Where the Bucs excelled.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles said yesterday in his day-after presser that he was really happy with preparation for opening day. (more…)

Big smile for Baker Mayfield.

As we know from Baker Mayfield and former Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, Sooners and Longhorns don’t mix. (more…)

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. (more…)

Well-stocked roster.

Joe has already noted the Bucs’ roster is comprised of 82 percent of drafted players. No team has as much homegrown talent as Tampa Bay. (more…)

“I got the squeeze, Tweeze.”

Listeners to the Ira Kaufman Podcast heard Joe talk before training camp about how the Bucs, given their fortified cornerbacks stable and Jamel Dean’s reputation for being extraordinarily frugal, had a golden opportunity to squeeze Dean to accept a pay cut. (more…)

Offensive lines are like forced marriages of sports radio hosts. There’s no telling if there is any chemistry in a combination. (more…)

Hall of Fame cornerback Rondé Barber says you simply cannot be considered a special cornerback unless you snag a good share of interceptions and force turnovers in general. (more…)

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A first-quarter gamble pays off big.

Joe sat in the Falcons’ raucous dome yesterday very late in the first quarter and was almost in stunned disbelief. (more…)

New Bucs dynamic duo.

The hype is real. (more…)

Just wants to win.

The Bucs got swept last year by the Dixie Chicks. The first loss was downright galling and it is still stuck in Joe’s craw — not craw, craw! (more…)

Baker Mayfield defines the Bucs’ image.

The face of the franchise shared his mug with Football Night in America about 30 minutes after the Bucs knocked off the Falcons yesterday to stand alone atop the NFC South. (more…)

Mike Evans was very clear beside his postgame locker last night. He wishes he had been mic’d up for yesterday’s game so fans could have heard rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka advance pleading for the touchdown pass that won the game. (more…)

More love from his quarterback.

Joe listens to and reads a lot of national talking heads and sophists for their Bucs takes and intel. (more…)

Done with overtime games.

Last year the Bucs lost two bitter overtime games. With a late score in each game — the Bucs had the ball late in regulation — the Bucs would have won. (more…)

Emeka Egbuka catches the game-winning touchdown pass Sunday in Atlanta.

Welcome to Victory Monday, Bucs fans! Ah, football is here. Glorious football! How you feeling about that win yesterday? Bet you don’t even notice your hangover. (more…)

Bucs used a Jesse “The Body” Ventura approach.

Joe thought of this when learning of this statistic in Sunday’s win over the Dixie Chicks (more…)

It seems like Todd Bowles has it in him to turn on a player.

Bowles is a mild-mannered guy but he’s not always long on patience. (more…)

Baker Mayfield scrambled for critical yards on third downs Sunday.

Finding a way to win. That’s what good quarterbacks do and Raheem Morris found out the hard way (though his quarterback damn near pulled off what Baker Mayfield did.) (more…)

This is not something you hear publicly very often.

In the happy Bucs locker room in Atlanta, iconic Tampa Bay linebacker Lavonte David had tough talk for a teammate.

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Safety Antoine Winfield buckles up preparing for battle Sunday.

The last two minutes of today’s win in Atlanta was so stunning and thrilling, it’s easy to forget perhaps the play of the game happened with 11 seconds left and it was performed by All-Pro Bucs safety Antoine Winfield. (more…)

Franchise quarterback Baker Mayfield looked darn rusty in the first half today in Atlanta — and in much of the second half. (more…)