Ugly playoff drought.

The Bucs once went 14 seasons without a playoff berth. [read more]

The what-ifs await

The Bucs’ two-game losing streak has dropped a pile of uncertainty into the Tampa future of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

Joe is not playing “gotcha” here with Mike Evans, but Joe thinks this is a telling nugget when it comes to the mentality of the Bucs and the team’s losing culture. [read more]

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Joe, Ira and their special guest take on many other Bucs subjects, as well. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.

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Bucs DT Vita Vea.

He’s “Velcro” no more. [read more]

Jameis channels David Lee Roth.

If Joe didn’t know it Sunday afternoon when America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, was standing at a podium in Jerry’s World giving his postgame remarks, Joe could have sworn Jameis was doing a David Lee Roth. [read more]

Impressive season

The ol’ Muscle Hamster once had his image adorned on the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway for all to see. [read more]

“Connected.”

For some, this is a belated Christmas present Santa plants under the tree in the lobby at One Buc Palace on his way to Cancun for his annual well-deserved siesta. [read more]

Joe hopes everyone has a wonderful Christmas and hopes you have happier Bucs outcomes on your DVR.

Joe is also hopeful Santa got you both something naughty and nice, and hopefully it was equally as nice as it was naughty.

Enjoy the day! Please know that if for not each and every one of you, daily readers, fans and, yes, haters alike, Joe wouldn’t exist. Not a day goes by Joe isn’t aware of this. Thank you!

For years, even during the Chucky administration, the Bucs have been cursed with second-round picks. [read more]

10 seasons, 4 head coaches, 104 losses. Which coach was best? It’s another 24-hour JoeBucsFan.com poll. Poll posted at 5:01 p.m.

Yes, this is a sad Christmas Eve tradition for Joe and it is a sad Christmas Eve to begin with as the Bucs are on the verge of another coaching change.

The following is an example to demonstrate how the snooping of the federal government upon innocents can get out of hand without proper checks and balances.

On his rounds from the North Pole this evening, Santa Claus was detained by TSA agents — tipped off by the IRS thugs — who have decided to call in the notorious Jack Bauer to interrogate Santa in the bowels of CTU.

(This, boys and girls, is why you cough up the $85 so you can utilize TSA Pre.)

Today a former Buccaneer made a case for Peyton Barber as the Buccaneers’ offensive MVP for the season.

Yes, he was of sound mind and body and acknowledged that Mike Evans has put up big numbers. [read more]

With one game to play across the National Football League, it appears seven teams will rush for 2,000 or more yards this season.

Five have locked up playoff berths. One won’t make it, and one will be in with a win. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

When the Bucs trudge off the field Sunday afternoon, some players will know they’ll be back in 2019. Some will know they won’t be returning.

And a big chunk won’t be sure, either way.

Another brutal season is lurching toward its conclusion as Tampa Bay tries to avoid a second consecutive 5-11 finish. The players want to win Sunday, the coaches want to beat the Falcons, but there are understandably mixed feelings among Buc fans — perhaps even among the ownership group. [read more]

Cameron Brate hasn’t had one game this season with more than 36 yards receiving.

That’s not why Team Glazer and Jason Licht opened the vault to pay him back in March.

[read more]

“Mr. Glazer, media should ignored except when consuming room temperature ziti on the third Tuesday of the month.”

The headline says it all here. [read more]

Joe was among the first guys doing cartwheels on St. Pete Beach and buying women cocktails in South Tampa when the Bucs announced they were re-signing Brent Grimes for 2018.

Joe was even happy to pay Grimes No. 1-cornerback money. [read more]

Yesterday morning, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network suggested because there are no sexy coaching candidates out on the market, it may be premature to start shoveling dirt in the face of embattled Bucs coach Dirk Koetter.

Not all of his colleagues are on board. [read more]