Playoff Monster
January 25th, 2021
Bucs CB matches Hall of Famer.
Through the offseason before BradyMania hit Tampa Bay, Joe referred to then-rookie cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting as “all he does is make plays.” [read more]

Bucs CB matches Hall of Famer.
Through the offseason before BradyMania hit Tampa Bay, Joe referred to then-rookie cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting as “all he does is make plays.” [read more]

Her too.
Yeah, Joe has been rough on Steve Smith, the mouthy former Stinking Panthers wide receiver. [read more]

This is what your quarterback should look like when he comes out of a tunnel at Lambeau Field in the NFC Championship game. [read more]

“Dickie V” is in a partying mood.
The most famous of Bucs fans (Nick Carter or Vince Carter might be No. 2) is going wild over the Bucs win as he cannot get his wife to put the phone down and quit recording him. [read more]

After 3 1/2 months on the shelf with a broken ankle and not one practice in pads, Vita Vea stomped into Lambeau Field today and made a difference. [read more]

“Hey Michael Thomas, enjoy watching me play football in two weeks.”
Joe is guessing that Saints receiver Michael Thomas and Bucs corner Carlton Davis are not exactly exchanging Christmas cards. [read more]

Welcome to the first seven-game winning streak in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history. [read more]

Joe loves this instant-classic photo of Bucco Bruce Arians on the team bus waiting to leave Lambeau Field after tonight’s historic Bucs victory.
That’s Tom Moore behind him.
Joe always loves how the JoeBucsFan photo genius always knows what’s worth capturing.
Savor it, Coach.
You earned it.

Faith in QB paid back.
This is what a franchise quarterback some call a farm animal can do for a team. [read more]
Joe’s putting a foot down right now and calling on Team Glazer to think out of the box and step to the plate during next season’s home opener. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.
When you boil football down to the bare knuckles bare minimum, it’s about who has the most points when the game is over. [read more]
Seasoned Bucs fans know the phrase “have a return game” applies to other football teams.
That’s just not the Bucs’ forté, but today was a new day for Tampa Bay. [read more]

Beasting.
Man, that two-week trip to the COVID corner sure did a linebacker good. [read more]

Joe is loving typing Super Bowl and Bucs in the same sentence.
What a glorious time to be alive. [read more]

Clutch.
Joe believes the Bucs made a play in the first half that fans may remember for as long as they are sucking air, and it might be remembered with the same affinity as Rondé Barber’s historic pick-six. [read more]

It wasn’t Ronald Jones’ day, but it sure was Leonard Fournette’s.
The late-summer signing that had Joe doing cartwheels down Dale Mabry Highway has been the workhorse January hero in the Buccaneers’ backfield. [read more]

Steve Smith of NFL Network.
Joe could not let this die. [read more]

Defenses gets the job done.
There were more than a few people, including a guy locally who likes to pat himself on the back as a celebrity, who went on loud megaphones (including the local sports station that once boasted itself as the Bucs’ flagship) who bragged and mocked how the Bucs had no prayer today. [read more]

The football Messiah arrived and it turns out the rest of the NFC never had a chance. [read more]

Winning.
It was 13 years since the Bucs had seen a playoff game. It had been 18 years since they won one (a Super Bowl win). [read more]
What a night Shaq Barrett picked to come out of witness protection! [read more]