Fitzpatrick Will Battle His History
November 7th, 2018
The Bucs must finish this season on a 6-2 run to have any shot at the playoffs.
So has starting QB Ryan Fitzpatrick ever gone on a 6-2 run? [read more]
The Bucs must finish this season on a 6-2 run to have any shot at the playoffs.
So has starting QB Ryan Fitzpatrick ever gone on a 6-2 run? [read more]

No need to look over shoulder.
For one national NFL scribe, talking about Bucs Bit-O-Honey-snacking coach Dirk Koetter and his job security is a waste of time. [read more]
Perhaps notorious Buccaneers critic and Josh Freeman advocate Tom Jones is as worn out from covering the team as many fans are from watching it. [read more]
Podcast (ira-kaufman-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed
Subscribe: RSS
Congrats to The Ira Kaufman Podcast for entering its second year — YEAR! — on the Google Play podcast top charts, all genres nationwide. Stunning for a local podcast in an era where political discussion dominates. Today, the Sage of Tampa Bay sports joins Joe for the usual intense chatter about all things Bucs, presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.
Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason.
Listening to “The Sage” is fun, free and easy. Enjoy!
Podcast (todd-wright-fantasy-football-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed
Subscribe: RSS
Click above to listen or download, or at iTunes, Google Play, and via Podbean and more platforms!
AND PRESENTED BY

Discusses silent stance.
So yesterday, Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was cornered by the Tampa Bay pen and mic club in the locker room. It was the first time GMC has spoken since before his calf injury. [read more]

Explains target stats.
The quarterbacks may have changed but the results really haven’t. [read more]

The Bucs are in a pickle and there is no easy way out. [read more]
Fifteen NFL seasons and a Pro Bowl appearance give ex-Bucs tight end Dave Moore a lot of street cred. [read more]
Beautiful flowers are growing among the thick weeds at One Buc Palace. [read more]

“Keep smiling, gentlemen. I don’t even read that thing anymore.”
Joe only knows one person not in a media-related profession who reads a local newspaper daily.
She’s 76 years old and lives in St. Pete. [read more]
The play is seared into Joe’s hard drive for who knows how many years. [read more]

The Bucs and motivation.
The way Bucs Bit-O-Honey-snacking coach Dirk Koetter sees it, the Bucs require a violent act to wake up and realize they are in a game. [read more]
Another former Buccaneer has weighed in on his beloved Bucs with strong opinions. [read more]
Podcast (monday-morning-joe-buccaneers-podcast-bucs-analysis): Play in new window | Download | Embed
Subscribe: RSS
Keep calm. Joe feels your pain. Relief is on the way. Joe’s diving into reality today, as usual on the Monday Morning Joe podcast presented by Bill Currie Ford, home of the nationwide lifetime warranty, and Discount Garage Doors, Inc., home of the same-day free service call/diagnosis.
Download or play above. And Monday Morning Joe also is available on iTunes, Podbean and Google Play. Subscribe for a free alert. Enjoy!


Genius behind the defense is?
If some folks are trying to blame America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, for the losing, one national columnist believes they are full of it. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
At times, their finesse is astounding. At times, all those weapons coalesce into an offense that takes your breath away. At times, they look downright dangerous.
But most of the time, they’re not nearly good enough, not nearly tough enough. [read more]
Here’s a fun fact: Raheem Morris’ Buccaneers once went on a 16-9 run, spanning the final three games of the 2009 campaign until their trip to London in 2011. [read more]

Bad stats?
Joe remembers not that long ago — you know, two weeks — how the haters who wanted America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, run out of town used to wail about his “garbage time” stats. [read more]

You know it’s bad when the Buccaneers’ effort is being questioned — by a guy who collects a check from the organization. [read more]