BY IRA KAUFMAN

Dirk Koetter’s shift from coordinator to head coach hasn’t exactly been a boon for the Buccaneer offense.

I keep going back to 2015, when Koetter served as Lovie Smith’s offensive coordinator during Jameis Winston’s rookie season.

With Winston taking every single snap, the Bucs averaged 21.4 points and set a franchise record for total yards. The ground game was particularly robust, ranking No. 5 in the league in yards (2,162) and No.2 in average yards per carry (4.8). [read more]

UPDATED 11:58 a.m. –  America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, acknowledged his visit to renowned orthopaedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews yesterday. [read more]

(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

It seems America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, wanted a second opinion — a very powerful opinion — on his ailing throwing shoulder. [read more]

This 24-hour Jason Licht Confidence Poll was posted at 10:31 a.m.

Welcome back.

Ah, it almost brings back memories of back seats in cars and guzzling cheap beer and lousy vodka. [read more]

Former Super Bowl winning coach Brian Billick. defensive coordinator Mike Smith’s brother-in-law, talks Bucs brass.

Well, here’s some intrigue, a call for Team Glazer to empower its head coach ASAP. [read more]

Ex-Buc weighs in on the head coach

The onslaught of the Bucs by the national media continues, this time by a former Buccaneer. [read more]

Unloads on Jameis.

The War on Jameis has reached boiling proportions the last two days, especially in the wake of America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, sparking a sideline hassle that ended up with wide receiver Mike Evans suspended for Sunday’s Josh McCown/ASJackwagon Homecoming Game at the Den of Depression. [read more]

Weekly, 24-hour Dirk Koetter Confidence Poll posted at 5:01 a.m. Last Wednesday’s results are linked here. 

Punishment too light?

It should be two. [read more]

Hey, the Bucs got a sack on Sunday From a defensive end no less! [read more]

Hey, it isn’t all bad.

Take Lavonte David. [read more]

Lost in the embarrassment of the Bucs failing to compete on Sunday — again! — was another relocation and demotion for Vernon Hargreaves.

A quick timeline: [read more]

Joe is convinced more than a couple of Bucs have mailed it in on winning head coach Dirk Koetter, or at least his assistants. [read more]

“Just pick your own darn blitz, none of em’ get through anyway.“

In this tropical region, where quarterback sacks are about as common as quality bagel shops, Bucs fans have been reduced to caring greatly about quarterback hits. [read more]

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Is America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, simply a 23-year-old franchise QB with a bad shoulder on a team with no defense or rushing attack?

Oh, no! No, no, no. The national sharks smell blood in the water. [read more]

May get more carries.

Joe wonders why the Bucs kept running back Peyton Barber locked in a cage so long. It seems winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter may allow Barber more fresh air in the immediate future. [read more]