No Reports Of Bowles, Leftwich Interviews
January 6th, 2020
More than a week after the Bucs season ended, there appears to be no market for Bruce Arians’ top assistants. [read more]
Don’t Blame The Wind
January 6th, 2020
What happened?
It has become a sad tradition: Bucs football and bad kickers. [read more]
Not Much Change
January 6th, 2020
Roster shuffling.
Former Bucs coach Dirk Koetter used to say that about a third of a team’s roster changes from season to season. It’s just natural attrition. [read more]
Friction Between Jameis, Leftwich?
January 6th, 2020
Disputes, per local report.
Joe has to confess; at Bucs games Joe rarely has binoculars on the sidelines monitoring interactions between coaches and Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]
Tom Brady & The Bucs
January 6th, 2020
Many are calling for the end of the Tom Brady era in Boston. He turns 43 in August and just finished a strong season but a down year by Brady standards. [read more]
Loaded At Receiver
January 6th, 2020
Head of the class.
Like a lot of folks, the good people over at Football Outsiders are looking back at the recently completed NFL regular season. [read more]
Rotten Run Game
January 6th, 2020
Grim statistic.
As we begin the first full week of a new decade, we all hope there are changes for the better and challenges conquered in all walks of life. [read more]
Turnovers By Pressure
January 5th, 2020
Gamewrecker.
If this doesn’t tell the tale of what a dominant edge rusher this guy is, Joe doesn’t know what will. [read more]
Will Jason Pierre-Paul Command $13 Million In 2020?
January 5th, 2020
Joe nearly spit up a Big Storm Bromosa the other day reading a Tampa Bay Times analysis of the Bucs’ salary cap situation that speculated Jason Pierre-Paul could be re-signed for $8 million in 2020.
Yeah, right. JPP has 21 sacks in his last 26 games. [read more]
Underrated Good Fit
January 5th, 2020
Lived large as a rookie.
Yes, when it comes to defense, Joe believes there is no position more important than a pass rusher. None. [read more]
Do Bucs Need Better Receiver Coaching?
January 5th, 2020
A retired NFL receiver sees all 30 of Jameis Winston’s interceptions and also sees a corps of pass catchers that needs to be coached up. [read more]
Five More Years
January 5th, 2020
Predicting his future.
Right around Thanksgiving time, Joe asked stud outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul if the soon-to-be free agent wanted to return to the Bucs in 2020. [read more]
Overlooked
January 5th, 2020
Sad lack of national recognition.
It is getting to the point Joe doesn’t know how Bucs linebacker Lavonte David can get any attention from national NFL media other than to play for a winning team or jump the fence at the White House. [read more]
Alex Cappa Had Midseason Surgery
January 4th, 2020
The tough-guy legend of Alex Cappa grows again. [read more]
Credit Where Credit Is Due
January 4th, 2020
Bad matchup for TEs.
A lot of folks are getting on Bucs tight end O.J. Howard for being invisible Sunday in the season finale against the Dixie Chicks. [read more]
(Another) Edge Rusher
January 4th, 2020
Bama edge rusher a fit in the draft?
In Joe’s mind, you cannot have enough good edge rushers.
And even though the Bucs transformed their wet noodle 2018 pass rush to a good one in 2019 with the NFL’s sack leader and a couple of other guys known to hunt quarterbacks, maybe that’s enough? [read more]
The Lack Of Running
January 4th, 2020
Observations on final game.
A sad thing about the recently completed 7-9 season was that the powers that be at One Buc Palace actually conned themselves into believing they had a running attack. [read more]
