Story behind departure.

Actually, it is no mystery why the Bucs let safety Bradley McDougald walk in the spring of 2017. [read more]

The optimists around us make the world a better place, so Joe will feed them a hearty breakfast this morning. [read more]

Joe doesn’t know any Bucs fans personally who believe Dirk Koetter is a good NFL head coach, but these people do exist.

And Joe has one poignant question for them. [read more]

Gameplan or execution?.

Yeah, deflation generally isn’t a good thing. And for the Bucs Sunday, that was caused by the pathetic special teams. [read more]

Name surfaces from NFL backchannel chatter.

Joe’s going to go all national TV reporter here, and since TV reporters on the national level (CNN, FOX, NFL Network) often have to drum up many minutes of content a day, Joe’s going to try to duplicate their feats. [read more]

Weighs in on Jameis

Not only is Bucs icon Ronde Barber a guy with an active, year-round insider pipeline to the happenings at One Buc Palace, he spent the last three weeks around Bucs officials calling games for FOX-TV.  [read more]

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It’s closing time for the 2018 Bucs, so belly up to the bar and drink in these morsels.

With 10 teams in the NFC sporting better records, the Bucs are done in terms of the playoff chase. That makes 11 consecutive years without postseason play, encompassing three general managers, five head coaches and about 20,000 supporters turned apathetic. [read more]

Dirk Koetter took himself and his 11-21 record in the last 32 games to the podium at One Buc Palace this afternoon. [read more]

Who ya’ got?

This will cause a lot of Bucs fans to waste work production by sitting on the can this afternoon. [read more]

Exciting speculation about Steelers coach Mike Tomlin

Exciting radio chatter today from uber NFL insider Mike Florio, the creator, curator and overall guru at ProFootballTalk.com. [read more]

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, has a half-season body of work this year and he’s not riding a high like many QBs are in the new NFL. [read more]

“Hey Dirk, did you know we have nothing to lose?”

It is always interesting to Joe how the national NFL honks, firmly entrenched in their Manhattan condos or the Boston bungalows, perceive the Bucs from what they consider the other side of the globe. [read more]

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, said last week that he consults with a few ex-NFL quarterbacks, guys he won’t name publicly.

Jameis should add David Carr to his list. [read more]

Talks defense.

Joe has to tip his cap to Bucs defenders. [read more]

This is like nasty-tasting medicine. The quicker you throw it down your gullet, the quicker you will feel better. [read more]

Hillsborough Riverboat Ron has a nice ring to it. [read more]

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Talks Saints defense.

How good did the Saints defense play in the second half? Joe thought for some reason Mike Evans was on the bench. [read more]