Raising the bar

Joe learned a valuable lesson about sports watching decades of Brazilian soccer dominance years ago. [read more]

Bucs DC Todd Bowles.

So the Bucs have the No. 1 defense in the land. Feels like old times, especially when you watch the defense playing in those pewter pants and white jerseys. [read more]

Watch the Bucs-Raiders game (kickoff at 4 p.m. TODAY) with Ira Kaufman and fired up Bucs fans at Big Storm Brewing Co. in Clearwater. Taproom opens at 11 a.m. Sage Ira rolls in about 2 p.m.

Their 3,000 square foot, covered outdoor seating area is fantastic. Great sound and sight lines to go with Florida’s best craft beer and A+ food. Can’t go? Stock up on Bromosa, Wavemaker Amber Ale and the many other superior Big Storm beers.

Halftime giveaways and Florida’s best craft beer.

Bullish on Antonio Brown.

Obviously, it was a bombshell Friday night when the sports world learned the Bucs signed uber-talented receiver/nutcase/cancer Antonio Brown. [read more]

ESPN has the report this morning, and it doesn’t include money for mental health counseling appointments. [read more]

A 5-2 record is on the line for the Bucs today, and there’s plenty on the individual docket for Shaq Barrett, as well. [read more]

Man, Joe hopes Chris Godwin and Mike Evans collectively tear it up today in Vegas, giving a silent finger to their bosses who approved the Antonio Brown signing. [read more]

Bruce Arians points to three players

Remember how the Bucs cleaned up their act last Sunday, recording zero accepted penalties against the Packers after looking like undisciplined high schoolers in Chicago?

Some players were granted credit. [read more]

Reputation growing.

It may have been Mike Tanier of Pro Football Network who noted he has to stop calling Bucs linebacker Lavonte David the most underrated and unknown linebacker in the NFL because the way he’s playing he won’t be underrated on unknown. [read more]

Counselor to Antonio Brown.

Now Joe has zero clue if any of this is true, but if so, it would explain a lot. [read more]

Some great draft background here and more from Devin White, as he joins Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks and The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports, Ira Kaufman. Great stuff from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Game 7

Bucs (4-2) at Raiders (3-2)

Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.

TV: WTVT-TV Channel 13, NFL Sunday Ticket Channel 712.

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Who broadcasts the Bucs?

Wanna know where you can watch the Bucs-Raiders game tomorrow afternoon free? Joe’s here to help. [read more]

Details.

The specifics of the contract nutcase/cancer wide receiver Antonio Brown signed with the Bucs are starting to bubble to the surface. [read more]

“Jason Licht doesn’t know it yet, but he’s going to sign Clay Matthews. Trust me.”

There is no question that if not for park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting Bucs quarterback Tom Brady, nutcase/cancer Antonio Brown would not be with the Bucs. [read more]

Ian Beckles likes what he sees.

Former Bucs guard Ian Beckles calls it like he sees it. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

One might think a general manager who hates free agency wouldn’t sign a player like Antonio Brown, who has failed repeatedly from the neck up in recent years en route to disappointing three franchises and three head coaches with Super Bowl rings. [read more]