Some veteran players come back from a year off or a season lost to injury and aren’t the same physically and never reach their previous form. [read more]

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Winner.

Wanna read a crazy stat? [read more]

Cornerback/nickel Ross Cockrell

The Bucs defense gets carved up in the short and medium passing game and stuffs the run in historic fashion.

It’s their identity, along with forcing turnovers and collecting sacks. [read more]

Playah.

Joe had already typed the following but it’s fun repeating. [read more]

Before the Bucs hammered the Giants a week ago, Bucco Bruce Arians strongly implied on national radio there was one very simple fix to his team’s two-game losing streak. [read more]

Faith in the Bucs.

See what happens when you play one of the hottest teams in the NFL and punk them in their own house on a short week? And you already have hardware to show you’ve got game? People want to crown you. [read more]

Importance of home.

One awesome thing about the Super Bowl last year was the Murderer’s Row of quarterbacks the Bucs beat to win it all, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Pat Mahomes. [read more]

Overdrive.

One cool thing about NextGen Stats is the tracking of how fast players run. [read more]

Rex Ryan, the former head coach of the Bills and Jets — and a noted feet filmmaker — was all fired up yesterday on ESPN television.

What a finger wag he gave to Colts head coach Frank Reich. [read more]

Digs Bucs defense.

NFL Network analyst Michael Robinson was a meh college quarterback with a run-first offense on an Orange Bowl-winning team and a fullback on a Super Bowl winner. So you probably know his feelings on running the ball. [read more]

Donovan Smith

Ironman Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith is surely a team-first guy, but even those dudes show their egos once in a while. [read more]

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Taking control.

Really cool insight into the behind-the-scenes locker room at halftime of yesterday’s thrilling Bucs win. [read more]

The 30-busters have a formula.

Blah, blah, blah, complementary football. Coaches talk about it all the time.

It’s important, but sometimes balance is a little overblown. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians shared information on injuries and for the most part they don’t sound major. [read more]