Special times

We all saw what Father Dungy did with an historic band of losers 20 years ago — and Dirk Koetter is doing it faster.

That’s the cold hard reality. [read more]

Rookie wall? Pfffft.

Who knew Vernon Hargreaves was the Bucs’ backup punt returner?

That factoid aside, the Bucs’ 21-year-old rookie cornerback had his biggest game as a professional in San Diego. [read more]

Bucs control their destiny.

Here’s the latest! [read more]

Another critical miss today by Roberto Aguayo, who, after a brief rally, appears to again be the worst kicker in the NFL. [read more]

Fly your flags.

Hug your women and children, and anyone in reach.

Your Buccaneers are 7-5 and in first place — in December! [read more]

Are the Bucs pretenders? We’ll know after this game at “The Q,” as its known in San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium.

Beat the Chargers and the Bucs are on a four-game winning streak with a 7-5 record on their way home to face the Saints. A loss, and Tampa Bay comes home 6-6 trying regroup and salvage a winning season down the stretch.

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And come back for Joe’s savage postgame coverage live from the locker room.

Game 12

Bucs (6-5) at Chargers (5-6)

Kickoff: 4:25 p.m. [read more]

Koetter offers his take on “family” chatter at One Buc Palace

Yes, Bucs players are talking a lot about family. Some are even crying in the shower.

Is it real? [read more]

Injury has helped.

Last week, when asked about rookie stud Noah Spence, Dirk Koetter referred to his development as “weird” because he has played hurt and was damned near put on injured reserve. [read more]

Owned Joey Bosa in college.

As Joe already noted, the Chargers like to move hotshot rookie defensive end Joey Bosa around on passing downs. [read more]

In this post, Joe combines information delivered inside the Bucs locker room and a scouting report this morning by Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Once again the good people of Florida’s Panhandle got solid information about the Bucs when Joe made his regular appearance on “The Jeff Cameron Show,” hosted by Jeff Cameron on the 500-pound gorilla of sports radio in the Panhandle: ESPN Tallahassee. [read more]

A view outside Joe’s suburban San Diego hotel last night as the sun bounces off the mountains at dusk before sinking into the Pacific Ocean.

Yes, Joe is typing a quick post from his hotel in suburban San Diego. It’s mid-morning in sunny San Diego (yeah, that’s a redundant phrase). [read more]

Joe highly recommends the following from Bucs icon John Lynch. [read more]

Vowed to “bully”

Hey, Donovan Smith haters. Where was 10-sack man and perennial stud Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril last week? [read more]

Coach Koetter talks spotlight management

Your Buccaneers have had issues this season dealing with the spotlight.

It’s like they’ve been deer in the headlights of national relevance. [read more]

Full broadcast map breakdown

It’s that time of the week to find out if you must get a designated driver tomorrow. [read more]

Minds will change with win Sunday.

Joe is in San Diego typing this here post and is both shocked and overwhelmed by the Twitter response from Bucs fans in California/Mexico/Arizona attending tomorrow’s game against the Chargers. [read more]

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Gerald McCoy offers details

Want to know why the Bucs defense has turned a 180 since the debacle against the Dixie Chicks on Thursday Night Football? [read more]