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“Jason, that jacket helps me forget ASJ.”
Recently, Jenna Laine of ESPN decided to figure out how in the world the Bucs got themselves in the mess they are in. She also took a stab at the immediate future of both Bucs Bit-O-Honey-snacking coach Dirk Koetter and AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. [read more]
Joe understands there are a whole lot of guys (girls, too?) who served our country who read this here site daily. [read more]
Game 9
Redskins (5-3) at Bucs (3-5)
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
TV: WTVT-TV Channel 13, DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket Channel 712. [read more]
How bout some fun facts on Peyton Barber, the Bucs’ 24-year-old bellcow running back.
He’s one of 19 running backs with more than 100 carries this season across the NFL. Only 10 of those guys have more runs of 20-plus yards than Barber. [read more]
Buccaneers icon Derrick Brooks has really been bringing his A-game to TAMPA TWO with Ira Kaufman, the esteemed JoeBucsFan.com columnist, presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning and Heating. Not a lot of sugarcoating from Brooks. Whoa! As always, TAMPA TWO is a joint project of The Identity Tampa Bay and JoeBucsFan.com.
Losing one-score games not trivial.
Is bragging about or excusing being in so many one-score games a good thing? [read more]
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“They’re killing me, Ali.“
The film on Ryan Jensen led a Buccaneers-paid expert and an alleged team of experts to blast the game of the Bucs’ big-money center. [read more]
Where the Bucs game will be shown on free TV.
Joe wasn’t aware there are so many Redskins fans in New Mexico. [read more]
“See these hands, Mike. They’re not on your defense.”
Dirk Koetter is very big on empowering his defensive coaches.
How big? [read more]
Strange QB talk.
Bucs Bit-O-Honey-snacking coach Dirk Koetter made his weekly appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio last night. And when the subject of Bucs quarterbacks came up, Koetter sounded like he was working for a politician’s recently-ended campaign. [read more]
No fan of GMC.
Even though the one and only Chris “Mad Dog” Russo is grounded in New York, that doesn’t mean he ignores the Bucs. [read more]
Joe has strong philosophical differences with Dirk Koetter, who was talking quarterbacks this evening and driving Joe to shots of whiskey and to Honeymoon Island for fresh air. [read more]
The mystery of why DeSean Jackson, the Buccaneers’ best punt returner, hasn’t returned a punt in three games is solved.
However, it has created a new mystery. [read more]
Injury report update.
The final injury report prior to Sunday’s game against the Redskins is out. Three starters and a backup won’t be dressing for the game. [read more]
Joe notices the haters of America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, quickly point to his projected salary of some $21 million next year as a reason he cannot be pushed out the door of One Buc Palace quick enough.
As Joe’s good friend the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio Steve Duemig would holler, “BULLSPIT!” [read more]
ESPN offers case to return in 2019.
The Bucs have the second-best offense in the NFL, just a dog’s whisker below the Rams’. [read more]
Yes, the Buccaneers’ linebackers are hungry — and that’s not from chasing Curtis Samuel all over the field last week.
Enjoy this new Bucs video from Joe’s friends at The Identity Tampa Bay. (Are you subscribing to their free and very cool newsletter yet? C’mon! Get it done.)
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Today Bobby Fenton really captures what so many hardcore Bucs fans are feeling. He nails it on various levels. And there’s always plenty more on The Free Stretch, presented by Bill Currie Ford. Find Bobby on Twitter @bobbygameday and definitely give the podcast a try. A Tampa Bay fan from his days in the womb, Bobby never let’s it get boring; it’s always entertaining on The Free Stretch! Dive in now above, or listen and/or subscribe free at Podbean, iTunes and Google Play. Listen or download above.
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As Jay Gruden makes his return to Tampa this weekend, his football team couldn’t look more different than the Buccaneers. [read more]
“I’ll teach you, Carl.”
Former Bucs guard Ian Beckles (1990-1996) says all current Bucs defensive ends not named Jason Pierre-Paul “suck,” and he directed some of his X’s and O’s ire toward newcomer Carl Nassib. [read more]
Pro’s pro.
The way this season is going, there is only one bright spot to all the moves made this past offseason.
His name is Jason Pierre-Paul. [read more]
