Piling On Chris Conte
October 5th, 2016
Not a fan favorite
Joe has made it clear in recent years Bucs fans just have to have a guy to hate. Each year it’s a different player, seemingly. [read more]
Just A “Strain”
October 5th, 2016
Ready?
Bucs fans paying attention (not you, Gerald McCoy haters) are exhaling this morning. [read more]
“That Didn’t Change Anything Gameplan-Wise”
October 5th, 2016
Status quo against a rookie QB pressed into action?
Mike Smith said he would be a master of disguise when he took his new defensive coordinator gig.
No, Smith wasn’t going to dress as Lovie Smith or Sabby The Goat and scare Bucs fans into thinking poruous defense was imminent. He was going to fluster quarterbacks with unpredictability. [read more]
PODCAST: Finesse With No Speed
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Desperation Play
October 5th, 2016
New DE?
General manager Jason Licht handed defensive ends Noah Spence, Robert Ayers, Jacquies Smith and sackless George Johnson over to Dirk Koetter back in training camp.
None were available midway at halftime Sunday. [read more]
Smith’s Issue Was A Broken Hand
October 5th, 2016
Dirk Koetter talks about one of his top rookies
The Buccaneers’ safeties have come under fire for subpar play.
That assessment is fair. [read more]
Bad Jameis
October 5th, 2016
Ugly numbers.
No, it has not been a good three weeks for America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]
Mike Evans And OBJ
October 5th, 2016
Bucs receiver has proved playing with emotion not always good.
Joe is not a BSPN guy as regular readers know.
For eight months a year, Joe never, ever watches that outfit, except for football games, some college basketball and an occasional “30 for 30” that, given the subject matter, is some of the best work on television broadcast anywhere. [read more]
Bucs Playoff Chances Grim
October 5th, 2016
Good chance to have weekends off in January.
Leave it to numberscrunchers to crunch numbers to come up with a playoff formula. And for the Bucs, let’s just say they have a slightly better chance of making the playoffs than Myron Lewis does of playing in another NFL game. [read more]
“Hey, That Was The Dumbest Thing You Could Do”
October 4th, 2016
The NFL had a microphone on Aqib Talib on Sunday.
Arguably the dumbest play in Buccaneers history made quite an impression on one of the most moronic players in Buccaneers history: helmet-wielding, cabbie-slugging, Adderrall-popping, coach-cussing, referee-charging, pistol-friendly, granny-hassling Aqib Talib. [read more]
Koetter Calls Out “Old Wives Tale” In Bucs History
October 4th, 2016
Dirk Koetter would find a lot of opposition among glory-days Bucs
Oh, boy.
Joe wishes Warren Sapp was around to weigh in on this one. [read more]
Jameis No. 23
October 4th, 2016
Still shows youth.
If very recent history is a barometer, and to use a statgeeky term “small sample size,” getting immediate impact from a young quarterback means you better draft a guy in the middle or late rounds. [read more]
Koetter: “It’ll Be Good When We Can Get Doug Back Here”
October 4th, 2016
Object of desire
With the Bucs’ running game, the “next man up” adage has turned into the head coach seeking updates from the trainer. [read more]
Awkward Moment On Koetter’s Radio Show
October 4th, 2016
One of the most interesting parings of this Buccaneers season is not on the field. [read more]
“Let’s Make Life A Little Easier On Him”
October 4th, 2016
(Photo courtesy Buccaneers.com)
A former Bucs quarterback says don’t blame America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]
Share Your Mindset
October 4th, 2016It’s Joe’s weekly 24-hour Dirk Koetter Confidence Poll. Here are last week’s results. Polls close at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Steady Suffocation
October 4th, 2016
The hallmark of the Greg Schiano years, not including regulation of movie titles and meal temperature and thermostats, was a ferocious run defense complemented by one of the worst pass defenses known to man. [read more]
Charles Sims Not Practicing
October 4th, 2016
Not practicing.
Add running back Charles Sims to the list of walking wounded for the Bucs. [read more]
State Of The Bucs, Fan Letdown, Broncos Postgame, Zest Absence, Who Showed Up & Enduring Mysteries
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Ira’s takes run the gamut in the aftermath of the Bucs-Broncos debacle Sunday.
Yes, you can meet eye-RAH! Kaufman in person at Joe’s huge Monday Night Football Watch Party on Oct. 10. But right now you can listen to Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter talk all things Bucs.
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“I Thought We Were Past This”
October 4th, 2016
Back to square-one.
Sunday night when Dirk Koetter said for all to hear he was “very concerned” with the turnovers created by America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, Joe had an immediate follow-up question. [read more]
Defense Seems To Be Turning
October 4th, 2016
Improving defense?
There is little positive to be gleaned from the beatdown the Broncos hit the Bucs with on Sunday. Joe senses one element, however. [read more]
