“Polynesian Power”
October 16th, 2019
Dominant.
Is Vita Vea the most powerful defensive tackle in the game? That may be a stretch, but an NFL Network analyst actually went there. [read more]
Dominant.
Is Vita Vea the most powerful defensive tackle in the game? That may be a stretch, but an NFL Network analyst actually went there. [read more]
Rookie DBs struggling.
Yeah, Bucs fans are in a dour mood. Joe is right there with you. Who expected the Bucs to only have just two wins heading into the bye? [read more]
A delicious plate of Hooters wings and their great salads, sandwiches and shrimp make for a heck of a lunch or dinner! Get it done! Locations are across the Bay area and online ordering is always easy from Joe’s great friends.
Unreal stat.
Holy Flirkingschmidt, Joe cannot believe what he just read! [read more]
Nahh, we’re good. [read more]
Bye-bye.
Boo-boos make Bobo go bye-bye. [read more]
This play is under Ian Beckles’ skin
If you ask former Buccaneers guard Ian Beckles about O.J. Howard, he will point to Howard’s big play in Sunday’s game against Carolina and say it’s evidence Howard is “soft.” [read more]
Let best players play.
Yes, we all know folks just love to pound on America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. It is a lifestyle for some. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The Bucs had a tough decision to make in the spring of 2015. They had to choose between a dynamic gunslinger and a savvy game manager.
They went with Jameis Winston at the top of the draft ahead of Marcus Mariota and felt good about the pick. More than four years later, the Bucs and Titans are coming to grips with the very real possibility both quarterbacks are destined for the dustbin of NFL history. [read more]
You know what’s a great gift for a rookie quarterback? [read more]
General manager Jason Licht
Regulars here know Joe runs a weekly, 24-hour confidence poll that measures Bucs fans’ confidence in the head coach. Joe started it during the Lovie Smith administration.
Lots of fans send Joe nasty notes because they want the same poll for general manager Jason Licht. And those hate-filled messages have been escalating.
Yes, Joe publishes GM polls, but since the GM doesn’t call plays, Joe doesn’t poll fans every week on front office performance. That’s typically done before and after the draft, when roster cuts are made in September, and then during the bye week and following the regular season.
So yes, the Jason Licht Confidence Poll is coming next week as scheduled. So please stop barking your hate at Joe.
So what went wrong for the Buccaneers against the Panthers?
Yeah, yeah, seven turnovers is too easy an answer. [read more]
Hits taking their toil?
Joe referred to a very enlightening article typed by Albert Breer of theMMQB.com last week studying why first-round quarterbacks fail. [read more]
Better off on the road?
The crib the Bucs call home has more than earned its moniker “Den of Depression” because the team plays so terribly there. [read more]
“No.”
Apparently NFL teams have reached out to Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. [read more]
The pads come on for Jason Pierre-Paul tomorrow. [read more]
If you’ve listened to Bucco Bruce Arians throughout his Tampa Bay tenure, you’ll notice he finds America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, to be proficient at the self-sack. [read more]
Hey, Joe’s not all gloom and doom today.
The Bucs notched two second-quarter sacks yesterday when the game was still in play and there was something very special about those forgotten plays. [read more]
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