Still, Joe is heartened to know a division title remains very much in reach.

Strange Bucs times we live in. Let’s get this show on the road. (more…)

No more time.

Finally, finally, finally the Bucs offense broke out yesterday. (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

My goodness what Joe and all Bucs fans watched yesterday was the pits. And the more research Joe has done on the gutless effort by the Bucs defense in the 39-37 loss to Houston, the worse the loss gets. (more…)

Rachaad White

Quality day on the ground for Rachaad White. His 20 carries for 73 yards felt special against Houston, but in reality it was only 3.65 yards per carry.

NFL running backs averaged 4.4 yards per rush last season. (more…)

Offense did its job.

Joe doesn’t give a damn. If your offense scores 37 points, you should win. Period. (more…)