Joe’s been keeping an eye on this and now, after a bye week, it’s time to shine the company flashlight on it. [read more]

“Yeah Ira, that play stunk.”

Interesting insight from Bucco Bruce Arians on what goes on during playcalling on the sidelines. [read more]

There’s a fresh buzz in New England about O.J. Howard. [read more]

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Puzzled.

After that hideous loss yesterday, Joe questioned whether the Bucs had players smart enough to play winning NFL football. [read more]

Apologies to M.J. Stewart (center) for the photo inclusion. Last year’s second-round pick was a healthy scratch yesterday.

Bucco Bruce Arians delivered extremely powerful words in the bowels of Nissan Stadium yesterday after Ryan Tannehill and the Titans’ defense mowed down the Bucs. [read more]

So what do Ryan Fitzpatrick, Baker Mayfield, Josh Rosen and Marcus Mariota have in common with the 2019 edition of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston? [read more]

Worried about his job?

It was almost like Bucco Bruce Arians either had an arse-chewing from Team Glazer or he sees the handwriting on the wall if he can’t shake his team out of its current funk. [read more]

Costly whistle.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Joe understands there would have been almost four minutes left in the game for the Titans to answer. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians made a promise early this year.

And he said it over and over. [read more]

Tradebait?

Joe hates to write the following, but it is a real possibility. [read more]

“Smitty has to be smiling.”

Here is the brutal truth: The Bucs, at this point in the season, are worse (with a few exceptions) than last year under former Bucs coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]

There is so much to work with after the Tennessee Ready Loss II. Joe almost doesn’t know where to begin. But grab your coffee and let’s roll. [read more]

“Byron, we might do better with a Chili’s menu.”

Punt, punt, fumble, turnover on downs, interception — that’s the summary of the Buccaneers’ final four drives.

Give the official fourth-quarter comeback “W” to Ryan Tannehill.
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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The 2019 Buccaneer season ended at 4:15 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon in Nashville, with Peyton Barber prone on the turf, curled up in a fetal position.

Rather apropos, don’t you think? [read more]

“Bruce, you said we were talented.”

Happy Halloween!

Jameis Winston is giving the ball away like it’s mini-Snickers to trick-or-treaters, and Bucs fans are shifting their focus to the NFL Draft.

Tradition!! [read more]

Flimsy stats

If Gerald McCoy was still with Tampa Bay and had half a sack, six solo tackles and just one quarterback hit through seven games, fans would be screaming their heads off that he’s a loser, overpaid and soft as Charmin.

Well, those are Ndamukong Suh’s stats through seven games. [read more]

Robbed of hero status.

There were so many dumb things the Bucs did you really can’t single out one play. [read more]

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Lotta tension flowing through the Buccaneers locker room after another crushing loss, this time to the Titans in Nashville today.

There, Joe caught up to Lavonte David for a little 1-on-1. The audio is above (but Joe must caution there is foul language in the background from Jason Pierre-Paul). [read more]