Has his QB’s back.

It seems for the time being, you won’t hear Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich mention the hashtag #BlameJameis in any of his press conferences. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

It’s one of those things in life that is hard to describe — like a rainbow, a baby’s laugh or a good Cuban sandwich.

But you know it when you see it. [read more]

Update.

Bad news from One Buc Palace. [read more]

Don’t run on him.

Yes, the Bucs are not playing well in several areas. There is, however, one element of the game where the Bucs are dominating. [read more]

Did Buccaneers doctors initially tell Jason Pierre-Paul that he wouldn’t be able to play football again? [read more]

“Jameis, if you see Brashad Perriman running toward you, just call timeout.”

Communication will be an extra big issue Sunday — seven days after the Bucs had major communication gaffes on offense. [read more]

Derrick Brooks asks — and studies — whether “the Bucs have what it takes” to win in Seattle like they did in Los Angeles. It’s the can’t-miss TAMPA TWO show with Brooks and Ira Kaufman presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating. Another great episode from The Identity Tampa Bay and JoeBucsFan.

Joe fumbled the ball this morning. A post titled “Leakage” featured Joe mis-reading a statistic from NFL Films and writing about it.

About 2,000 pairs of eyeballs looked at it and Joe apologizes to those whose time was wasted. The post was removed.

O.J. Howard may be an underused, underwhelming and injured 25-year-old tight end right now, but he is a cornerstone player on our beloved Buccaneers. [read more]

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Bucs’ future tied together?

Seven games into the 2019 season, the Bucs are still a mystery team. [read more]

There is a new drinking game sweeping the Tampa Bay region. Joe just hopes folks use a rideshare service after playing.

It could get dicey on gamedays. [read more]

After Bucco Bruce Arians finished his intensive physical exam at a Tampa hospital and hours later took the Buccaneers gig, he then spent a lot of time studying his roster. [read more]

Core belief.

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians has accomplished more in the NFL than Alabama coach Nick Saban ever did. [read more]

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Regrade.

Clearly, the Bucs made a bunch of moves in the offseason. Most moves are to make a team better. [read more]

Todd Bowles is loaded

Ndamukong Suh, Jason Pierre-Paul and Vita Vea are all healthy first-round draft picks. ShaqBarrett leads the NFL in sacks. Carl Nassib is versatile and hustles.

Now we’re going to find out what Todd Bowles is really made of. [read more]

Stands up for America.

Some folks think Bucco Bruce Arians was covering for America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, after Jameis threw two more picks Sunday in a one-score loss. [read more]

Early in his Tampa Bay tenure, Bucco Bruce Arians ordered Jameis Winston to dial back the rah-rah stuff, lose the team-leader mentality and just focus on executing at the quarterback position. This approach was met with a public hallelujah from general manager Jason Licht.

And now Arians has the gall to say publicly that he needs a leader to step up on offense. [read more]

Wasn’t starving for coaching.

Interesting words from Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians about his year away from football last year. [read more]