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Remember when Lovie Smith was asked about young cornerback Johnthan Banks, he consistently found a way to share some love for veteran corner Mike “Toast” Jenkins.
Dirk Koetter channeled is his former boss a bit yesterday. [read more]
More ugliness.
The brutal numbers continue to pile up. [read more]
DeSean Jackson is at the doorstep of NFL history and could join an elite club on Sunday. So Joe dove into Jackson’s impact on the game and his teammates.
Talk to DeSean Jackson 1-on-1 about his football goals and he’ll say he wants to “leave a legacy.”
Perhaps he already has.
Jackson can make it official with 89 receiving yards on Sunday, which would place him in the elite club of 46 other NFL pass catchers with 10,000+ yards.
Joe talked to many Bucs about Jackson approaching history and about his impact. Jackson and Dirk Koetter weighed in, too. [read more]
The dynamic duo is back with a fresh Q & A edition of TAMPA TWO! Presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating. It’s a joint production of The Identity Tampa Bay and JoeBucsFan.com.
Enjoy! And get ready for the game preview episode coming later.
Red zone issues discussed.
Last year the Bucs moved the ball between the 20s about as well as any team in the NFL. [read more]
The Dixie Chicks may bail out Mike Smith with plans to open their cage’s roof Sunday.
The skies may be open for Mike Smith and the Bucs’ defense Sunday. [read more]
It’s been a weird 12 days on the Brent Grimes front.
He was taken out of the Bears blowout but other veteran defensive players were not. [read more]
Flash poll posted at 4:47 p.m. and closed at 9 p.m.
New status for defensive tackle Beau Allen
Man, the Bucs are getting healthy in a hurry, just in time to bury a bad football team, aka the 1-4 Falcons. [read more]
Numbers nerds back up Koetter.
For some reason, it irks a boatload of people when Bucs coach Dirk Koetter wins the coin toss and defers to the second half. [read more]
It’s a different world now in the Tampa Bay trenches — or it least it should be on Sunday in Atlanta. [read more]
Out
Yet again, the Falcons will be missing all the big guns up the gut of their defense on Sunday, with defensive tackle Grady Jarrett now ruled out with an ankle injury.
Pro Bowl running back Devonta Freeman messed up his foot last week and he’ll be out, too.
It sure his hard to find a reason the Bucs offense shouldn’t drop 30 points on Atlanta.
What say you, Mike Smith?
New face of the franchise?
The voices were loud on BSPN’s “First Take.” [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Some people claim balance is the key to life. It’s a noble concept with applications to the National Football League.
The Bucs, in particular. [read more]
Jameis talks about a fix
There is a clear and indisputable weakness in the overall game of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, through his 45 NFL starts.
It’s a focus for Dirk Koetter and Joe asked Jameis about it yesterday. [read more]
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Breakout game coming?
Just yesterday Joe wrote how the Bucs throw the fewest passes in the NFL when it comes to short throws of five yards or less. [read more]
There’s an unthinkable stat swirling around Falcons headquarters that is both encouraging to Bucs fans and troubling at the same time. [read more]
