Responsible for subpar play.

One reason Joe was reassured by the hiring of defensive coordinator Mike Smith was the notion Smith would mold a defense around his available talent. [read more]

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, had a hand in two key fumbles against the Falcons on Thursday.

It’s great Jameis has stopped throwing picks, but the fumbles are every bit as bad. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Half the season is in the books for your Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and these first few chapters aren’t exactly best sellers.

In fact, they are filled with errors.

Buc fans are enraged about a 3-5 record, and nobody in the organization should even try to justify what has transpired on the field. [read more]

A veteran of 12 NFL seasons as a bruising tight end, Anthony Becht of the Buccaneers Radio Network was asked to assess the state of the team today. [read more]

Squeezing production from scrubs.

Over the weekend reading comments from Bucs fans and listening to the fan feedback on Justin Pawlowski’s excellent podcast, “Bucs Uncensored,” Joe saw a theme building for fans in their effort to unleash frustration and anger at their beloved Bucs. [read more]

A massive focus for Dirk Koetter entering this season was starting fast in games. [read more]

After saying last week on SiriusXM NFL Radio that Doug Martin was a definite maybe to be ready to play against the Bears on Sunday, Dirk Koetter and team doctors kept Martin off the practice field today. [read more]

Failed Bucs defensive coordinator/head coach Lovie Smith was a stick-to-the-system kind of guy.

New Bucs DC Mike Smith is just the opposite. [read more]

Climbing the ladder

How bout a little optimism this morning! How bout that undrafted Harvard man Cameron Brate! [read more]

Players need to look in the mirror, GMC said.

The Bucs had a three-day weekend, the last such break the team will have this season. [read more]

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Seems Dirk Koetter may have a fractured locker room.

Interesting words from Dirk Koetter last week in his day-after presser. [read more]

In BSPN’s cross-hairs.

At the halfway point, you can bet your last bottle of beer that every general manager is studying who to retain next year and who should get the boot come February. [read more]

It was a rough Sunday for everybody’s beloved 3-5 Buccaneers. [read more]

Joe must give it up to Mike Glennon for his production Thursday.

The Falcons blitzed him in garbage time, ran stunts and the former “quarterback of the future” was literally perfect after not throwing a regular season pass since 2014. [read more]

Gassed in more ways than one

Joe’s been a big defender of Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith, a second-round pick last season. He hasn’t missed a snap and has done a heck of a job overall. [read more]

Frightening.

Bucs fans had a stroke Thursday night when America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, was blown up and suffered a knee injury trying to score on a meaningless two-point conversion. [read more]

The Den of Depression: Where paper bags have been a necessity since 2009.

Yes, we all know the Bucs are horrid at home. It’s almost to the point Joe is leery of the drive in, knowing there is a very real chance Joe will enter a morgue of a locker room afterwards. [read more]

Father Dungy talks Bucs fans

Father Dungy lives in Tampa and stays connected to all things Bucs. [read more]