Bucs LB Lavonte David on a cart headed towards Bucs locker room following the loss to Minnesota Sunday.

This is like some kind of hospital emergency room. [read more]

More injury news.

It gets worse. [read more]

Jameis was sloppy with the football from the Buccaneers’ very first drive

After an offseason of being drilled to protect the football, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, may not have absorbed the message fully. [read more]

Noah Spence has shoulder troubles again.

Oh, boy.

UPDATED: 4:47 p.m. [read more]

You saw the brutal way Lavonte David’s leg got rolled up late in today’s game.

He needed a cart to get off the field and then Joe saw David in the tunnel.  [read more]

Brutal

First Ryan Smith was a cornerback the Bucs insisted was a safety. That didn’t work.

Then he was a kick returner. That didn’t work. He was historically bad.

Now he’s a cornerback — with glaring weaknesses since training camp — who got torched today in Minnesota. [read more]

Bad day for respected GM.

This was just inexcusable garbage this afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium. [read more]

Plenty of cushion for Vikings receivers today

Football is a team game and boy, did the Buccaneers lose as a team today.

They hit all the marks. Bad quarterback play complemented by just nine rushes. Throw in no pass rush and brutal cornerback play and Vikings fans had a quite a blowout party. [read more]

Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Out.

Ugh. [read more]

T.J. Ward gets up after leveling Bears running back Tarik Cohen. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

Outside of a beautiful splash play where he served up a bone-rattling tackle on Bears running back Tarik Cohen, Bucs safety T.J. Ward hasn’t done a whole lot for the Bucs on the field. Yet. [read more]

Winning head coach Dirk Koetter reminded Joe of Saints offensive guru Sean Payton on Friday night. [read more]

T.J. Ward not driven facing a rookie like Dalvin Cook.

It’s all about wins for Bucs safety T.J. Ward. [read more]

Yes, the President has taken on the NFL and anthem-kneeling in his own unique way.

Wild times these are. [read more]

Up to challenge?

Joe has a hunch the Bucs will be passing a lot today. So the following is a key matchup. [read more]

Ira and Scott Smith talk Bucs.

What better way to start your Bucs Sunday morning than breakfast with Ira? [read more]

Bad news, haters.

This is going to cause a lot of folks to get their boxers bunched up. [read more]

Game Two

Bucs at Vikings

Kickoff: 1 p.m. [read more]