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Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will bring his 19-12 career record and Pro Bowl experience to the table when he faces on the Bucs on Sunday as Drew Brees’ replacement.
He’ll also bring something in common with America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]
Break down.
This is kind of cool. [read more]
Respect not flowing
No, this is not a slam on our beloved Buccaneers.
At 2-2, Tampa Bay fans are excited. [read more]
Got caught napping?
Man, Joe doesn’t think one Bucs fan saw coming what the Tampa Bay offense did Sunday. [read more]
“Erin, if you have a minute, could you please tell No. 27 that he’s special?”
The mind games are flowing. [read more]
Coaches always talk about “situational football” and the Bucs ran into a rare situation against the Rams on Sunday. [read more]
Strong comments on America.
Last week in Los Angeles, Joe saw former Rams Super Bowl quarterback Vince Ferragamo on the Los Angeles FOX affiliate claim that America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, is playing the best ball of his career. [read more]
Back in June, head coach Bucco Bruce Arians said the Bucs secondary is “totally fixed” and he named Ryan Smith as one of the team’s “five solid corners.”
(Where are the other four?). [read more]
Impressed with Bucs o-line.
How did the Bucs’ offensive line, which too many fans want to tear apart and run out of town, shut down future Hall of Fame defensive tackle Aaron Donald?
Well, to hear Brian Baldinger speak, it took a village. [read more]
Drank Jared Goff’s Gatorade.
Man, this is almost too good to be true. [read more]
Bruce Arians proved his fearlessness to Joe against the Rams when he sent Matt Gay out for a 58-yard field goal. That was a gutsy call.
If Gay misses that the Rams have the ball on their 48 yard line and Gay’s confidence is likely shaken a bit. [read more]
Records falling.
Joe has already written how much Tampa Bay history he witnessed in the Bucs’ stunning win over the Rams in their historic stadium yesterday. [read more]
This is blowing Joe’s mind and we may be witnesssing something truly historic. [read more]
No longer do Bucs fans have to wince while watching their right guard play.
The Benenoch-Sweezy-Smith era is far in the rear view mirror. [read more]
(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
Joe’s weekly Monday column looking back at this weekend’s game. [read more]
It wasn’t the same old Bucs yesterday, and that felt damn good. [read more]
This is not fake news.
With the first quarter of the 2019 campaign in the books, Ronald Jones is on pace for 200 carries for 936 yards and four touchdowns this season. [read more]
“The Sage” delivers in his thrice-weekly column.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
JoeBucsFan.com columnist
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The chant began at Buffalo Wild Wings in Oldsmar seconds after Ndamukong Suh’s 37-yard fumble return sealed Tampa Bay’s improbable victory.
“Lock him up, lock him up,” Buc fans shouted in unison. They weren’t talking about Suh, Joe Biden or Donald Trump.
They were talking ’bout Shaq Barrett, who had just concluded another monster game to cap off a monster September. Yes, it was Barrett who caused Jared Goff’s fumble for Suh’s scoop and score. Buc fans are already lobbying the front office to extend Barrett’s contract to prevent him from hitting free agency next March.
There were plenty of other gladiators at the cavernous Coliseum, which looked surprisingly empty considering the home team was 3-0 and the Rams represented the NFC in the Super Bowl last season.
The Bucs were too busy scoring a franchise-record 55 points to check out the action in the stands. They arrived in the City of Angels as 10-point underdogs and promptly beat the devil out of a Los Angeles team that clearly wasn’t ready to compete when the game began.
Here’s how the Bucs evened their record at 2-2 heading into the Big Easy. They didn’t make it easy on Sunday, but they made plays in crunch time and erased the sting of last week’s setback: [read more]
Contained.
Quick, anyone see Aaron Donald? Maybe someone should call his family. [read more]
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Deflects credit.
Last week Joe brought word that Los Angeles sports television personality and former Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo claimed America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, was playing the best ball of his career. [read more]
Helps set record.
If you thought watching today’s thrilling, exhausting 55-40 Bucs win over the Rams that it seemed like a lot of passes were completed, you weren’t wrong. [read more]
Matt Gay went from goat to stud in one week. [read more]
