Encouraging news on the official Buccaneers injury report, the first of this week leading up to Sunday’s Panthers-Bucs game. (more…)

Speaks on CB play.

In the past couple of games, the Bucs secondary hasn’t played as strong as it was earlier in the season. (more…)

Schedule changes

Hurricane Eta is affecting our beloved Buccaneers. (more…)

TAMPA TWO is back with legend Derrick Brooks and Sage Ira Kaufman, the feisty JoeBucsFan.com columnist and Hall of Fame voter. All the insight and a few laughs are presented by The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Clean QB jerseys are a Panthers trademark

When it comes to putting quarterbacks on their butts, the Carolina Panthers are the worst in the NFC and tied for last in the NFL with an average of just one sack per game.

But they are more prolific than the Bucs when it comes to collecting penalties. (more…)

Carolina RB Christian McCaffrey.

While this is good news for the Bucs, it doesn’t change Joe’s mind that unless the Bucs wake up Sunday, they are in for a dogfight. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

There’s a symmetry to the 2020 Buccaneer season that breeds optimism. (more…)

Reason to dance.

The statgeeky term “win-rate” Joe has only been familiar with for a year. But when it comes from NextGen Stats, it’s not hocus-pocus. (more…)

More bench time

Someone very powerful at One Buc Palace wants to see less of Antonio Brown on the football field Sunday as the Bucs travel to play the 3-6, losers-of-four-straight Carolina Panthers. (more…)

Joe Haeg

The Buccaneers’ uncharacteristic train wreck pass blocking was surprising in many ways on Sunday night. (more…)

Breakdown on Bucs.

A former NFL suit and a guy who scratched the backs of some legendary NFL figures has a simple message for Bucs fans. (more…)

The dreaded “C” word, so common during the Mike Smith era of ghastly defense, re-appeared after Sunday’s embarrassment against the Saints.

Last night, Bucco Bruce Arians introduced a “P” word. (more…)

Not boring.

For much of their history, the Bucs have largely been a punchline during their franchise history except for a handful of years here or there. (more…)

Joe understands there are a whole lot of guys (girls, too?) who served our country who read this here site daily. (more…)

Getting stepped over?

Interesting backroom drama analysis here in trying to find out what the hell is going on with Bucs star receiver Mike Evans and park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting Bucs quarterback Tom Brady. (more…)

Through 25 games, the Bucs are winners under the Bucco Bruce Arians regime, sitting at 6-3 this season with five remaining games against bad football teams. (more…)

The Buccaneers don’t seem to think the ugly accusations against Antonio Brown are legitimate or are a big deal — at least not enough to get in the way of their quest for a Super Bowl.

Still, they’re out there, and ProFootballTalk.com wrote up an update in the civil case today.

There’s not much new, but Joe’s not going to ignore it. If you want to catch up on the heinous details. Click the link to Mike Florio’s story.

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

Man, the Bucs have hit a bad streak when it appeared the top of the NFC mountain was just inches away. (more…)

Key to victory for opponents.

Some — no, many — will suggest there is no more important player on a football team than a quarterback. (more…)

Explains o-line implosion.

Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen is among the best in the game. He didn’t build that reputation by being dumb. (more…)