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A ex-Buccaneer explains the troubles facing defensive coordinator/ head coach Lovie Smith
Greg Schiano made it very clear why his Bucs defensive line was almost always dancing in line stunts, blitzes were commonplace, and Darrelle Revis, Johnthan Banks and Hawk Goldson were snagged in the same offseason. [read more]
Lavonte David drew a surprising reaction from Vincent Jackson
Fascinating behind-the-scenes video has emerged from the Jaguars-Buccaneers game. [read more]
Tense times for the Mike Glennon Mob.
A Bucs victory against the Washington Redskins on October 25 would mean a hell of a lot more than Tampa Bay evening its record at 3-3.
There are real draft picks at stake. [read more]
Vague about CB Alterraun Verner.
With underrated corner Johnthan Banks out with a knee injury and Alterraun Verner benched, Bucs fans were treated to the exploits of cornerbacks Loaf Jennings and, of course, Mike Jenkins. [read more]
Gets emotional with his kicker.
There is a lot to like about Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht.
First, of course, is his draft acumen that appears to be bursting out in his second season as front office head honcho. [read more]
Doug Martin is targeting defenders
It’s not just Bucs fans celebrating Doug Martin, who is tied for the second most rushing yards in the NFL.
It’s a national party for Martin, too. [read more]
Steve Duemig
Joe jumped into the steel cage with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620.
The weekly JoeBucsFan Hour was the usual wild affair. [read more]
Bucs OC Dirk Koetter stated injured center Evan Smith is still considered a starter.
For the past three games, certainly beginning in Houston, the Bucs’ offensive line has been the shining light of the team.
It is almost a shock how far that line has come along since preseason began. [read more]
Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter talks about Lovie Smith’s offensive impact
Whose offense is this?
Is it Dirk Koetter’s? Or is Lovie Smith calling the shots? [read more]
Practice news emerges
The way Loaf Jennings and Lovie Smith’s mancrush Mike Jenkins are (not) covering opposing wide receivers, it is enough to make family pets bury their heads under a blanket. [read more]
Joe hates being such a negative Nancy. What could possibly make Joe bang his head against a wall after Bobby Rainey was named NFC Special teams player of the week this morning? [read more]
Quick programming note here.
Buccaneers players don’t get time off until Friday, the first of four consecutive days off.
So today is a practice day at One Buc Palace, followed by coaches and players chatting it up with media.
Stick with Joe all day and week long for all kind of stuff from your Buccaneers. Also, Joe is live with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig, this evening at 5 p.m. on WDAE-AM 620. The JoeBucsFan Hour will be rolling.
Lavonte David speaks
Perhaps every linebacker wants to blitz on every play, but it’s noteworthy when Lavonte David says he does.
Why? Because David had more success in a defense that let him blitz repeatedly. [read more]
Lovie Smith’s scalp was saved by the Bucs beating the Jags.
Joe has written previously that Sunday’s win over the jughead Jags likely saved Lovie Smith’s job with the Bucs.
For if Lovie had pushed his home losing streak to 11 games by falling to the dregs of the NFL, combined with overall futility and grotesque swings and misses in free agency, he would have been hard-pressed to climb out of that hole. [read more]
Former Bucs QB Shaun King dishes on the Bucs secondary.
A guy walking around with a white cane can see the Bucs have issues at cornerback, especially after Johnthan Banks went down with a knee injury. [read more]
Lavonte David talks to Joe
Sunday against the rancid Jacksonville Jaguars felt like another day at the office for Lavonte David — if this was 2012, 2013 or 2014.
But it’s 2015, and David’s standout play was the exception compared the rest of his season. [read more]
New bromance brewing?
Yes, one could argue the Bucs could be 3-2 entering the bye week if they had a competent kicker.
Terminated kicker Kyle Brindza missed more often than a sloppy drunk at the bar with terrible one-liners trying to lasso loose women. [read more]
Ali Marpet has an ex-Buccaneer fan with a big microphone
Former Bucs guard Ian Beckles is no fan of Gerald McCoy. And he believes Joe Hawley and Evan Smith are backup quality centers, as Beckles said today.
But damn, Beckles loves him some Ali Marpet, the standout rookie right guard and the pride of Division-III Hobart College. [read more]
Vincent Jackson and America’s Quarterback share a moment basking in victory Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
Lost in Bucs fans wallowing in a home victory for a change — Joe is convinced many didn’t know how to act because such an event was so long in coming — is something the blowhard haters had to choke down with their warm Bud Lights on Sunday evening. [read more]
Lovie talks caped crusaders
During happier Bucs times, Tampa Bay was coming off a 7-9 season and had recently thieved a Hall of Famer in his prime, Darrelle Revis, from the Jets for first- and third-round draft picks.
Revis declared himself “Robin” to “Batman” safety Dashon Goldson, and Bucs fans were fantasizing. [read more]
