So who will quarterback the Buccaneers on Sunday in Chicago?
Dirk Koetter was asked whether he has made that decision moments ago during his postgame news conference at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway. [read more]
What a wild freak show that was — and Joe’s not talking about the crappy officiating and the 20,000-plus Steelers fans that infested the Den of Depression tonight.
Bucs fans got their first taste of bad Ryan Fitzpatrick and good Fitzpatrick in the same darn game. He clearly got rattled early by a physical/dirty Steelers team with a ferocious first-half pass rush that led to three picks and 30 points for the men in black. [read more]
Fire away in the comments section with Bucs fans from Port Richey to Brandenton and beyond. Share all your thoughts tonight’s Steelers-Bucs on Monday Night Football — your undefeated Bucs against the winless Steelers.
Play nice!
And stick with Joe and Ira Kaufman after the game for loads of postgame coverage.
If third-year Bucs defensive back Ryan Smith can continue to play like he did against the Eagles, it will go a long way toward the Bucs shoring up their pass defense. [read more]
Eight months ago, Buccaneers rookie safety Jordan Whitehead was a black-wearing, terrible-towel-twirling college kid going absolutely nuts for his beloved Steelers during one of the wildest AFC playoff games in history. [read more]
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Tonight the Bucs are on “Monday Night Football.” And while Chucky is no longer in the booth, another former Bucs winner is a new member of the MNF broadcast team. [read more]
Tonight, Tony Dungy will be inducted into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor for turning around what was a moribund franchise before he arrived (and what returned after he and Chucky were jettisoned).