Actions match words.

Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians doesn’t BS people. [read more]

Mind melds with Bruce Arians.

Joe is getting a lot of questions asking what type of change Bucs fans can expect Sunday when Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians sits out with the COVID. [read more]

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Who practiced?

OK, so the first injury report is out for Jets week and a lot of Bucs players did not practice today, a walk-through session.

OLB Jason Pierre-Paul (shoulder), punter Bradley Pinion (hip), defensive back Richard Sherman (Achilles) and safety Antoine Winfield (foot) did not hit the field. Receiver Antonio Brown (ankle) and receiver Breshad Perriman (non-injury) were limited.

Chris Godwin

Give yourself a visual of Chris Godwin lumbering around One Buc Palace wearing a new knee brace and struggling to handle a pile of Christmas gifts. [read more]

TAMPA TWO returns with a look at Sunday’s game and its significance. 

Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks and Ira Kaufman are doing their thing. More fun from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe!

If you can get past Antonio Brown’s sordid misdeeds and ridiculousness, you’ll find an absolute superstar performer. [read more]

Talks competitors.

The Bucs have been ravaged by injuries, particularly in the secondary. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

I’ve owed a great debt to John Madden for the past decade.

Ed Sabol was one of 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011 and I was chosen to make the case for the creator of NFL Films. The man was 94 years old and this was his only realistic shot to earn a gold jacket, so there was considerable pressure heading into my first presentation as Tampa Bay’s lone representative on the Selection Committee. [read more]

Interim coach Harold Goodwin.

We all know the feeling and it isn’t fun. [read more]

Tom Brady and rookie QB Kyle Trask

Are the Bucs isolating a quarterback in an food-filled room with a high-powered air filter, a window and a private fitness center with no access to the outside world?

It’s worth considering, as Joe really doesn’t want to see Kyle Trask or a fresh-off-the-street Drew Stanton in the playoffs. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians

Bucco Bruce Arians has spoken!

Presumably from his bed or couch. [read more]

Recognizes coaching talent.

While Jets coach Robert Saleh gives off all the vibes of an NFL coach way over his head — he’s a defensive guy yet his defense is the worst in the NFL — it seems Saleh can recognize coaching talent. At least when it comes to players. [read more]

Is it bad for our beloved Buccaneers to close this season against three weak football teams? [read more]

Assistant head coach Harold Goodwin, also the Bucs’ co-offensive-line coach, will take the head coach duties on Sunday.

Yes, Bucco Bruce Arians has The Sickness. Joe’s prayers are with you, Coach.

But what about the guy calling the shots on Sunday in New Jersey? [read more]

Still champions.

A week after many of the NFL’s best teams looked and/or played sloppily, the clubs with playoff experience all raised their games and demonstrated they are still to be reckoned with. [read more]