Father Dungy talks Bucs fans

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

Do you finish watching a Bucs game and find yourself saying, “Man, this team, win or lose, really gets after at. Man, they come out firing play after play. This is one physical, intense team.” [read more]

Louis Murphy’s 2016 season may just be hours from ending. [read more]

Dirk Koetter is building quite an NFL head coaching resumé. Joe might have to start calling him the Ted Cruz of coaching, the Rush Limbaugh of shotcallers. [read more]

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Needed more than ever. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

Like most NFL fans who watched Mike Evans perhaps turn in his best game as an NFLer, Pat Kirwan came away impressed Thursday night. [read more]

Bucs coach explains Doug Martin’s rehab setback.

A few weeks ago, Bucs coach Dirk Koetter had circled the San Francisco game as the target date for Doug Martin’s return from a hamstring injury. [read more]

May return next week.

In a perfect world, Bucs running back Doug Martin could return a week from Sunday when the Bucs host the Bears at the Den of Depression. [read more]

More walking/not walking wounded today at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Dirk Koetter says he’s guilty of a mistake

After further review, Dirk Koetter has had an attitude change on his gift-giving ways. [read more]

Stands up for America.

Bill Polian went off this afternoon. And he had the back of America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]

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Warren Sapp was spotted watching the Bucs defense last night.

One cool thing about Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, JoeBucsFan.com columnist eye-RAH! Kaufman, is he hangs out with Buccaneers royalty.

And last night, John Lynch Night, was no exception. [read more]

Joe hasn’t seen outrage like this among Bucs fandom since the Monday night hosting of the Dolphins in 2013.

Fans nearly rioted at the Den of Depression wanting to run off Greg Schiano, fueled by a shameless stunt hatched by a radio ad clown with his billboard campaign idiocy. [read more]

Has some explaining to do.

Joe knew Mike Smith and his defense had a bad day last Sunday. Joe also saw the same defense simply fail to get the job done last night. [read more]

Jason Licht’s Cecil Shorts signing is failing

Starting wide receiver Cecil Shorts is reminding Joe of sackless George Johnson and sackless Kyle Moore.

Those defensive ends combined to play 26 Bucs games without a sack. [read more]

Where’s the pass rush?

Joe swears he’s witnessed better defenses in Pasco County high school summer league 7-on-7 games than what the Bucs trotted out on the Den of Depression turf. [read more]

One Buccaneer came to play at a different level than his peers last night. [read more]

Dirk Koetter was in gift-giving mode last night.

Matt Ryan started a late-first-quarter drive with a handoff and then a fumble on second down.

Then there were a couple of strong runs, a short completion and two incompletions. And then came Dirk Koetter’s gift. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

With an opportunity to remain relevant at the halfway point of the season, the Bucs disappointed their fans yet again. Despite an encouraging start, Tampa Bay was overwhelmed by the NFC South leaders in a 43-28 setback that effectively ended any playoff hopes.

Here are 10 morsels to digest after the Bucs proved they weren’t ready for prime time: [read more]