Teammate weighs in

It’s not “official” yet, but don’t expect Kwon Alexander and his bad hamstring to suit up against the Giants. [read more]

Super sports multimedia guru Rock Riley (@realrockriley) is doing his thing, as he does here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at JoeBucsFan.com. Rock jumps in the Buccaneers’ locker room and gets the Giants buildup going. Enjoy!

It’s All About The Giants Now from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

Ira Kaufman is the most beloved, revered and esteemed Buccaneers columnist 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

The majority of Sunday’s post-game criticism was directed at Tampa Bay’s passive defense — and deservedly so.

If the game had been close, there’s a good chance the Vikings would have rolled up 600 yards. Guess what?

It wasn’t close. [read more]

Critical cog.

Is middle linebacker Kwon Alexander the most important player on the Bucs? [read more]

History lesson

Yes, too many fans became unglued by the Bucs’ loss Sunday.

Heck, even Gerald McCoy lost his head. Joe can’t explain that. But Joe can shed bright light on what happened to fans.

If Joe understands anything, it is those who live, breathe and crap Bucs football. [read more]

Backup Eagles RBs gashed the sorry Giants defense last week.

The Giants have played so horribly in the first three weeks of the season, it seems they are already outdoing the Jets. [read more]

Has it begun?

Joe isn’t one to pay any attention to guys panhandling for work, guys the Bucs might work out on a Tuesday during the NFL season. [read more]

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How will you behave in a stadium with too many Patriots and Giants fans? Defense is a big focus of today’s fiery Bucs Uncensored. Host Justin Pawlowski is a former voice on the Buccaneers Radio Network, and an ex-college football player and a lifelong Bucs fan. Hear your Bucs take (if it makes the cut). And plenty of fans are heard from today. Just email a 90-second-or-less audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com.

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GMC meetup halted.

As Joe noted previously, stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy pulled a Bill Sheridan on Monday and invited haters to meet him at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Stinging loss.

Joe is cleaning out his files of quotes from Bucs players after the ugly loss to Minnesota Sunday. In a couple of hours, it will be full-blown posts about the Bucs-Giants game. [read more]

Getting lots of playing time.

It seems quite a few Bucs followers develop irritable bowel syndrome for some odd reason over the play of fan favorite Chris Conte.

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Bucs CB expects aerial attack.

Last week the Bucs were ravaged so badly by passes from Joe Montana Case Keenum, it made Bucs fans want to wash their eyes with battery acid. [read more]

Talks turnovers.

Yes, fans who watched the awful loss last Sunday know that, outside of a terribly leaky defense, turnovers ultimately doomed the Bucs in Minnesota. [read more]

Teammate points to Chris Godwin

There are things to smile about, Bucs fans. [read more]

T.J. Ward is taking over.
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Despite the Buccaneers’ beating at the hands of the offensive juggernaut knows as the Vikings, safety Chris Conte might have a satisfied grin on his face this afternoon. [read more]

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A blistering defeat is under the skin of Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter. As always, Ira Kaufman goes deep with Joe on the popular Ira Kaufman Podcast. Listen right here, or at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. The Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — all year long. Dial in now by clicking or downloading above. It’s free and easy. Enjoy!

Talks run fail

So what held back the Buccaneers running game Sunday?

Or perhaps the better question is why did Dirk Koetter gave up on it so quickly? [read more]

NFL leader

For this week, at least until Thursday night, Bucs wide receiver Bernard Reedy can stand tall and say he’s leading the National Football League. [read more]

Patience.

When the Bucs got curb-stomped Sunday in Minneapolis — look at all the defenders that got hurt — it made Joe want to hit the panic button. [read more]