Game 15

Bucs (8-6) at Saints (6-8)

Kickoff: 4:25 p.m. [read more]

Run!

The final injury report is in — and it is as feared. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN
@iKaufman76

It’s the most important relationship in pro football, and Saturday’s matchup at New Orleans is Exhibit A.

The vibe between a head coach and a quarterback cannot be overstated and this could be the last roundup for Drew Brees and Sean Payton at the Superdome, where they have lit up that scoreboard for the past decade. [read more]

Starter?

Dirk Koetter dropped some news on nervous Bucs fans this afternoon on SiriusXM NFL Radio. [read more]

Quite a chess game on the docket Saturday, as the Bucs and the Saints faced each other only 12 days ago.

Dirk Koetter shed Xs and Os light talking to New Orleans media this week. [read more]

No use for Bucs history.

Yes, it is December and it has been a rare December. [read more]

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It’s fantasy championship/last place week, which means The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast rolls every day through Monday, Dec. 26. (Wednesday’s episode on top-10 receivers is right here.)

Take on Week 16 with confidence! Todd has done the homework for you — for league & daily players.

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Shakeup?

After watching Gosder Cherilus play right tackle the last two Sundays, Joe believes the understatement of the year would be stating that the Bucs need to make a change. [read more]

Coveted candidate.

Since the Bucs defense had done just about a complete 180 since the Thursday night debacle against Atlanta, Mike Smith’s name has popped up here, there, everywhere as a head coaching name to watch. [read more]

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Props to Philly.

The Iggles did the Bucs a solid last night. [read more]

Great stuff from Trent Dilfer on the key to a Saturday victory for Tampa Bay in New Orleans.

Once upon a time, the Bucs dumped Dilfer as their starting quarterback and he landed with the Ravens. [read more]

Interesting story here typed by longtime NFL executive and father of the Cowboys dynasty of the 1970s, Gil Brandt, now a part-time NFL employee. [read more]

“I’m waiting for you, Smitty.”

Yes, Joe brought word today that Saints quarterback and future Hall of Famer Drew Brees is some kinda PO’ed about not making the Pro Bowl. [read more]

Are the football gods starting to turn on the Bucs?

Maybe. And Joe isn’t talking about the availability of Saints stud center Max Unger. [read more]

Bucs cannot be only a two-man show.

The Bucs are two wins from a possible playoff berth. Maybe one win. But a whole lot of hope and prayer is involved with just one win and that makes Joe too uncomfortable. [read more]

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It’s fantasy championship/last place week, which means The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast rolls every day through Monday, Dec. 26. (Tuesday’s waiver wire episode is right here.)

Take on Week 16 with confidence! Todd has done the homework for you — for league & daily players.

Click to listen above, or subscribe or listen on iTunes. Also, tune in Friday from 9 a.m. to noon when Todd will host on WDAE-AM 620. And don’t forget Todd’s great golf events on JoeBucsFan.com/golf.

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Ready?

Joe barely slept last night after learning defensive end Robert Ayers, the soul of the Bucs’ defense, was ill and couldn’t practice yesterday. [read more]

Outspoken yesterday

Mike Evans is a Pro Bowler and he had a lot to say about it yesterday. [read more]

Angry

Remember those impotent Saints? The ones the Bucs defense choked out two weeks ago, nullifying gifts from Josh Huff and a weak safety-inducing run by Doug Martin? [read more]

Teams laying down for the Bucs? Preposterous, said Bucs coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]

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Ira calls VICTORY over the Saints on Saturday, along with Joe. Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter is all over the game in this podcast and shares a Gerald McCoy story and more. Enjoy Ira’s podcast every Tuesday & Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com, plus his columns on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday. His work is produced year-round.

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