Joe picked up bad news from a trusted source this afternoon.

Lavonte David will miss the rest of the regular season and Wild Card weekend of the playoffs. His foot injury could be a complete season-ender but that’s unclear at this time.

What makes this extra awful is David had such a great game against the Saints before he got hurt late. He recorded 3 tackles for loss, a sack and 11 total tackles before exiting Sunday night in the fourth quarter.

It seemed like David finally was 100 percent from his October ankle injury that he explained was a long healing process.

Enjoy this evening’s Ira Kaufman Podcast!

Insight & fun from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe. It’s TAMPA TWO!

Derrick Brooks dives in on the Bucs’ loss to the Saints, one he predicted last week. Sage Ira Kaufman, as always, is right alongside Brooks in this episode.

Barber talk

Joe is always intrigued to hear the opinion of a Bucs-friendly, Bruce Arians-friendly guy after he says he watched a specific Bucs game for a second time. (more…)

Try to relax, ex-NFL GM says.

The Bucs offense on Sunday night looked so bad, even worse without three of its biggest stars, it had all the stench of a one-and-done team in the playoffs.

Slow down! (more…)

Why? Why? Why?

Why have the slimy Saints clubbed the Bucs in seven consecutive regular season games? (more…)

“Focus!”

It’s hard to imagine that a veteran Super Bowl team, one that returned its entire roster, could be knocked off its mental game at home. (more…)

Good, but not what he once was.

We will all see what happens in the coming weeks, but Joe has a dreaded thought that the slimy Saints broke the Bucs. (more…)

First choice?

Yes, the Bucs are going to win the NFC South. One more “W” in the final three games takes care of that. (more…)

Future?

When Joe wrote the story yesterday of Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians announcing receiver Chris Godwin was done for the year with a blown ACL, Joe included a phrase that Godwin may have played his final game for Tampa Bay. (more…)

Sad label applied by CBS.

Sometimes, Joe forgets how the other half lives. And the other half is just chomping at the bit to dance on the grave of Tom Brady. (more…)

Terrible non-adjustments.

It was so bad… (more…)

The brand new NFL rules for The Sickness have arrived Goat approved. (more…)

The ugly loss of Pro Bowl receiver Chris Godwin to a torn ACL yesterday is certainly on the mind of his quarterback.

Tom Brady had plenty to say about it on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio this evening. (more…)

Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles

Lotta doom and gloom out there from Bucs fans and observers.

Tis the holiday season, a time to celebrate happy things like Big Storm beer, the Bucs’ 10-4 record and stifling Tampa Bay defense. (more…)

Antonio Brown

The good news is Antonio Brown is riding in on Devin White’s horse to save the Bucs’ passing game with Chris Godwin now lost for the season with a blown ACL. (more…)

Tristan Wirfs kryptonite

There’s a divide at JoeBucsFan world headquarters. (more…)

Responds to critics.

Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians had strong, direct words for the critics and virtue signalers who have decried his decision to bring back furniture-tossing, bicycle-throwing, fake-V-card-flashing receiver Antonio Brown. (more…)

Done.

Bucs receiver Chris Godwin has played his final game of the 2021 season and maybe his final Bucs game forever, contrary to previous reports.

Godwin, a scheduled free agent this offseason who hurt his knee last night, is out for the year with a torn ACL, Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians said in his day-after presser.