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With the bye week in the rearview mirror, the Custodian of Canton hammers away with Joe on all kinds of topics. Enjoy!
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Another knee injury
One of the worst fears for the Bucs may come true today if exam results are bad. [read more]
It’s Joe’s weekly Dirk Koetter Confidence Poll, a 24-hour event. Today’s poll closes at 11:35 a.m. Wednesday. Here are the most recent results.
It didn’t make the USA Today list of top-30 Muhammad Ali quotes, but it’s powerful enough to be the lone inspirational quotation visible in the locker of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]
Tips off status?
Of course, we won’t know the status of defensive end Robert Ayers for a few days, maybe not until inactives are released 90 minutes before kickoff Sunday in San Francisco. [read more]
So what will the Bucs’ rushing attack look like when Doug Martin returns from the hamstring injury that sidelined him in Week 2? [read more]
Praying for a miracle?
If you believe 49ers chieftain Chip Kelly, he already has announced his starting quarterback against the Bucs. [read more]
It may be a case of gamesmanship. If so, it should be a failed case of gamesmanship. [read more]
Not yet in groove.
In the past two weeks, the Bucs defense has notably improved. Yet it has done so with one of its studs, Lavonte David, playing a bit role. [read more]
Stunning revelation by Coach Koetter this evening.
Quite a revelation by Dirk Koetter tonight.
It might make some Bucs fans Sweezy woozy. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
It’s a question of stolen identity, and the Buccaneers have 11 weeks remaining to solve the case. [read more]
Joe loves shooting video of defensive tackle Clinton McDonald, who definitely has the best set of pipes on the Buccaneers. [read more]
Jacquizz Rodgers is the centerpiece of Dirk Koetter’s new focus.
Dirk Koetter is a fan of messages and imagery. [read more]
If Joe were running the new $25,000 Pyramid, this would qualify under “Things Lovie Smith Wouldn’t Say.” [read more]
Familiar face signed.
Curious signing by the Bucs this morning. [read more]
Eleven months after ACL surgery, Louis Murphy was back on the practice field this morning. [read more]
Rough morning for the optimists. [read more]
Moves into a tie for second place
The NFL does NOT provide official stats on drops. Unreliable stat-geek outfits do, but Joe doesn’t trust their data.
So Joe entered 2016 determined to study Bucs film and chronicle every drop and possible drop in order to avoid confusion. [read more]
Can the Bucs pass defense dial back to the glory days?
The pass defense of the Bucs has been terribly woeful the past couple of years.
In fact, a common NFL stat hasn’t been accomplished since the administration of former Bucs commander Greg Schiano. [read more]
GM of a 3-3 team?
Even the Las Vegas wiseguys think the Bucs will up their record to 3-3 before returning to the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway for a three-game homestand. [read more]
