Hurting or healing?

Joe’s heard Dirk Koetter talk about various players’ injuries since taking over as head coach. [read more]

Not carrying Bucs (yet).

America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, often used a cool phrase during his first few months with the Bucs (but hasn’t used it in a while).

When answering a question, Jameis often started his response, “It’s not about that.” [read more]

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Dirk Koetter talks Brent Grimes

Could Brent Grimes have played for Greg Schiano? No way. [read more]

Fisting the Bucs the right way.

The newfound love of the Bucs from national types continued this morning when Mr. Beasting himself, Bucs defensive end Robert Ayers, joined the “Good Morning Football” crew live from One Buc Palace, seen on NFL Network. [read more]

Clashing voices

So what turned on the light for the Bucs defense, turning it from patsy to punishing?

[read more]

Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Voter, eye-RAH! Kaufman, pens columns every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. And Ira’s stunning podcasts appear Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Today, Ira goes inside the most anticipated Bucs game in years, Bucs at Dallas on Sunday Night Football.

BY IRA KAUFMAN [read more]

Poll posted 9:53 a.m. Friday. 

There’s endless gushing for the beasts of the Cowboys offensive line.

And Gerald McCoy weighed in on a national podcast this week. [read more]

Not weak?

Until Chris Conte was hurt two weeks ago, hardly a day went by without Bucs fans twittering Joe about how horrible Conte was. [read more]

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]