Loads on the table today after the loss to the Lions and assorted circus shenanigans swirling around the Bucs. Monday Morning Joe is presented by Lakeland Automall & Discount Garage Doors, Inc.
Local sports multimedia guru Rock Riley (@RealRockRiley) scours everything Bucs for his Monday, Wednesday & Friday video reports right here at JoeBucsFan.com. Of course, Rock was at yesterday’s Bucs-Lions game.
For some reason, Joe is sitting here this morning like a mental patient watching a non-stop loop of Matthew Stafford completing passes. Oh, wait — it’s a replay of yesterday’s game.[read more]
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, Bucs Uncensored unifies Tampa Bay fans (Stick Carriers!) in every corner of the universe. Brilliant host Justin Pawlowski, The Commish (@CommishOnline), even lets you be a part of the show. Just email a 90-second-or-less audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com. Listen above or subscribe on iTunes right here, or at Podbean.com. Justin’s work is not influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s very, very, very special. **CAUTION: some R-RATED language!**
Sage Ira is about as disgusted as most Bucs fans. He shares a neat nugget from Matthew Stafford, and plenty, plenty more.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The Bucs suffered a blind-side hit before the game even started on Sunday, courtesy of a national report that suggested Dirk Koetter and Jameis Winston have a strained relationship.
Then the Bucs went out and virtually handed the Lions a 24-21 triumph that won’t help the relationship between Koetter and Tampa Bay’s disconsolate fan base.
Undermined by five giveaways, the Bucs assured themselves of a losing season after three months of hard knocks and soft defense.
There were some bright spots amid the darkness, but in the end the Lions took another step toward an NFC Wild Card berth while the Bucs slouched toward a division basement they have grown accustomed to. [read more]
Dirk Koetter is the same head coach who sat Doug Martin last year when he was healthy and ready to play with the season and playoffs on the line in New Orleans on Christmas Eve. [read more]
One team today had an edge rush. The other team dreams about an edge rush the way many red-bloodied American men dream about Rachel Watson. [read more]
So, earlier today, Ian Rapoport had a report on NFL Network that there is growing friction between America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, and Bucs coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]
Six out of nine seasons since Chucky was fired, the Buccaneers have owned the NFC South basement. 
Lavonte David tied a Buccaneers record today, and it’s not for most losses endured by a fantastic starting linebacker. 
