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Joe worries about Bucs fans today after experiencing the ecstasy of the most stunning comeback in team history, followed seconds later by simultaneous and inhumane kicks to the groin by the Rams and Todd Bowles.

It still hurts and it will hurt for a long time. [read more]

What was Todd Bowles doing?

If Father Dungy takes to social media to scold you, then you effed up. [read more]

(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

It is a sad Monday morning in Tampa Bay. For only the fifth time this football season, we cannot celebrate a victory on the morning after. It shouldn’t have ended this way. [read more]

The longest tenured Buccaneer had plenty to say after this evening’s soul-sucking loss to the Rams at The Licht House. [read more]

One of the great warriors in Buccaneers history acknowledged tonight that his Tampa Bay career may be finished. [read more]

The Bucs, in many ways, marched through the playoffs last season on the back of a ferocious pass rush.

Today, the rotation of Tampa Bay edge rushers combined for no sacks and one quarterback hit. [read more]

Final hours?

Joe points to Cameron Brate, O.J. Howard, Tyler Johnson and Giovani Bernard today combining to shine a spotlight on the Bucs’ depth challenges on offense. [read more]

Doesn’t rule out retirement.

Mere seconds after the Bucs won the Super Bowl last year, Tom Brady announced to the world live on CBS that he was coming back for 2021. [read more]

Bucs special teams coach Keith Armstrong

Bucs fans watched a historically ugly performance by the Tampa Bay special teams today — after an offseason devoted to upgrading/fixing special teams and a season of shaky-at-best special teams play. [read more]

Laments the end.

Rumors began to percolate midweek and only gained steam leading to kickoff of today’s brutal loss to the Rams. Will Tom Brady retire? [read more]

For those wondering, Bucco Bruce Arians made it clear to media after today’s groin-stomp loss.

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

In NFL press boxes, and most professional press boxes, cheering is strictly prohibited. In fact, Joe saw the governor of Missouri tossed out of the Busch Stadium press box at a Cardinals game because he refused to pipe down. [read more]

Don’t do it, Tommy.

Not like this.

Not after taking a kick-to-the-gut loss that will leave Bucs fans with their collective wind knocked out for months. [read more]

Not a great day.

Bucs defensive and offensive and coordinators Todd Bowles and Bryon Leftwich have interviewed or plan to interview with so many teams Joe has lost track. [read more]

Not a starter.

If today showed the Bucs anything, it was the importance of Chris Godwin. [read more]