Planted on bench.

Unless there is an injury no one outside of One Buc Palace is aware of, this is a bad sign for a former starter. (more…)

Devin White

A point of emphasis for Tampa Bay head coach Todd Bowles yesterday made it sound like Buccaneers savior linebacker Devin White was a little mentally overwhelmed last season. (more…)

Mike Edwards is a dangerous man.

Bucs safety Mike Edwards leads the NFL in pick-sixes since he was drafted in 2019.

Head coach/defensive playcaller Todd Bowles dove into pre-draft study of Edwards to explain his prowess. (more…)

Lots of pass routes.

Interesting stats on Playoff Lenny and the passing game. (more…)

“Aaron, you’re better off hanging at Hooters at John’s Pass.”

If you study the history of whining Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, he’s lucky he calls one of the coldest cities in the NFL his home. That’s because Rodgers often struggles at warm-weather sites. (more…)

Gets props.

Last year Bucs safety Antoine Winfield made his first Pro Bowl. And despite the 2022 season being very young, it appears Winfield will be making another trip to Las Vegas in January, unless the Bucs are playing in the Super Bowl. (more…)

Defense is beautiful.

For an undefeated team that went on the road and only gave up two scoring drives, this seems a really low grade for Joe. (more…)

More fun from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe. Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks sits down with Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman, the noted bagel expert and JoeBucsFan.com columnist.

Gets a nastygram from NFL.

So the suits led by NFL warden Roger Goodell have spoken. And it appears former Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians will heed their warnings. (more…)

Playcaller Byron Leftwich.

It’s been a trademark of the Tom Brady era: adding accomplished veteran receivers. (more…)

Update.

The Bucs are learning the hard way that when you sign injury-prone players, they get injured. (more…)

Injured defensive tackle Akiem Hicks.

An early-week injury update from head coach Todd Bowles, and it’s not pretty. (more…)

Old-ass Bucs fans remember James Wilder amassing 772 carries for 2,844 yards through the 1984 and 1985 seasons.

That kind of running back punishment is unheard of in today’s NFL. (more…)

Oops, he did it again.

Finding a way to win. That’s all that matters and thank goodness the Bucs have a quarterback who is unmatched at doing that. (more…)

Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.

The numbers are gross. But what made that so? (more…)

Balling.

Joe is driving this bandwagon for the Bucs defense and doesn’t want to get off. (more…)

Joe’s excited that the Bucs signed talented and productive receiver Cole Beasley today, but it likely has a downside. (more…)

Rookie talks red zone blunders.

The mighty Bucs offense has gone from being the NFL’s red zone bullies to something far less scary. (more…)

Tough day for Scotty Miller.

It appears that Scotty Miller’s rough Sunday in New Orleans set off a fire alarm at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Joe is still stoked how the Bucs pulled a King Kong Bundy on the slimy Saints on Sunday. (more…)

Status for Packers game.

It took a whole game for injury-prone Julio Jones to get injured. He dinged up a knee in the season-opener at Dallas. (more…)