Bruce Arians defends.

It sure didn’t seem like rookie Jaelon Darden had a good game Saturday night. But Joe is not a Bucs coach and was watching a TV broadcast with a naked eye. Coaches look at (and see) the game differently using All-22. (more…)

Bucs LT Donovan Smith.

Initially, Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians had planned to play his first-team offense for a full half on Saturday night. (more…)

Week 1 status.

The Bucs, including today, have 12 days to prepare for Week 1 and the season-opener against Dallas. Will Jordan Whitehead be on the field? (more…)

Retains gig.

If there was one guy of the 22+1 starters Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager brought back, there was one position that was sort of up in the air. (more…)

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians is a straight shooter. And since before the draft Arians has been harping about the need for better special teams play. (more…)

Lethal addition.

Joe has been saying this for about a year now.

Prove Joe wrong. (more…)

Alex Cappa

It was made quite clear by Bucs brass, the starting right guard job was one man’s to lose. (more…)

Decisions.

Well, Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians is going to have some intrigue when it comes to defense. (more…)

Shaq

The big challenge for the Bucs this season?

Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett talked about it … and then he walked the walk. (more…)

Excitement building.

Joe has tried to hogtie himself and not swallow the easy bait. (more…)

Ready for Dallas.

Micah Parsons, you ain’t playing Michigan State. (more…)

Tonight in Houston was supposed to be a dress rehearsal for the regular season with Bucs starters playing a half.

Leonard “Playoff Lenny” Fournette didn’t get one carry. (more…)

Bucs starters were supposed to play one half tonight in order to get used to game speed and be ready for opening day.

The plan changed. (more…)

“Watch what I do tonight, Mike.”

It’s the Super Bowl champs playing all starters against the sorry-ass Texans and new defensive coordinator Lovie Smith.

If you’re on the field, then play well. No excuses. Simple as that.

Chat here with fans all day long. Play nice.

Preseason Game 3

Bucs at Texans

Kickoff: 8 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8. (Game will also be broadcast in various TV markets throughout Florida and Alabama. Check your local listings). The game will be rebroadcast on WTTA-TV Channel 28 Sunday at 4 p.m. Also, the NFL Network will rebroadcast the game Sunday at 7 a.m., Thursday at 3 p.m. and on Sept. 5 at 2:30 a.m.

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Positive.

Joe has a hunch he’s going to be writing this weekly, only with different names. (more…)

“Tom, if you so much as break wind, I want you out of the game tonight.”

Joe always found it disingenuous, to be polite, the way NFL coaches used to scream and wail how they needed X-amount of preseason games or the very earth would crumble beneath our feet. (more…)

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Last chance to win returner gig?

Could tonight decide who will be returning kicks and punts for the Bucs? (more…)