“RoJo’s not staying here. Where’s my treat? Woof!”

Don’t worry, Bucs backup/sometimes starting running back Ronald Jones isn’t on Bruce Arians’ craplist. [read more]

The quote in the headline is from Bucco Bruce Arians. It’s the status of cornerback Richard Sherman after straining/pulling a calf muscle yesterday before the loss to Washington.

Enough said.

The NFL Network report had Joe exhaling and finally putting down the Big Storm beer.

Manbeast nose tackle Vita Vea has a knee (MCL) tear that’s considered minor, and he’s got a bone bruise. Vea will not be out long term. Three weeks? Four? That’s unclear. The diagnosis is what’s important.

Vea was hurt on Washington’s final drive and it looked really bad. It’s not.

UPDATE: Bruce Arians said Vea is bearing weight on his knee, which is a great sign.

Ironic photo of the Bucs defense celebrating a fumble recovery yesterday that was not a fumble.

Lavonte David says the Bucs defense does a lot of talking, presumably about how great they are. [read more]

No excuses.

The Bucs were down a lot of players yesterday, including two offensive stars. [read more]

One film guru former Buccaneer got his calculator out after the Bucs’ debacle in Washington yesterday. [read more]

Lots of issues with the Bucs defense yesterday, but perhaps none was bigger than the 3-and-14 whiff of a tackle by cornerback Jamel Dean. [read more]

Stumped.

The following is harsh but Joe is taking the baton Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians raised yesterday in his postgame press conference. [read more]

“Tom, those WTF defensive backs scare me more than Bruce Allen’s e-mails.”

Look, WTF entering the game was No. 32 in the league — that’s dead last — in pass defense. [read more]

Massive task with little time.

Joe is convinced Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles broke the Chiefs in the Super Bowl (though Kansas City didn’t look broke last night in Vegas — nyuk, nyuk, nyuk — broke… in Vegas. 🙂 ). [read more]

Tom Brady

Joe’s detecting great pessimism in the air, including at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. [read more]

A sad, chilly Monday morning. Let’s get this out of the way. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Let’s dispense with the highlights, shall we?

Devin White showed up in the nation’s capital and looked like the game-wrecker who keyed a late-season defensive surge in 2020. While White was all over the joint, most of his teammates took a dirt nap at FedEx Field.

Bruce Arians summed it up rather nicely after the 29-19 setback, apologizing to Buc Nation for an embarrassing performance. Arians also acknowledged that Tampa Bay played passionate football for only eight minutes. The other 52, he said, were “godawful.” [read more]

Dangerous quotes from Bucco Bruce Arians. [read more]

Joe has gone from organizing a keg party for the Bucs’ first home playoff game since 2007 to wondering about going on vacation the weekend of Jan. 15-16?

Somehow, Taylor Heinicke completed 81 percent of his passes against the Bucs on a day Lavonte David and Devin White put up a hell of a lot of production, including two sacks by White. [read more]

Stunning admission.

Strange comment from Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians after the game today. [read more]