Welcome to the start of a three-game home stand. Is that a good thing?
It better be. The Bucs (3-3) must win two out of their next three. And why not start today against a solid Raiders (5-2) team. Gerald McCoy is back. Robert Ayers is back. The offense is revived. The Bucs have a enough juice to win this. No excuses.
Bang it here with comments all game long. And prepare yourself for postgame coverage.
Recently, Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans did a spot on the “Russillo and Kannel Show” on BSPN and offered up cool, behind-the-scenes stories. [read more]
OK, here’s something to take your time with. It’s a breakdown of the Bucs’ offensive line from a guy who actually played offensive line, not some laptop keyboard warrior of a college student looking for a few extra bucks for beer money. [read more]
It’s Game 7 for the Bucs! And Joe breaks out the map showing where you can watch — for those who don’t like bars and those unlucky, unfortunate souls without NFL Sunday Ticket, the greatest invention since the beer bottle opener. [read more]
Speaking on SiriusXM NFL radio this week, Dirk Koetter admitted he knew little about Derek Carr before studying him in advance of Sunday’s Raiders-Bucs game.
Joe is a big fan of Andy Benoit. The X’s and O’s guru of theMMQB.com does nice work breaking down film in an intelligent manner as opposed to a belligerent manner (yes, Joe is looking right at you, PFF tribe!). [read more]
Joe hopes you enjoy the Monday, Wednesday and Saturday fun from “The Commish,” Justin Pawlowski (@CommishOnline). The former voice on the Buccaneers Radio Network, WDAE-AM 620, Scout.com and 98.7 FM now has a new home to share his unbridled and intelligent brand of Bucs analysis. It’s JoeBucsFan.com! Download Justin’s podcast on iTunes right here.
Donald Penn returns home and will make his 148th consecutive start at left tackle. He can’t wait to deliver some payback.
Raiders left tackle Donald Penn was painted by the Tampa Bay Times during his Bucs days as a rubber-shirt-wearing fatso stressed out about weigh-ins and dehydrated and ineffective as a result.
It was tremendous disrespect — and a lot of hooey — directed at a very good player who never missed a start. [read more]
Earlier this year watching underwear football, Joe noticed a whole lot of rollout plays by America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]
A gentle 5-mph breeze and 77-degree temperatures greeted the Bucs and Raiders on the afternoon of Dec. 28, 2008, the last time Oakland ventured into Raymond James Stadium.
Tampa Bay was listed as a 10-point favorite to end a three-game losing streak, finish the regular season 10-6 and edge Philadelphia for the final NFC wild-card playoff spot. [read more]