Quoting the master.

Joe’s favorite Florida sports columnist, the same guy Joe cuts checks to, eye-RAH! Kaufman, loves to regale Joe with his favorite Bill Walsh tale. [read more]

Sports multimedia guru Rock Riley (@realrockriley) fires up his usual Monday lunchtime video report. Rock talks rebounding Jason Licht, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Koetter comments, and talks to Bucs fans.

Enjoy!

Ugly win but Fitzpatrick brings calm from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

If this NFL investigation into Jameis Winston’s conduct on the night in question lingers into next year, there’s something wrong with the process.

We don’t need psychiatrists, character witnesses and a wave of forensic teams to testify.

We need to answer one crucial question: how many passengers were in the Uber? [read more]

Chris Godwin singles first down after one of his catches during the game-winning drive Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Joe has already written yesterday and this morning about what a solid job rookie wide receiver Chris Godwin has done the past couple of games. [read more]

Lots of rookies and de facto rookies coming on strong

One question that must be asked of every coaching regime is how it is developing young players. [read more]

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, continues to draw the national spotlight to his world littered by bad luck, bad decisions and bad communication.

Sports Illustrated/NBC Sports heavyweight Peter King chimed in this morning in his renowned Monday Morning Quarterback column. [read more]

Goes gangsta in Miami.

Yesterday watching the Bucs narrowly beat the Dolphins on the road, Joe couldn’t help but think of Warren Sapp. [read more]

Big win. Big locker room posture by Team Glazer.

Sometimes body language can tell a story — or at least help a keen Bucs observer develop one. [read more]

Fed up.

It seems America’s Quarterback has lost an ally. [read more]

(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Joe almost forgot what Victory Monday was after a road game. Was starting to think such a thing was a wives’ tale. [read more]

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Eating a “W” tastes different than usual this morning. The Commish, Justin Pawlowski, hits on that subject and a whole lot more! Plus, there’s your voiced Bucs takes, as usual.

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So what’s the real punitive reality facing Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, who is now accused of crotch-grabbing a female Uber driver 20 months ago without permission?

Sadly for the image of the Buccaneers, this was a topic on the NBC Sunday Night Football pregame show. [read more]

Insight, observations, quotes and more from the Sage of Tampa Bay sports

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Bucs ended another ugly streak Sunday, and if the game didn’t reach the heights of Masterpiece Theater, so be it.

A week after snapping a 5-game tailspin, Tampa Bay ended its 6-game nightmare on the road. In beating up on the bottom feeders of the AFC East in successive weeks, the Bucs capitalized on mistakes by the Jets and Dolphins.

The Bucs forced some of those errors at Hard Rock Stadium, but they were also the beneficiaries of 17 Miami penalties. If Don Shula was looking on from a suite, he probably tossed up his steak sauce. [read more]

Talks mood of huddle in final drive.

There was exactly three minutes left in the game. The score was tied 20-20. [read more]

Lauded by Bucs coach.

Ryan Fitzpatrick is not a scapegoat. [read more]

Kickers are people, too.

See what a kicker can do? [read more]

Solid results.

Don’t blame the defense for the Bucs not putting this game away in the second half. [read more]

Clutch.

It’s time Chris Godwin should get on the field more. [read more]

Touchdown No. 4 today for rookie O.J. Howard. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Last Tuesday, Joe was kicking and screaming because the Bucs only had thrown to rookie beast tight end O.J. Howard just four times in the past three games. [read more]