Joe’s going to try to keep this short today. It’s Christmas Eve and you shouldn’t be taunted by this endless Halloween nightmare. [read more]

Dirk Koetter appears to be doing a wonderful job dealing with a steady flow of Buccaneers losing. For Koetter, that’s an 11-23 run since his five-game winning streak in 2016. [read more]

Dumb mistakes discussed.

Writing this post, Joe just realized he failed to watch late Sunday night notorious Dallas TV sports anchor Dale Hansen. Joe can only imagine what he would say about the Bucs and their foot-shooting ways. [read more]

The Sage is hitting hard

BY IRA KAUFMAN

“On the road again. I just can’t wait to get on the road again.”

Not these guys.

The Bucs kept it close away from home for the second consecutive week, but let’s be honest — did you ever at any point in this game think the Bucs were going to shock the Cowboys?

Didn’t think so. [read more]

Gerald McCoy dropped one tackle on the stat sheet today in Dallas, but he won the heart of his head coach. [read more]

Telling time.

Midway through the fourth quarter the Bucs had a shot at pulling within one score with the Cowboys leading 27-13. [read more]

Cash register ringing.

If Adam Humphries wasn’t such a good dude, he would be smart to come down with the stomach flu or some other sort of ailment one can hide in order to hit the lottery. [read more]

Blasted

The Buccaneers pay 10-year NFL tight end John Gilmore to study film and analyze the team for the Buccaneers Radio Network. [read more]

“Time to call in Ryan Griffin.”

UPDATED 7:15 p.m. – As it stands right now, since the Rams held their 21-9 halftime lead on the Cardinals, your Buccaneers will have a heck of an opportunity in front of them next Sunday. [read more]

So there was America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, 3rd-and-5 on the Cowboys 34 yard line with the Bucs trailing 7-3 late in the first quarter. [read more]

Explains penalties.

Already today, Joe wrote that the countless times the Bucs offense gets into plus-territory and melts down, often by penalties, reflects a general lack of discipline with the offense. [read more]

Bucs coach Dirk Koetter.

It was late in the third quarter and before Bobo Wilson fumbled a handoff (he wasn’t even looking at the ball!) it dawned on Joe what the problem is for this offense. [read more]

The unthinkable is reality. [read more]

Signature moment.

Forget the record. The Bucs will live on in local lore for one thing. [read more]

Somehow, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, was called three times — THREE! — for delay of game today.

That shouldn’t happen to a man making his 53rd NFL start. [read more]

Another early dropped interception, frequent penalties at the worst times, a needless fumble in Cowboys territory, a needless fumble in Bucs territory and there goes another Tampa Bay loss — double digits now on the season for your 5-10 Buccaneers.

Good thing Dirk Koetter’s motto for the season is/was “Discipline Driven.” [read more]

Comment all game below with fellow Buccaneers fans and the occasional evil invader.

Keep it decent and no personal attacks, unless they’re directed at the Cowboys or any Bucs not playing with maximum effort.

Most important, enjoy yourselves and prepare for Joe’s award-winning postgame coverage. Man, it would be so nice to see America’s Quarterback carve up America’s Team.

Go Bucs!

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Other than still being employed by Carolina, Joe thinks Ron Rivera would check all the boxes as Team Glazer searches for its next head coach.

A nugget from ProFootballTalk.com today suggests Team Glazer is thinking the same thing. [read more]