Friends speak up

Joe’s been listening to Arizona sports radio this week and has heard very interesting things. [read more]

Cause for lack of play found?

Joe will have to stand up, raise his right hand and admit he thought Ronald Jones was a bust. Mea culpa. [read more]

Battling bad refs killing Bruce Arians?

The way a former NFL general manager has framed it, he wonders when the season is over if the losing culture of the Bucs is going to chew up and spit out Bucco Bruce Arians the way the losing culture has almost done to his quarterback. [read more]

Yeah, folks can point to a lot of plays they believe sunk the Bucs last Sunday. [read more]

“Larry, take it easy on us.”

So how will the Bucs defend against the Arizona Cardinals?

Bucco Bruce Arians offered a strong hint yesterday. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The song remains the same.

Different coaching staff, same story. Different players, same story.

Different expectations, same story.

Need proof? Remember this post-game comment? [read more]

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It’s off to injured reserve for blocking tight end Antony Auclair.

Bucco Bruce Arians mentioned yesterday Auclair had a bad turf toe and the Bucs put him on IR today, per NBC Sports.

This represents a hit to the run game, as well as to special teams. Tough break for the third-year, undrafted free agent out of Canada.

O.J. Howard returns this week from his hamstring injury. Joe sure hopes he’s up for a big workload.

No excuses.

Back in May, Joe was beyond skeptical that Jason Pierre-Paul would ever take another snap for the Bucs. [read more]

Jason Pierre-Paul mic’d up?

You better believe that excitedly sent Joe to the fridge for pre-listen snack. [read more]

Yes, Todd Bowles is responsible for this garbage Tampa Bay defense; he’s the defensive coordinator.

Fun fact: Bowles’ defense in New York last season allowed an average of 30 points over the past 10 games of 2018. [read more]

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Yeah, the Bucs lost a close game at Seattle. And some are suggesting math tells them not to go for two when the Bucs scored a late touchdown to pull within one. [read more]

Chucky’s Raiders opened the season at home against the Broncos and Chiefs — and they didn’t return home until seven weeks later against the Lions on Sunday.

Sound familiar? [read more]

Yes, with the Bucs circling the drain riding a 2-6 record, there is a lot of finger-pointing. And deservedly so. [read more]

Sorry secondary.

Blame the secondary. [read more]

Among NFL running backs with 70 or more carries this season, where does Ronald Jones rank? [read more]

Decision Jameis is going to be a fun countdown.

What will the Bucs do? When will they do it? What should they do?

So many layers and angles and factors. [read more]