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The Buccaneers’ rookie first-round pick opened up last night. (more…)

Injury status.

Bucs fans may breathe a sigh of relief reading this. (more…)

Needs to be addressed.

No, this isn’t about the running game starting to stink worse than a Porta-Potty in July. (more…)

News could be worse.

It looks like Giovani Bernard dodged a bullet. (more…)

Tom Brady speaks

Mr. Seven Rings did his best tonight to say facing New England on Sunday will be just another game in many ways, but a little bit of his true mindset seemed to ooze out. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht

Joe’s a little surprised that all the screaming for the Bucs to get help in their secondary isn’t accompanied by the obvious for a team with three sacks in three games. (more…)

Belicheat speaks

Joe’s not too into the Brady-Belicheat drama.

For Joe, it’s over. Tom Brady won a Super Bowl in Tampa while Bill Belicheat missed the playoffs and drefted a quarterback in the first round. (more…)

Straight talk.

In so many words, Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians said it all starts up front for a defense. (more…)

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…)