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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Crunch time often comes early in the National Football League.

The Bucs have seven games remaining before their bye week, seven weeks to prove to their fans, and perhaps even themselves, that they are a legitimate threat to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians reacts upon learning some websites have Bucs with most dropped passes.

Stats on dropped passes are very subjective. [read more]

Dan Orlovsky talks Tom Brady.

It’s the play that won’t go away on national sports shows. [read more]

Joe’s No. 1 surprise on the NFL’s No. 2-ranked defense, aka the Bucs defense, lies hidden and overshadowed.

And no, Joe’s not talking about the disappointing starts by Devin White and Sean Murphy-Bunting. [read more]

Last night Joe enjoyed a Bromosa from Big Storm while simultaneously watching the Tampa Bay Rays move to within one game of the World Series and the Tennessee Titans embarrass NFL teams that make excuses. [read more]

Among NFL leaders.

Joe is so happy to write the following because it means a Bucs player is having a much better season than most sober people believed. [read more]

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Killing offense

So the Bucs had a weekend off after the Thursday night game to assess where the team stands. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians had a chance against the Bears to run the clock out for a victory with less than three minutes to play while forcing the Bears to call their three remaining timeouts. [read more]

Bucs RB Leonard Fournette.

What galled Joe so much about the Bucs losing to the Bears — Jason Pierre-Paul said the Bucs gave the game away — was pulling the plug on the best weapon of the evening. [read more]

No need and no cash.

This just seems very unlikely. [read more]

Dangerous man, says JPP.

So the undefeated Packers come into the Den of Depression Sunday with a red hot Aaron Rodgers. [read more]

Todd Bowles gets an order from Bucco Bruce Arians

To date, the Bucs have faced quarterbacks Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater, Justin Herbert, Nick Foles and a pair of no-name Broncos QBs.

Considering the Bucs have an elite run defense, the Bucs should have a strong record on third down against that crew. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians

The nation witnessed last Thursday night the intensity of park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting Bucs quarterback Tom Brady when he read the riot act to his offensive linemen for poor play and penalties. [read more]

Fun fact, which running back most often ran against 8-or-more defenders in the box last season, Peyton Barber or Leonard Fournette? [read more]

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