Strong night.

So about that rotten quarterback the Bucs should cut. [read more]

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, delivered quite a passionate rant defending, praising and feeling for Dirk Koetter after last night’s loss to the Falcons.

Man, it was something. [read more]

Proud

Joe really had a weird feeling in and around the Bucs’ postgame locker room. [read more]

Mystery.

Bucs running back Doug Martin was a healthy scratch for the second time in less than a year. [read more]

One of many Bucs in a boot.

Strange scene in the Bucs locker room this evening after the game. [read more]

Will Gholston’s blocked field goal wasn’t enough. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Add fragile to the list of negatives for this year’s Buccaneers.

What a train-wreck season.

Injured during this game were O.J. Howard, T.J. Ward, Robert Ayers, DeSean Jackson, J.R. Sweezy, Ryan Smith, Devante Bond, Adarius Glanton and Cameron Brate (who returned). Things got so bad that Joe Dirt, aka linebacker Riley Bullough, saw action and was pushed aside by the Falcons like raw Brussels sprouts on a buffet. [read more]

Go Bucs!

Comment right here all game long as your Buccaneers will try to find a defense against the high-powered and well-rested Falcons.

It’s Chucky Ring Of Honor night! There’s loads of energy in the house.

Will America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, rise to the occasion with all his weapons?

Have fun. Play Nice. Stick with Joe into the wee hours for all kinds of stuff out of this game.

The headline says it all.

Joe’s wagging a finger at you, Dirk Koetter and Jason Licht. Martin never should have been on this team in 2017. All the evidence you needed was in front of you last season.

“Don’t worry Jason, you are covered.”

No matter what Team Glazer decides to do this offseason, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht will be under contract with the Bucs through the 2018 season. [read more]

Game 14

Dixie Chicks (8-5) at Bucs (4-9)

Kickoff: 8:30 p.m.
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First touchdown since eighth grade.

So much for calling Dirk Koetter’s offense predictable. [read more]

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Big day in Bucs history and Monday Morning Joe is here for you with all kinds of angles, as Jon Gruden is unveiled tonight in the Buccaneers Ring of Honor. Monday Morning Joe is presented by Lakeland Automall & Discount Garage Doors, Inc.

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It’s lunchtime on Monday, and that means Rock Riley (@realrockriley) is doing his thing right here on video from One Buc Palace. Plenty to chew on in advance of tonight’s game.

Grab a sandwich and enjoy!

Hot seat for Koetter & Smith and stopping Julio from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

Marvin Lewis

Remember as this lost Bucs season comes to a close that what you think means nothing and what Joe thinks is trivial.

What only matters is what the cooperative known as Team Glazer thinks. [read more]

Ira Kaufman is the most revered sports personality and writer in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can also see Ira every football Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on FOX-13, Scott Smith’s Tailgate Sunday.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Jon Gruden’s homecoming affair is a joyous occasion, a chance for the Tampa Bay community to express its appreciation for a Super Bowl-winning head coach as he enters the Ring of Honor.

It’s also a sad reminder of where this franchise has dwelled since that fateful evening of Jan. 16, 2009.

It was a Friday night and I was at a local dining establishment with my wife when the phone rang. Just as I was polishing off my second margarita, the office called with the news that Gruden and GM Bruce Allen had been fired. [read more]

“Jason, if I call you in the fourth quarter tonight, please pick up the phone.”

The draft freaks and the tank-now crowd among the Bucs faithful were popping champagne last night. [read more]

Fool of a coach looms large.

Yes, a lot of Bucs fans are fed up with America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]

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