Not ruled out (yet).

Yesterday at a waterfront watering hole while watching his teammates battle the Rams, hollering when Will Gholston got a sack and cussing when things went wrong, Bucs edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul didn’t sound upbeat about returning to play against the Belicheats on national television Sunday night. (more…)

Buried RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn

Today Bucco Bruce Arians was talking about the Bucs not running a lot against the Rams and he said the reason was simple. (more…)

Yes, the Bucs have injury issues, and Bucco Bruce Arians provided little clarity today except for discussing a new injury.

Linebacker Kevin Minter will be back Sunday off the COVID list, Arians said, but he said Antonio Brown’s return from COVID agianst the Patriots is unclear. Joe sure hopes Brown is not or was not ill.

Arians revealed that Scotty Miller came out of the game with a significant turf toe injury.

No updates were offered for starting cornerback Jamel Dean, who left with a left knee injury.

#Cushion

Joe’s possibly weekly feature of notes and thoughts when Joe rewatches the Bucs’ game in no particular order. 

*At the bottom of the photo above, you’ll see the fat cushion on Rams receiver on Van Jefferson from Bucs cornerback Dee Delaney. (more…)

Rough week ahead for old school football heads.

Joe understands some old school football fans who follow the Bucs won’t like this. (more…)

Joe always thought the idea is to have your best players on the field. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 10:32 a.m.

The party never materialized. (more…)

Pass defense wasn’t funny.

A masked comedian takes the stage at the red velvet-lined lounge at the Vero Beach Ramada Inn where Freddie Martino once starred, grabs the microphone and begins his act, “The Bucs pass defense was so bad yesterday… ” (more…)

Prediction.

Bucs outside linebacker, edge rusher and heart and soul of the defense, Jason Pierre-Paul, didn’t make the trip to Los Angeles. (more…)

Sad numbers.

This is going to get people really peeved at Joe and this next paragraph is squarely directed at those about to get their briefs bunched up. (more…)

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians has said some very interesting things about cornerbacks over the past week. (more…)

A lot of meat on the bone to gnaw on. So let’s get to it. (more…)

Painful day

Bucs fans got a taste today of why Rob Gronkowski left football after the 2019 season. (more…)

Joe is sad the Bucs lost today and snapped their 10-game winning streak. But at least one annoyance and potential distraction is out of the way. (more…)

Joe was glad to see Tyler Johnson re-emerge today as a capable and dangerous weapon in the Bucs’ passing attack. (more…)

Joe got used to seeing Devin White dominate during the final three games of last year’s playoffs.

The Buccaneers’ Super Bowl champion savior linebacker was a manbeast, shot out of a cannon after two weeks off on the COVID list. (more…)

Status.

It appears the severity of Jamel Dean’s injury won’t be known until further tests when Dean and the Bucs return to Tampa. (more…)

Damn, Tom Brady looked exceptionally nimble and fresh on the field today. (more…)

So the Bucs are in a pickle. And Joe isn’t even talking about Ross Cockrell or Dee Delaney or the invisible pass rush. (more…)

Missed a key pick early.

When you are playing shorthanded against arguably the best team in the NFC, you better take advantage of your chances, especially early given that Sean McVay has never blown a halftime lead. (more…)