Year after year since the glory days, the Tampa Bay offense has had to deal with going to silent counts on its home turf.

The thought makes Joe nearly vomit every time. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Take a brief pause from Brady Mania to acknowledge that the success of the 2020 Bucs doesn’t rest on No. 12 alone.

The Bucs won’t make up six games on the NFC South champion Saints unless the youngsters in the secondary continue their growth curve. [read more]

Time to shine.

Few NFL players in recent history, in Joe’s eyes, have gotten the shaft as much and as regularly as Bucs linebacker Lavonte David. [read more]

New Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski is part of a unique review

A two-time All-Pro tight end with two Super Bowl rings has very strong opinions on the state of today’s tight ends. [read more]

Conspiracy theory on Tom Brady and the Bucs.

So last week when BSPN’s Marcus Spears claimed that Bucs quarterback Tom Brady was calling the shots, directing Bucs bigwigs what strings to pull, it sure was a bold statement by the former NFL defensive end. [read more]

It’s good comedy — or a good cry —  to hear a Bucs player says the favorite game of his career was a memorable crushing home Buccaneers defeat at the hands of a miserable football team. [read more]

High-ranking.

Once upon a time in these neck of the woods, the Bucs defense was something to be proud of. Bucs fans beat their chests, patted their hearts and hollered “DEE-fense… DEE-fense… DEE-fense.” [read more]

When Ndamukong Suh became a Buccaneer last May, general manager Jason Licht detailed why Suh was in prime position to rack up huge statistics for Tampa Bay. [read more]

Who is better?

Say what you will about the PFF Tribe, but they got Joe thinking last night. [read more]

2-hour flash poll posted at 5:13 p.m.

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“We’re going to do it Ira.”

Based on the keyboard peckings of one spreadsheeter, the Bucs will (finally) be playoff bound in January. [read more]

“You are so good with chemistry, Tom.”

Joe has noticed since Tom Brady arrived as Derek Jeter’s most famous tenant, the new Bucs quarterback is more active on social media. [read more]

Boy, this benign throwaway, buried line sure seems really important to Joe. [read more]

“Jason, maybe you could ask Bruce if we need to add a kicking coach for the current the kicking coach.”

Possibly most disturbing about the following fresh commentary from Bucs kicker Matt Gay is that Tampa Bay has a dedicated kicking coach. [read more]

Bucs chatter.

Joe’s going to offer up morning juice to aid your cup of coffee in kick starting your day. [read more]

Former NFL players that aren’t coughing up TV sound bites keep singing the same Bucs song and have been for weeks. [read more]