Signature moment.

Forget the record. The Bucs will live on in local lore for one thing. [read more]

Somehow, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, was called three times — THREE! — for delay of game today.

That shouldn’t happen to a man making his 53rd NFL start. [read more]

Another early dropped interception, frequent penalties at the worst times, a needless fumble in Cowboys territory, a needless fumble in Bucs territory and there goes another Tampa Bay loss — double digits now on the season for your 5-10 Buccaneers.

Good thing Dirk Koetter’s motto for the season is/was “Discipline Driven.” [read more]

Comment all game below with fellow Buccaneers fans and the occasional evil invader.

Keep it decent and no personal attacks, unless they’re directed at the Cowboys or any Bucs not playing with maximum effort.

Most important, enjoy yourselves and prepare for Joe’s award-winning postgame coverage. Man, it would be so nice to see America’s Quarterback carve up America’s Team.

Go Bucs!

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Other than still being employed by Carolina, Joe thinks Ron Rivera would check all the boxes as Team Glazer searches for its next head coach.

A nugget from ProFootballTalk.com today suggests Team Glazer is thinking the same thing. [read more]

NFL Network trots out Ian Rapoport as a super insider every day, and today Rapoport was telling the nation that Dirk Koetter may remain as Buccaneers head coach, along with the core of the front office. [read more]

“Pay attention, Joel.”

JoeBucsFan.com will rack up 20 million pages viewed in the calendar year of 2018. (Yes, it’s 100 percent verifiable.)

And some of those clicks belong to the big guns at One Buc Palace.

Want to be heard as the Bucs fire and hire a head coach?

Let it rip in the comments section below. Rank stupidity and hate speech will be deleted.

Remember the great quote by Bucs co-chairman Joel Glazer after firing Chucky in 2009? [read more]

Game 15

Bucs (5-9) at Cowboys (8-6)

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: WTVT-TV Channel 13, DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket Channel 711.  [read more]

Talks Dallas defense.

If the Bucs are going to do anything today and play the role of spoilers, it may require matching the intensity of the Cowboys defense. [read more]

“Look, Glazer, I drafted Aguayo. I thought this jacket looked good. And I’m not responsible for the rumor mill.”

Tampa Bay Times Bucs beat writer Rick Stroud has been known to confuse fact and fiction when he’s gossiping around town about JoeBucsFan.com.

This afternoon, Stroud was confusing Bucs fans with chatter about Roberto Aguayo and Team Glazer.  [read more]

Something’s gotta give Sunday in Dallas

The league-worst red zone defense owned by your Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have a unique test on Sunday against an overrated Cowboys team.  [read more]

Where the Bucs game will be shown on free TV

Looks like Bucs fans will get an early Christmas present from Santa tomorrow.

[read more]

Nearly departed head coach Dirk Koetter had Joe running head first into walls last night after his weekly visit to SiriusXM NFL Radio. [read more]

Strongly defended by Bucs coach.

Joe just knew this would happen. [read more]

Bucs RB Peyton Barber.

You want to know one reason why the offense is struggling? This graphic is borderline revolting. [read more]

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Staying put.

There was chatter and speculation circling NFL back channels that the Baltimore Crows and Super Bowl-winning coach John Harbaugh may part ways after the 2018 season. [read more]

“Developing.”

Bucs guard Caleb Benenoch is having a rough year. And he has somewhat become the poster child for the Bucs’ futility this season. But could Benenoch’s main issue be he is out of position? [read more]

Last week Bucs starting linebacker Adarius Taylor didn’t make the trip to Baltimore because his wife was expecting the birth of their son.

The boy had other plans.

So now Taylor has a newborn son. And that means unless something weird or terribly unfortunate happens in the next 48 hours or so, Taylor will suit up when the Bucs face the Cowboys in Jerry’s World.

Taylor’s son’s name is way cool in Joe’s mind.

“Apollo.”