Gaining interest?

Though only those who work at One Buc Palace know for sure how involved Bucco Bruce Arians is in the day-to-day mechanics of building offensive gameplans, calling plays, etc., Arians maintains he oversees things and offensive coordinator Bryon Leftwich is the one calling plays and crafting the weekly plan. [read more]

Projections don’t look good.

Joe has nothing at all against NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund, a math head and stat geek (poor girl). [read more]

Bears QB Nick Foles.

Nick Foles is a nice relief pitcher. [read more]

No surprises here.

Pro Bowl receiver Chris Godwin (hamstring), Justin Watson (chest) and LeSean McCoy (ankle) will not play tomorrow in Chicago, per the Bucs’ official injury report.

Leonard Fournette (ankle) is listed as doubtful.

Mike Evans (ankle) and Scotty Miller (hip/groin) officially are “questionable,” but Joe is not about to play Tyler Johnson in daily fantasy. Joe expects Evans and Miller, who is on pace for 1,000 yards receiving, to be ready to go.

Spotlight game for Alex Cappa

There is more to tomorrow night’s Bucs game than just beating the Bears.

That result is not enough whatsoever. [read more]

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Buc fans may have to change their sleep habits for a while. [read more]

Is Bucs third-year corner Carlton Davis becoming a lockdown corner? Some stats suggest he might be close if not already there. [read more]

The Buccaneers and the Bears will clash tomorrow night in Chicago, and the teams have a lot in common.

First, neither club has beaten a good football team this season. [read more]

The mystery of Ronald Jones is clearing up, according to one man intimately familiar with the inner happenings of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Not buying.

Nick Wright hasn’t seen enough. [read more]

Gunslinger

Long passes can be defined as those that travel 20 or more yards in the air.

And guess who has completed the highest number of those throws in the National Football League this season? [read more]

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It’s official!

Five touchdown passes to five different receivers in a comeback victory on Sunday was good enough to earn Tom Brady the NFC Offensive Player Of The Week honor.

Let’s go Bucs!

Riffs on Tom Brady.

Very interesting words from a man who played quarterback at a high level. [read more]

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Where much is invested, much is expected. And when your team has a Super Bowl goal and mindset, those expectations get magnified. [read more]

Surrounded by talent.

Now Joe doesn’t know if Michael Lombardi, the former NFL general manager and professional coffee fetcher for Bill Walsh, Al Davis and Bill Belicheat, talks directly to park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady, but Lombardi seems to have some intel. [read more]

Another big assignment.

Yesterday, Joe brought word of what former Bucs quarterback and current NBC talking head Chris Simms thinks of rookie right tackle Tristan Wirfs. [read more]

Cameron Brate told Joe and other media today that he’s ready for a lot more duty now that O.J. Howard’s season is over.

But Brate also noted he wasn’t quite prepared for something he experienced Sunday. [read more]

Comfortable

Wait a minute! Hold the phone! Pause the TV! Put down the Big Storm beer!

Through four games Tom Brady is on pace to absorb just 20 sacks this season. [read more]

Top dog

The Buccaneers have a battered running backs crew that’s down to almost scary numbers. [read more]

Talkin’ long ball.

The NFL world snickers and scoffs at the Bears’ offense, the Bucs’ opponent Thursday night in primetime.

The defense of the Bears is nothing to joke about. [read more]