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Ashamed of lax effort Sunday.
If there was one person locally who would put the Bucs in their place for throwing up all over the birdcage of the Cardinals in suburban Phoenix Sunday, it would be the Dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Joe’s good friend “The Big Dog,” Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620. [read more]
Are DTs overvalued?
Caution: You may want to step away from sharp objects and remove any potential projectiles before reading the following. [read more]
Was Bucs coach protecting his QB or mocking his WRs?
Joe is a big spoken-word kind of guy when it comes to the NFL. What coaches and front office types say in public and what they believe in private are two very different things. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Come off the ledge, Buc Nation, and take Sunday’s loss for what it is — a somewhat predictable outcome.
It was predictable in retrospect because a young football team just let one win against a mediocre opponent interfere with the focus necessary to succeed in the NFL. [read more]
Brutal blitz numbers.
Joe thinks very little of the PFF tribe and their convoluted grades and stats. Joe’s made that clear many times, but that doesn’t mean Joe is anti-stats. [read more]
One good thing about Doug Martin’s injured right hamstring is Bucs fans might finally get serious answers to big questions surrounding Charles Sims? [read more]
Jarring stats on deep ball throws.
If you haven’t had to chug Mylanta yet today, this will chase you to a nearby CVS. [read more]
If Lovie Smith wanted to leave a curse on the Bucs franchise, then one affliction would top his priority list. [read more]
Former Bucs guard Ian Beckles has a finger-wagging for local media
What’s a Monday morning without former Bucs guard Ian Beckles (1990-1996) on the airwaves and passionately talking Buccaneers football? [read more]
Rotten game. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
The Bucs simply got taken to the woodshed yesterday. It was reminiscent of 2010. [read more]
Not even a blitz by Chris Conte could slow down Carson Palmer. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
The Bucs got beat like the proverbial rented mule yesterday. [read more]
If your head isn’t pounding this morning, then you are not doing it right… or you ate a handful of Aleve two hours ago. [read more]
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Preliminary information positive.
When Doug Martin left yesterday’s game dragging his right leg with a bum hamstring, in all honesty, it was the end of the rope for the Bucs. [read more]
Postgame criticism of Dirk Koetter has a familiar ring
Oh, that media. They’re coming after Dirk Koetter today.
And it reminds Joe of the early assault on former Bucs commander Greg Schiano. [read more]
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Two down
Raise your hand if you think Vincent Jackson looks like a shell of himself through two games.
Joe’s hand is up. [read more]
Bucs killer Case Keenum is up next
The biggest upset on the NFL board today was the Rams out-muscling the Seahawks en route to an old school 9-3 victory in Los Angeles.
And those Rams head to Tampa next week for the Buccaneers’ home opener. [read more]
Veteran NFL scribe eye-RAH! Kaufman is Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, and he works right here for JoeBucsFan.com, five or six days per week. Enjoy Ira’s’ “10 Takeaways” feature after every Bucs game.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The ineptitude of the Buccaneers on the field Sunday was matched by the incompetence of analyst Charles Davis in the broadcast booth.
In his summation, Davis had the audacity to suggest the Bucs would somehow benefit from the trouncing in the desert. I doubt he mentioned that bit of insight to Dirk Koetter after the game.
Here’s 10 takeaways to chew on when you’re done retching: [read more]
With his shoulder wrapped in ice at his locker, Lavonte David was feeling the pain of more than just a horrific Bucs loss this afternoon. [read more]
