Scuttlebutt floated.

It’s one thing to speculate, as Joe has since June, that defensive coordinator Mike Smith would be a head coaching candidate to fill an upcoming vacancy in January. [read more]

Limited.

Not good news for Dez Bryant but news Bucs fans should monitor. [read more]

Bad news and good news coming from the doctor’s office at One Buc Palace. [read more]

“Hump”

The Bucs’ odds of winning Sunday night just improved. [read more]

Using resources

Yes, the Bucs defense was bashed and battered by opposing offenses, knowledgable analysts and fans for lacking effort during the first half of the season. [read more]

Mike Smith channels Norman Dale.

Football coaches, by nature, consider distractions worse than a flare-up of the shingles. [read more]

Shouldn’t scare Bucs.

As “negative Joe” has written, the ghosts of awful Bucs pasts still haunt Joe. [read more]

Opportunity?

Remember the horrific 70 percent completion rate opposing quarterbacks averaged against the Bucs last year?

Well, this year’s Cowboys allow QBs to complete 69.7 percent of their passes.  [read more]

Fun interview with Cameron Brate on FOX Sports radio, yes, national radio. [read more]

Once upon a time in 2014, an offensive coordinator finally figured out how to capitalize effectively on Devin Hester’s receiving talent.

His name was Dirk Koetter. [read more]

We’ve already learned the Bucs have a 69.3 percent shot at postseason action.

But what about just the paths to the NFC South title? [read more]

Money matters

Joe is bummed out this morning. [read more]

“Bullish” on Bucs.

Interesting discussion from Pat Kirwan and Jim Miller on the Bucs-Cowboys game Sunday. [read more]

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Rare defensive feats.

Bucs fans, you want national attention? Well, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. [read more]

Glaring blunder.

Bucs fans are loving the national attention their pewter pirates are getting after a five-game win streak finds the Bucs tied for first place in the NFC South with three games to go. [read more]

“Don’t worry Mr. Glazer, I have solid intel.”

In Jason Licht, Joe trusts. [read more]

Jameis understands. [read more]

Clear change

Perhaps the most significant question in the history of Tampa Bay football (not including “What happened to Josh Freeman?) was posed to Derrick Brooks this week. [read more]

Did the Rams aid the Bucs in hiring Greg Schiano?

Joe likes a good story and solid dot-connecting like any fan does. [read more]

Nerds reveal data

Kudos to iconic Falcons beat writer D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The flex darlings of the NFL are catching the Cowboys at exactly the right time.

Before the calendar flipped to December, a trip to Jerry’s World had the look of a terrible matchup for the Buccaneers. Rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott, operating behind the league’s premier offensive line, figured to own the day and put the Bucs in their place.

Times have changed. [read more]