It’s another video report from sports multimedia guru Rock Riley (@realrockriley)! Today, Rock is back in the locker room and dives into to the aftermath of Thursday’s loss. Catch Rock here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and live with a beer tomorrow night at 7 p.m. or later at Pint And Brew on Tampa Road in Palm Harbor.

Bucs look past the Pats loss from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

Working out for Bucs.

So it seems as if Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is looking for a defensive end, too. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

He’s got to go.

Get this straight — it’s tough to see people lose their jobs, but it happens every week in the NFL. Nick Folk will understand if the Bucs move on from him in what has morphed into their eternal quest for a reliable kicker. [read more]

Buried running back Peyton Barber shows up on NFL computers

Remember Thursday’s fourth-quarter explosive play against the Patriots, when your eyes popped out of your head because you couldn’t remember ever seeing that kind of speed on a football field? [read more]

Waiting.

When the Bucs signed DeSean Jackson, just about every Bucs fans thought his addition would transform the offense into a potent if not lethal force. [read more]

Rookie error costly. Dirk Koetter explains on national radio.

Yes, the Bucs had the Belicheats on the ropes last week and let them wiggle off the hook. [read more]

Revival continues

Your Buccaneers didn’t play this weekend, but Joe found plenty of Bucs-related stuff on the field and in the broadcast booth. [read more]

24-Hour flash poll posted at 2:45 p.m.

A former Buccaneers cornerback, a 10-year NFL veteran, has weighed in on Vernon Hargreaves’ football woes. [read more]

Remember to use your JOEBUCSFAN discount code to save on travel, tickets, hotels and more at FanRetreat.com. Enjoy the video below.

*Alert! The new Fan Retreat event before the Bucs game in Atlanta, starring Ira Kaufman, will be announced this week.*

Star power.

Yes, there have been countless stories written and debunked about NFL TV ratings tanking thanks to the kneelers. [read more]

Job security?

It seems the Bucs are content to keep a choke artist of a kicker. [read more]

Too much hero worship?

Joe thinks this is an absolute load. [read more]

Has words for Dirk Koetter.

You know your kicker has become a choke artist if he is the talk of national sports radio. [read more]

Patriots QB Tom Brady talks America after Thursday’s game.

The admiration of the great Tom Brady by America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, is hardly a secret. [read more]

Limited carries explained.

Man, for the past two days, Joe has been getting hammered with questions about why the Bucs didn’t run Doug Martin more Thursday night. [read more]

Critics, large and small, are throwing all kinds of daggers at winning head coach Dirk Koetter.

A big one came from the Tampa Bay Times newspaper: “Bucs’ clock buffoonery cost them chance to win.” [read more]

Welcome to a new feature on JoeBucsFan.com. Joe has challenged Ira Kaufman, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, to pick against the spread this season for a $500 prize. Every Friday, Ira will type out his picks for each Friday-through-Monday game. If he hits at 53 percent or better for the regular season, then Ira gets $500 in gift cards to Abe’s Place in Clearwater, home of historically amazing food and 44 craft beers on tap. Feel free to send Ira your stone cold locks on Twitter, @ikaufman76. The sage of Tampa Bay sports could always use some help.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

That .500 mark continues to prove elusive for your favorite soothsayer. [read more]