Winning.

There is only one word Joe can think of with this win. It’s what good teams sometimes resort to in order to win.

“Survival.” (more…)

Take a bow, Jason Licht! (more…)

So the Patriots rushed the ball eight times tonight for a grand total of -1 yard. (more…)

“You like that, Tommy?”

How bout the Bucs shaking off three miserable games rushing and looking like their Super Bowl selves pounding the rock tonight!! (more…)

No style points tonight, but Joe and Bucs fans everywhere will take it.

A rainy, back-to-back road game is a tough task for any NFL team. Throw in the distraction of the incredible hype of Tom Brady returning to New England and a slew of injuries, and the Bucs had a small mountain to climb. (more…)

Carlton Davis was carted off tonight with a quad injury.

Richard Sherman often looked like he could have used a stretcher and an oxygen tank. (more…)

Chat in the comments here all game long during this historic night.

Be decent. Play nice. Unless you’re blasting the zebras or the twisted Patriots fans that find there way in here.

Enjoy this national spotlight, Bucs fans! Go Bucs!

Beat up.

This is gnarly stuff and if true, Joe has to wonder about the X-ray machines teams use at stadiums. (more…)

Bold talk.

So, the Bucs are starting newly acquired, 33-year old Richard Sherman. That has a pair of former NFLers worked up. (more…)

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Multiple times over the past two years, Joe has written about how ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington, the pride of Pinellas County, has a unique place inside the Tom Brady inner circle. (more…)

Todd Bowles’ tall task.

In the past couple of days, Joe has been typing about how bad the Bucs pass defense has been. It’s appalling and needs to be corrected fairly soon if this team hopes to repeat as Super Bowl champions. (more…)

More than one reason to score.

Since Bucs quarterback Tom Brady doesn’t exactly wear all his emotions on his sleeve, he’s a tough cookie to crack. (more…)

Changed man.

If Joe reads between the lines here, it doesn’t bode well for Tom Brady’s Bucs predecessor at quarterback. (more…)

Game 4

Bucs (2-1) at Belicheats (1-2)

Kickoff: 8:20 p.m.

TV: NBC (WFLA-TV Channel 8, locally).

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Defense needs to get hungrier.

It doesn’t seem as though a former Bucs starting guard is ready to hit the panic button quite yet. (more…)

Khalil Davis

Ouch! (more…)

Bad news.

Bucs foot-rubbing, car-littering, film guru Rob Gronkowski may be out a while. (more…)

Ruled out.

Add Jason Pierre-Paul to the list.

The Bucs announced this afternoon that JPP will not play tomorrow night at New England. He joins Jamel Dean and Rob Gronkowski out for the game

Out

[UPDATE: 4:40 p.m.] Gronk is out with busted ribs. See home page story.