So exactly what went wrong on Washington’s 19-play drive to end the game and crush the Bucs on Sunday?

Joe’s not sure, but Joe can say that Vita Vea only played 10 of those snaps.

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Former NFL GM speaks on Bucs injuries and older players.

We will find out if the gamble works. [read more]

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Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

OK, you watched the game. What’s your takeaway? [read more]

Chris Godwin

Of all the pass catchers on NFL teams that have played nine games this season, only one guy has more receptions than Chris Godwin. [read more]

Blitzes improve, but…

Regular readers here have seen Joe type the following phrase rather often this season when referring to the struggles of Bucs corners. [read more]

No NFL quarterback this season gets sacked less often than Tom Brady. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Once upon a time back in 2016, when disgraced defensive coordinator Mike Smith was considered a commodity by fans from Lakeland to Largo and at One Buc Palace, our Buccaneers led the NFL in third-down defense.

Nobody was better. [read more]

“I feel ya, Jameis.”

Well, if this isn’t an ugly throwback of a thought. [read more]

Guard Ali Marpet

Some people buy into the notion that the Bucs are “the hunted” team this season, meaning because they won the Super Bowl individual players and teams will try harder to beat them. [read more]

Some working nationally in the fourth estate are starting to think that the Bucs are a team in decline. [read more]

Ex-NFL suit weighs in.

It is still baffling how Bucs quarterback Tom Brady turned into Captain Checkdown on Sunday, almost scared to test the worst secondary in all of football. And a man who comes across as sort of an intimate of Brady’s seems to have the answer. [read more]

Deebo Samuel and the 49ers help the Bucs.

This NFL season has been nuts, thank goodness for the Bucs. [read more]

Tom Brady had a rocky time with media after the face-stomping the Bucs endured yesterday at Washington.

Tonight he had more to say. [read more]

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Pregame swag backfired.

There is a difference between confident and cocky. Being cocky can get your tail kicked. [read more]