Victory! [read more]

Fingers crossed, Bucs faithful.

This is a win-at-all-costs game. No question about it. No more excuses.

A loss tonight would be devastating and humiliating.

Bang it here with comments all game long. And prepare yourself for postgame coverage.

Play nice. Personal fouls at not tolerated.

Great fun ahead at Abe’s Place in Clearwater for Joe’s big and fun Monday Night Football Bucs watch tonight!!

You’ll get a FREE order of 8 wings, if you wear any kind of Bucs gear. And there’s the debut of Joe’s brand new craft beer: Jason Light Ale, just $3.00 per pint at this event. Joe has sampled the beer, brewed by Big Top Brewing Company, and it is fantastic.

Tampa Bay Hall of Famer voter Ira Kaufman and Joe will be in the house. You don’t want to miss this!!! Great prize giveaways, too! All the fun starts at 7:45 p.m. Kickoff at 8:30.

(Abe’s kitchen closes at 11, but the location is open through the game.) CLICK THE WINGS below for more info.

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Blames Dirk Koetter.

Former Bucs assistant head coach and current talking head Herm Edwards is never shy about giving his opinion. [read more]

Done

Now the Bucs are down the three running backs they planned to use to the start the 2016 season. [read more]

Chucky is motivated by America.

Man, this gets Joe fired up. [read more]

Health concerns are real

Well, here’s one for the withered Mike Glennon Mob to get excited about. [read more]

Game 5

Bucs at Stinking Panthers

Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. [read more]

“This guy Jameis is jacked up out of his skull. He thinks he’s freakin’ Superman or Jon Bon Jovi or something.. Calm the F down.”

The Bucs are on Monday Night Football tonight, which means the ol’ ball coach, Chucky, has been studying all things Bucs for a week. [read more]

Takeaways are often dumb luck.

Joe really wants the Bucs to start winning. Part of this is because Joe does not want to see Dirk Koetter leave the Bucs. [read more]

Rick Stroud explores a rapid demise of Dirk Koetter.

Team Glazer has never fired a head coach after one season, but Buccaneers beat writer Rick Stroud seems to think it could happen.

In fact, Stroud wrote a whole story about it today. [read more]

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