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“I’ve got your back, coach!”
Yes, long before the season began, Joe believed six wins would lock Lovie Smith in for a return to the Bucs’ sidelines in 2016.
My goodness, tripling your number of wins (at least) from the previous season is a heck of an accomplishment, especially when starting a rookie quarterback. [read more]
Logan Mankins
It’s fair to ask 33-year-old Logan Mankins, with 11 NFL seasons under his belt, about how much longer he wants to keep playing.
So today, Joe asked Mankins whether he’s pondering when his career will end. [read more]
It was Joe’s time again to dive into all things Bucs — the JoeBucsFan Hour — on WDAE-AM 620. This evening, it was Todd Wright at the helm, filling in for the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig.
The action went in all kinds of directions. [read more]
Gerald McCoy talks Panthers
The NFL always has been a flavor-of-the-month league.
This is one reason Joe is cheering for the Steelers to win the AFC. [read more]
“Who you cussin’ at, coach?”
Sometimes, when America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, plays so well, we forget he is just an NFL rookie, still. He’s still learning. [read more]
Modest request from St. Nick.
It is nearly Christmas. So, of course, TV reporters want to know what players want for Christmas. [read more]
Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
At this point, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, openly talks about being the supreme leader of your Buccaneers. [read more]
GMC: Lavonte David being ripped off.
Once upon a time two years ago, Darrelle Revis stood before Joe and a few other local media members and declared the Pro Bowl would be “rigged” if Lavonte David didn’t make it. [read more]
NFL head coaches, especially Lovie Smith, rarely offer personal feelings about players on opposing rosters. [read more]
Staff member has his back
A member of Lovie Smith’s staff stood tall and had the head coach’s back this week. [read more]
Helping kids at Christmastime.
Yes, it is the Christmas season. Only a few days left (whew!). So everyone is in the giving spirit. [read more]
Lovie still believes lack of takeaways causes losses.
In a rare Tuesday presser by Lovie Smith (Bucs are on a slightly wacky Christmas schedule this week), he began the briefing sighing over his favorite subject, takeaways.
At this point, it’s an old, tired and goal-post-moving line of reasoning for the losing. [read more]
Selected Bucs Pro Bowlers.
Former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik turned to Twitter last night to gloat. And Joe doesn’t blame him. [read more]
Torn rotator cuff.
While Gerald McCoy made his fourth Pro Bowl, his critics have been howling about what a bum he is, despite being fourth in the NFL for sacks by a defensive tackle. [read more]
A couple of Bucs are headed to Hawaii, and two more are alternates for the NFL’s all-star show at the Pro Bowl. [read more]
Can the offense go higher?
Last year Joe remembers at one point watching the offense and wondering aloud if he made the right choice of profession. [read more]
Lovie Smith weighs in
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense has looked sorry and sad without suspended rookie middle linebacker Kwon Alexander for the past two games. [read more]
Lovie will find out who wants to play.
One can sense some have tuned out Lovie Smith. Just about every team not in the playoffs has a player or two (or more) looking for the exit sign. [read more]
“What the f@#k do you mean my g@#$%^n cussing and yelling doesn’t mean anything? When the f@#k was the last time this s@#tty franchise has been in the f@#$ing playoffs, huh?”
Joe gets a kick out of it when Bucs fans bark at how Lovie is stoic, deep in thought during games.
Bucs fans want a cartoon character who jumps up and down and screams all the time. [read more]
Lovie Smith calls an early shot and boasts about his past scores
Hope for 2015 is dead. Even Lovie Smith declared the year finished and tossed in the garbage yesterday.
But Christmas is still on the calendar, so it was fitting that Lovie would talk about the universal Christmas, the 2016 NFL Draft. [read more]
It sure sounds like Lovie Smith will be a huge Carolina Panthers fan on Sunday. [read more]
Lovie Smith opens up on the Muscle Hamster
Doug Martin’s agent might want to pay attention. [read more]
You want to pin the Rams loss on someone?
There’s a guy raising his hand at One Buc Palace. [read more]
