Chaos In The NFC South
October 12th, 2020
Benched (for a game).
The way the Bucs shat all over themselves along the lakefront in Chicago on Thursday night, they looked anything like a playoff team to Joe. [read more]

Benched (for a game).
The way the Bucs shat all over themselves along the lakefront in Chicago on Thursday night, they looked anything like a playoff team to Joe. [read more]

Sean Murphy-Bunting inexplicably turned the wrong way and fell asleep as the Bears converted a key third down to set up their win.
After watching the All-22 film of Thursday’s gut-punch loss in Chicago, Joe is amazed by how many opportunities the Bucs had to win the game. [read more]
It’s fun and maddening to make a big deal about Tom Brady’s obvious confusion surrounding what down it was in crunch time Thursday night.
But a glory-days Buccaneer says that’s just a distraction from the real Tampa Bay issue. [read more]

Team forcing uphill climb.
One habit has haunted the Bucs through the Lost Decade that continues today. [read more]

Thoughts on Mr. Fourth Down.
Joe has never been the type of person who joined Amateur Night New Year’s Eve parties where people celebrated the extinction of a year or the welcoming of a new year. [read more]

NFL DT Snacks Harrison.
Interesting intel from Mike Garafolo of NFL Network Saturday. [read more]
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Yes, there was a silver lining or two to the Buccaneers’ groin-stomp loss on Thursday night before the eyes of the nation. [read more]
Those who like to think about who’s in charge at One Buc Palace might find this interesting. [read more]

High praise from Bucs coach.
Yes, Joe spent the past couple of years harping on Ronald Jones. [read more]

Shame on the Bucs.
Adam Schein was appalled. [read more]

The Bucs shatting themselves Thursday night in Chicago and park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting Bucs quarterback Tom Brady having an ugly senior moment came at an awful time for the franchise. [read more]

Bucs right tackle Tristan Wirfs
Bitter Bucs fans, still in disbelief, have much more to worry about than right tackle Tristan Wirfs having his roughest game as a professional last night in Chicago. [read more]
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For three years, The Free Stretch has been right here at JoeBucsFan.com after being heard on several radio stations dating back to 2006. Bobby also hosted a national show on Sporting News Radio. [read more]

Joe saw more flags last night than at a Fourth of July party. [read more]
A former Bucs quarterback who watches film of every NFL game every week feels badly for one expensive Buccaneer. [read more]
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More rough news on the Buccaneers’ injury front. [read more]
Bad, bad news for Vita Vea was made official this morning by Bucco Bruce Arians.
Vea broke his leg last night against the Bears. Arians said it likely will end Vea’s season.
“I hate it for him. He was having such a great year,” Arians said. “I don’t think there was a better nose tackle out there.”