Sidelined this afternoon.

Joe is not going to sweat too much if a player on a Thursday doesn’t practice. There’s a catch to this, however. [read more]

Run to win?

Joe has been over this but today was the first time Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen discussed how the Bucs went “Code Turtle,” specifically in the final two drives of last Thursday’s game. [read more]

Multiple things seem to be making Mike Evans sick this week. [read more]

So for obvious reasons, every Bucs fan wants Tampa Bay to clobber New Orleans on Sunday.

But what about the not so obvious reason? [read more]

Mixed results.

Joe was going to do the research this morning — hope all came out OK from Hurricane Milton — but a New Orleans beat guy beat Joe to the punch. [read more]

Impact.

Thanks to bored, ill-researched NFL stenographers typing for various outlets that fangirl for Kirk Cousins, no NFL division was shat upon during the offseason like the NFC South. [read more]

Slimy Saints QB Spencer Rattler.

So yesterday when Todd Bowles spoke to the local pen and mic club from his New Orleans hotel as Hurricane Milton was barreling toward Siesta Key (that asshole did have to pick one of the best beaches in the state), he did not know who the slimy Saints were starting at quarterback. [read more]

New kick return star?

Two (good) things Joe can take away from the nutkick loss Thursday to the Dixie Chicks. [read more]

Slimy Saints QB Spencer Rattler.

So the slimy Saints announced who will be their starting quarterback for Sunday’s game with the Bucs. [read more]

If your blood pressure already is up because of Hurricane Milton, Joe suggests you don’t read this — or watch the accompanying video. [read more]

Joe realizes many readers here are in government shelters or have evacuated the Tampa Bay area because of Hurricane Milton. And there’s lots of folks holed up at home waiting for the power to go out, or worse.

If you want to drop comments below about storm-related life or the Bucs (not politics), feel free.

Stay safe!

Intelligent approach.

A few days ago when Joe was still seething over how the Bucs p!ssed away a key division road win on a Thursday night, Joe let out a groan hearing the Bucs might be bugging out to New Orleans early to avoid Hurricane Milton. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Couple of revealing items about the Bucs from head coach Todd Bowles and their early flight to New Orleans. [read more]

This is getting scary. [read more]

Second-year defensive tackle Calijah Kancey.

Ecstasy at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters today, and it has nothing to do with the abudance of storm supplies in the refrigerator. [read more]

So what went wrong Thursday when the Bucs defense looked dazed and confused and imploded like the newspaper industry? [read more]

“Joel, let’s make sure everyone is safe this week.”

Joe thought this was cool and decided to share. [read more]

Inside linebacker Devin White is now a free agent.

Interesting sidenotes here on the release by the Eagles of former Bucs star linebacker Devin White. [read more]

Todd Bowles is an astute listener who often will reject the premise of a question. [read more]

Playing with numbers.

See what a difference five yards makes? [read more]

So the Bucs have a need at inside linebacker and former Bucs savior inside linebacker Devin White, at 26 years old, was cut yesterday by the Eagles.

Joe is surprised so many Bucs fans, and Ira Kaufman, would rather eat rotten grouper than consider re-signing White. [read more]