Makes plays. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Bucco Bruce Arians can brag about his running backs but Joe doesn’t think they are all that special. [read more]

Only hurt for a moment

Yes, Matt Gay was good for a game-winning 48-yard kick this evening as the Bucs recorded their first preseason win of the year beating the Dolphins at the soggy Den of Depression. [read more]

Plenty of good and plenty of miserable tonight on the field at the Den of Depression.

Bucco Bruce Arians’ head is shaking at his second and third units. [read more]

Happy Gay

Tonight’s crappy preseason game had one hell of an encouraging and happy ending. [read more]

Quick hook by Bucco Bruce Arians

Aren’t you glad you paid full price? [read more]

Comment all game long about this riveting preseason matchup in the comments section below.

It’s great fun! Play nice. No personal fouls. Of course, Joe will have plenty to type about after the Bucs face what might be the worst roster in the NFL.

Go Bucs!

Preseason Game 2

Dolphins at Bucs

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8. Game will also be rebroadcast on NFL Network Saturday morning at 7 a.m. [read more]

“Did you vote for this Joel?”

BY IRA KAUFMAN
The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports

Any list of toughest jobs in America has to include roofing, oil rig worker and Gerald McCoy’s publicist.

NFL cornerback is right behind.

This league is insatiable in its desire for more scoring, so every year the Competition Committee dreams up ways of making things harder for defensive backs. [read more]

Former Bucs QB Chris Simms talks Jameis Winston’s 2019 debut

It was one drive, one glorious and balanced 81-yard touchdown drive celebrated by Bucs fans one week ago. But former Tampa Bay  quarterback Chris Simms thinks it was even more than that. [read more]

Alex Cappa’s having a great summer, locking down the right guard job. Ndamukong Suh is a terror, and Vita Vea was “dominant” before his injury.

So whose asses are these guys woopin’? [read more]

Oklahoma writer weighs in.

Yeah, earlier this summer Gerald McCoy made waves grousing about how Bucs defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is wearing what GMC considers his No. 93. [read more]

“Rock, have you flown coach to Seattle?”

Each year, there are eight basement dwellers in the NFL. [read more]

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In addition to Ira Kaufman, it’s Ronde Barber like you have never heard him. Today’s podcast is loaded with perspective on the 2019 Bucs. Thanks to great presenters Buffalo Wild Wings, Pin Chasers and Bill Currie Ford.

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Preseason games not that valuable.

Boy, this is sure going to shoot down the crazy talk from the preseason-games-are-important crowd. [read more]

Baller?

A lot of national types believe the Bucs will take a step back in passing because of two receivers who are no longer on the roster, Adam Humphries and malcontent DeSean Jackson. [read more]

The hype already is building for the Gerald McCoy Bowl, Week 2 in Charlotte on Thursday Night Football.

Joe can’t wait. [read more]

TAMPA TWO is back with another episode with Derrick Brooks and Ira Kaufman, presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating. Lotta great perspective here. Enjoy this production from The Identity Tampa Bay and JoeBucsFan.com.

“Ira, I’m sick of lousy YAC, too.”

No, Joe is not talking about the Bucs defense forcing fans each Sunday to pray to the porcelain god, a sad Bucs tradition in the post-Chucky era. [read more]

Big season expected. Chris Godwin speaks on national TV.

There are a lot of reasons to be geeked about a new Bucs football season. For Joe, one is Chris Godwin. [read more]