Vows to stay close.

Joe has the feeling the loss of Clinton McDonald with a pectoral injury for the year is a big, big blow. [read more]

Joe can safely assume no NFL team was willing to trade a ham sandwich for Tim Jennings today at the NFL trading deadline.

No club was willing to deal a solid backup cornerback for Evan Smith. [read more]

Lovie haters upset with wins?

Bucs fans are upset the way the team is playing defensively. That is totally understandable.

Yes, the Bucs won Sunday. It was ugly, but it was a win, despite the defense redefining the word “sieve.” [read more]

Done for the year.

Clinton McDonald’s season is done. [read more]

Joe really tried to steer clear from the story surrounding the death of Kwon Alexander’s brother late last week.

Writing about it just feels like cashing in on a death. [read more]

Hardy Nickerson speaks

Of all the heroics on the field for the Buccaneers on Sunday, no effort and execution was more sick than Kwon Alexander’s rip-strip-snatch of the ball from superstar Julio Jones.

Video here, for those with short memories. [read more]

Steal.

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht forever will be known (for good or evil) as the man who drafted America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston.

But it may be Licht gambling the next day like a nearly-hit-the-wall dude at 4:30 a.m. at a Vegas roulette table where Licht made his bones as a GM. [read more]

Those cheap seats for Sunday’s Bucs game?

They’re a scorching hot ticket selling for three times face value. [read more]

Mike Evans balanced bad hands and averaged numbers with big plays and a knockout

The folks at BSPN engaged in a deep look at quality Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant, who just happened to lock horns quite a bit with Mike Evans on Sunday. [read more]

Perched in a comfortable press box seat at the Georgia Dome, Joe spent a lot of time Sunday watching the action on the Buccaneers’ sidelines.

It was there Joe saw a class and telling moment from a forgotten man. [read more]

Verner has no future under Lovie Smith

Today’s afternoon trade deadline is rapidly approaching, and Joe is doing simple math. [read more]

Bucs GM dishes on America’s Quarterback.

Joe understands Bucs fans enjoy hearing national voices discuss the pewter pirates, especially if they’re being positive.

Just last night on Twitter, some scribe asked, “What three players under the age of 25 would you start a franchise with?” And many NFL writers responded including America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. [read more]

Part of a cool Buccaneers.com video is a sideline exchange between Logan Mankins and America’s Quarterback. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Wanna know why Bucs officials are privately doing cartwheels behind closed office doors about America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston? [read more]

Lovie explains

Bucs fans are quite divided on whether Lovie Smith should have gone for a likely game-clinching 4th-and-1 on the Buccaneers’ 40 yard line with two minutes remaining in regulation yesterday. [read more]

The postgame locker room video sweeping the Internet shows Logan Mankins presenting the coveted game ball to Kwon Alexander in an emotional presentation. [read more]

Overinflated value of backup QBs.

Joe gets the backlash for Joe’s insistence that Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, if the offer arises, steal a draft pick from a team for backup quarterback Mike Glennon. [read more]

Another ex-Buc speaks out, and Joe shares Jameis’ take on his overtime block.

Even the most stoic and Xs-and-Os focused former Buccaneers are having their emotional buttons pushed by Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback. [read more]

Attention Business Owner,

You are reading this specific JoeBucsFan.com post along with tens of thousands of other Tampa Bay locals. Wouldn’t it be nice to have them all learn about your business?

Damn, that sure would get your website lighting up like a pinball machine. [read more]

Lauded by national scribe.

Bucs fans love to have their team talked about and typed about by those who work for other media outlets up to and including the four-letter.

Well, not always. When the Bucs have the worst record in the NFL, or cough up a 24-point lead, Bucs fans are not so interested in other views. [read more]

A stunning stat further underscores the Bucs’ desperation at tomorrow’s NFL trade deadline

Would any team cough up a solid backup cornerback for a solid backup center, aka Evan Smith?

Joe sure hopes so.

Anybody need a right tackle? Demar Dotson could help plenty of teams when he’s eligible to be activated this week. [read more]

Strides were made yesterday, but the Bucs still must clean up their act.

Winning is such a fantastic deodorant. [read more]

Logan Mankins talks to Joe. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Veteran guard Logan Mankins rarely hypes any player, especially himself. And when Mankins feels like talking, usually he has insightful takes.

Joe caught up to the revitalized barbecue master in the happy locker room following the Bucs’ thrilling win at the Georgia Dome. [read more]