The flu bug has casualties.

Swaggy Baker and Jacquies Smith did not make the trip to Minneapolis today. As a result, they are out for Sunday’s game against the Vikings.

Revival game for Sims? Dirk Koetter talks T.J. Ward, and more.

Joe’s avoiding the obvious here and shooting for the more though-provoking with kickoff now just 24 hours away. [read more]

Snackworthy.

What a fun mano y mano duel expected for Sunday. [read more]

Kudos to winning head coach Dirk Koetter, fired up fan of the Stick Carriers. 

The man isn’t up for the magic of a sports bar on an NFL Sunday, but he is willing to be a man of the people and take what the fans throw at him. [read more]

QB in a pinch.

Every team has a quarterback in mind if disaster befalls it. [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

After a disastrous 4-10 opening week, your fearless prognosticator rebounded slightly.

A 7-8 slate is nothing to shout about, but the arrow is going up and Week 3 offers a heavy slate of road favorites. That’s because slappies like the Bears, Colts and Jets are trying to defend their home turf.

Just getting back to .500 seems like a herculean task at this point, but one good week could establish some needed momentum, so here goes. [read more]

Quarterback angst.

Joe is in Minneapolis and frankly, Joe has been blown away by his very short time here. [read more]

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It’s rare to get any kind of detail from Dirk Koetter about a Buccaneer injury.

Koetter likes to refer media to the official injury report, which is about as descriptive as a Walmart milk jug.

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Dirk Koetter speaks

A short-yardage thorn in the buttocks of many Buccaneers fans was addressed by winning head coach Dirk Koetter this evening. [read more]

Out

The Vikings may be down starting quarterback Sam Bradford, but it appears the Bucs could be without a few starters Sunday. [read more]

Bucs killer Case Keenum will start for the Vikings on Sunday.

Wipe the drool from your chins, Bucs fans.

Case Keenum has carved up the Bucs while quarterbacking for the Rams in 2015 and 2016. And he will start for the Vikings on Sunday. Sam Bradford officially was ruled out for the game.

Keenum, 29, with 25 career starts, should be playing with plenty of confidence (even if it’s misguided) and he’s clearly capable.

Quality TV entertainment.

Earlier today, Joe brought word from good guy Peter Schrager of NFL Network that the Bucs are the most watchable team on TV for a variety of reasons. [read more]

Rock Riley (@realrockriley) continues to patrol One Buc Palace for your Monday, Wednesday and Friday videos right here. Enjoy! .

.. And don’t forget to join Rock for a beer at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Pint And Brew in Palm Harbor.

Bucs D on the same page from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

Encouraging words

The Buccaneers’ great wall of silence on Doug Martin now has a crack in it. [read more]

Impressed rookie

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the Bucs planned to have their Tuesday night reunion walk-through in the not-yet-finished indoor practice facility at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Wants to watch the Bucs.

So there is a made-for-TV team to watch when fans are surfing the NFL Sunday Ticket or when they are in their favorite watering hole Sunday afternoon. [read more]

Talks guiding with money and voice

When America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, talks about the Buccaneers needing to play as a “family” and operate as a family to thrive, it’s not some sort of BS line of public relations fluff. [read more]