Bucs co-DC Kacy Rodgers.

Earlier this week, Bucs coach Todd Bowles said the NFL’s No. 5 defense (total yards allowed) needs to improve. Specifically against the run. (more…)

Sunday could be Sneak day.

It seems running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn is the most improved Buccaneers player that has yet to play a snap this season. (more…)

Byron Leftwich

Joe can’t blame offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich for rookie running back Rachaad White dropping a six-yard pass in the red zone on Sunday. (more…)

Donovan Smith

The Bucs’ ironman left tackle is practicing today, his first on-field action since hyperextending his elbow against the Cowboys on Sept. 11.

Joe sure hopes Donovan Smith’s test run is successful!

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

You have to start wondering about the care Bucs players receive at the AdventHealth Training Center when virtually the entire receiving corps is hurt. (more…)

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Bucs receiver Russell Gage.

The Bucs defense, through two games, is kicking arse and taking names. It’s an awesome thing. (more…)

Former Bucs Guard Ian Beckles.

So Week 2 was on the mind of popular local sports radio personality Ian Beckles as he broke down the Bucs’ win over the slimy Saints, and decided to place a Bucs starter in his personal Ring of Hate. (more…)

New Bucs receiver Cole Beasley caught 82 balls last season for Buffalo.

Life in the Tom Brady era means guys being offered fat cash elsewhere are willing to pass and beg for a job in Tampa. (more…)

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Bucco Bruce Arians

Retired (for now) slimy Saints head coach Sean Payton was glued to Sunday’s Bucs game. (more…)

Center Robert Hainsey.

The Robert Hainsey love at One Buc Palace seems to have reached a new height. (more…)

Team leader in sacks.

This warms Joe’s heart. (more…)

Cornerback Carlton Davis.

New faces are on the Buccaneers’ official injury report. Of course, that’s nothing new. (more…)

New Bucs receiver Cole Beasley.

It is no surprise that a big selling point for veteran receiver Cole Beasley to sign with the Bucs is the same guy who wears No. 12. (more…)

Joe can’t recall receiving a report card quite like this. (more…)

Veteran Bucs running back Giovani Bernard.

The Bucs made bad injury news official today, placing backup running back Giovani Bernard and backup tackle Josh Wells on injured reserve, which means they’ll miss four games before being eligible to return.

Wells has a calf issue and Bernard has an ankle.

Up from the practice squad comes wide receiver Kaylon Geiger and linebacker Kenny Young. Newcomer receiver Cole Beasley is likely to be activated next week.

This one is too funny. As Joe wrote Sunday when NFL.com broke the news that Tom Brady would take Wednesdays off the rest of the season, it was subject to change … and it has. (more…)

The Mike Evans one-game suspension for cheap-shotting mouthy Marshon Lattimore was upheld today.

No surprise. So how can Evans avoid being suspended in the future? (more…)

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Take a bow, gentlemen.

The NFL’s No. 1 scoring defense has been on the details relentlessly through two weeks, compensating for a sputtering attack. While Tom Brady is tossing tablets in disgust, Todd Bowles is howling in delight because his marauders just ransacked Dallas and New Orleans on the road. (more…)

The final Bucs run-defense numbers in each game this season are pretty good — after the opening drive. (more…)