Joe cannot imagine the chaos. [read more]

Ugly fate?

This is a disgusting thought but if recent history of the Bucs is any indication, it very likely could happen. [read more]

Done?

When the first injury report of the last week of football in 2018 came out yesterday (damn, typing that sentence got Joe depressed), DeSean Jackson’s name jumped out. [read more]

If this report is to be believed, the decision whether to hire a new Bucs coach for 2019 has already been made. [read more]

Now isn’t this interesting.

Bruce Arians, Bill Cowher, Dick Daniels, James “Shack” Harris, Charley Casserly, John Madden, and Jimmy Raye III collectively like what they see from Bucs offensive coordinator Todd Monken.

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Details player reactions.

Kudos to Dan Lucas for asking a tough question in a delicate situation with an embattled (lame duck?) coach. [read more]

Talks implosions.

The Bucs have one of the better offenses in the game the way they move the ball up and down the field. [read more]

Joe had a simple question for Dirk Koetter today, one that prompted a complex response. [read more]

It’s the weekly, 24-hour Dirk Koetter Confidence Poll. Last week’s results linked here. Poll posted at 2:46 p.m.

D-line coach Brentson Buckner

Defensive line coach Brentson Buckner arrived with a lot of fanfare in February when he was a late hire to replace ousted D-line coach Jay Hayes.

Buckner was an ex-player with an in-your-face style. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

More than a quarter-century has passed in Buccaneer lore since the franchise dealt with a player as polarizing as Jameis Winston.

In his day, Doug Williams generated heated debate among Buc supporters regarding his worth under center. Skeptics pointed to his career completion rate — well south of 50 percent — as evidence that the Bucs could do better. [read more]

Result of a meaningless win.

There is much to lose and little to gain with a win Sunday. [read more]

Perhaps the busiest man in football media circles is former NFL offensive lineman Ross Tucker. The Princeton grad is a host on SiriusXM NFL Radio and works on various game broadcasts and podcasts.

He might be best known to Bucs fans for blasting the drafting of Donovan Smith, a guy he watched as part of the Penn State broadcast team. [read more]

Ugly playoff drought.

The Bucs once went 14 seasons without a playoff berth. [read more]

The what-ifs await

The Bucs’ two-game losing streak has dropped a pile of uncertainty into the Tampa future of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

Joe is not playing “gotcha” here with Mike Evans, but Joe thinks this is a telling nugget when it comes to the mentality of the Bucs and the team’s losing culture. [read more]