Better we eat this bitter pill right away than let it linger. Hope you have your mug filled. (more…)

Wide open Mike Evans is directly in front of Tom Brady running to Brady’s right with a defender trailing. The pass went to Chris Godwin running into double coverage.

The Goat was pointing a hoof at himself after today’s debacle in New Orleans. (more…)

The quote above comes from Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman as he watched the Bucs throw well behind the sticks on 2nd-and-13 and 3rd-and-14 early in the fourth quarter today. (more…)

Shell game at CB figured out.

There are only so many mirrors you can use in the NFL. And the final mirror Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles used today broke on him. (more…)

Bucs QB Tom Brady

Suits at BSPN and FS1 are going to send Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians a few bottles of scotch. And it has nothing to do with the coming holidays. (more…)

Joe’s not a medical professional, but Joe is not really sure why Rob Gronkowski even suited up to play today. (more…)

Ticked.

Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians was not a happy camper when he was asked about his defense this evening. (more…)

If the Bucs didn’t think their crap stunk before today’s game leading into the Week 9 bye, now they know.

And good coaching will take advantage. (more…)

Jim Kelly II.

Look, Joe has been very, very supportive of the job that Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles has done this year. (more…)

Saints voodoo.

Tom Brady may be one of the safest quarterbacks when it comes to turnovers, but he’s sloppy when playing the slimy Saints (at least as a Bucs quarterback). (more…)

Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. Very sloppy.

What a mess, and now the Bucs are 6-2 as the slimy Saints have their chests puffed out with their 5-2 record.

Yep, just the way everyone drew it up. Trevor Siemian carved up the Bucs. (more…)

Huuuuuuggge game! Biggest of the season.

The Bucs are playing for stranglehold on the NFC South.

Laugh, scream and cheer all game long with fellow Bucs fans (and a few haters) in the comments below.

Go Bucs!!!!!

Usage intel.

News from the ultimate newsbreaker in NFL Media, and that would be FOX Sports insider Jay Glazer. (more…)

Football neutered

This quote from a Hall of Famer this morning particularly interested Joe because the guy said “I’ve had a couple of conversations with Jameis.” (more…)

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Safety Mike Edwards

Since the start of the 2019 season, the Bucs have been the gold standard for forcing takeaways — and making teams pay dearly for being so sloppy. (more…)

Strong coaching.

Joe found this hard to believe for a blown-to-bits secondary in a pass-happy league. (more…)

What’s going on here?

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Beware of Bucs.

What are the slimy Saints trying to hide, that they have no receivers? (more…)

Game 8

Bucs (6-1) at Slimy Saints (4-2)

Kickoff: 4:25 p.m.

TV: WTVT-TV Channel 13, NFL Sunday Ticket Channel 716. National TV broadcast map can be found here.

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Status.

Adam Schefter is Mr. NFL Insider. (more…)