Activated.

The NFL sack king is back. Shaq! [read more]

It appears Tom Brady put his foot down with an extra fire this week.

It’s even drawing fat smiles from Bucco Bruce Arians. [read more]

One quarterback legend says the pressure is completely off Tom Brady — perhaps for the first time in years. [read more]

Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.

For a long stretch of the season, it really gnawed at Bucs fans why the Bucs didn’t run more play-action passes. [read more]

Is No. 73 a Saturday key?

Will the Buccaneers roll Washington on Saturday?

Of course, they will, says a former NFL QB. [read more]

Focused on playoff game.

Late last night the creator, curator and overall guru of Pro Football Talk, the great Mike Florio, reported that Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles is interviewing with Atlanta next week for a head coaching position. [read more]

Laughs at college rumor.

Earlier this week, the Adam Schefter of college football, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, noted the “dream” candidate to fill the vacancy of Marshall football’s head coach opening would be one of its best-known alumni. [read more]

Something happened a few weeks ago that enacted major change in the mind of Bucco Bruce Arians. [read more]

WFT coach Riverboat Ron Rivera.

Yes, it behooves teams to start fast in the playoffs. And maybe this week for the Bucs, it’s never been more important. [read more]

Joe is pretty sure that even a guy walking around with a white can see the main reason why the Bucs have gone from the NFL’s outhouse of NFC franchises to a playoff team can be summed up in two words. [read more]

So many weapons.

If anyone not with the Bucs or the Belicheats knows park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting, handshake-stiffing, jet-ski-losing, biscuit-baking Bucs quarterback Tom Brady, it’s a guy who was part of the same front office that drafted him. [read more]

Love from a statgeek.

Though this seems like recognizing a guy for a career-worth of service, a stathead believes a case can be made to make a Bucs defender an All-Pro. [read more]

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You can almost smell what’s coming Saturday against the talented, young and overly eager pass rush of Washington. [read more]

Interviewing.

Could the Dixie Chicks poach yet another key member of the Bucs? The first step to doing that is in the works. [read more]

“Bring it.”

Yeah, Joe is driving the hype train for Bucs rookie right tackle Tristan Wirfs. You want to bang the drum for Wirfs to be All-Pro? Joe’s here for you. [read more]