Back to square-one.

Sunday night when Dirk Koetter said for all to hear he was “very concerned” with the turnovers created by America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, Joe had an immediate follow-up question. [read more]

Improving defense?

There is little positive to be gleaned from the beatdown the Broncos hit the Bucs with on Sunday. Joe senses one element, however. [read more]

Sometimes it is good for an NFL coach to decompress for a day after watching his team get seal-clubbed. [read more]

Want to know why the Bucs are 1-3 with playoff hopes grim if not blown up? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist. [read more]

Oh, boy. Joe’s late lunch is coming back up. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

When Jameis Winston walked off the field Sunday evening, bruised all over and caked in mud, he was standing straight up, head tall.

That’s a good start.

Tampa Bay’s 1-3 getaway has raised questions ranging from the culture of the locker room to the expertise of the executive suite, and that’s fair game. [read more]

Koetter throws logic out the window.

The head-scratching, illogical decision of Bucs coach Dirk Koetter to punt midway through the fourth quarter last night with the ball in Denver territory has Bucs fans from Sarasota to Sebring to Spring Hill snorting coffee grounds today. [read more]

Defends America.

A lot of folks, including Bucs coach Dirk Koetter, are angry this morning at America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, for throwing two early picks that turned into two Broncos touchdowns and may have cost the Bucs the game. [read more]

Kwon Alexander, aka the Jameis of the defense, is starting to become the Dirk Koetter of the defense because of his candid commentary. [read more]

Leading a feeble charge

Among the many things killing the Bucs’ season is the absence of a running game.

Tampa Bay has gone from the penthouse to the outhouse. [read more]

If Joe wasn’t working and covering the Bucs for a living, Joe would have checked out of that Bucs game yesterday long before the lightning delay.

Joe’s guessing many Bucs fans threw in the towel about the same time. [read more]

Ugly picture reported on flagship station

This morning during the weekly Bucs late-night/early morning postgame show on WFLA-TV Channel 8, sports reporter Paul Ryan painted a disturbing picture of defensive end Noah Spence’s injury. [read more]

Wearing the boot.

Ugly news for Bucs superstar defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. [read more]

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Joe hopes you enjoy the Monday, Wednesday and Saturday fun from “The Commish,” Justin Pawlowski. (@CommishOnline) The former voice on the Buccaneers Radio Network, WDAE-AM 620, Scout.com and 98.7 FM now has a new home to share his unbridled and intelligent brand of Bucs analysis.

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Have things gotten so bad in Bucs football nation that fans have taken to embracing team villians of years gone by? [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Neither wind, rain nor lightning kept the Bucs from dropping their last three games after an uplifting road win in the season opener. Here’s my 10 takeaways about a team that can’t seem to generate many: [read more]

Hard words from the Broncos cornerbacks after tonight’s game.

With all this talk about the Bucs’ sour culture, Joe decided to spend a bunch of time in the Broncos’ locker room after tonight’s game.

Joe learned a lot, especially from the Denver cornerbacks. [read more]

A slightly animated, very agitated Bucs coach Dirk Koetter discusses punting inside Denver territory in fourth quarter.

Bucs fans freaked when Dirk Koetter decided to punt with the ball inside Denver territory down 20 early in the fourth quarter. [read more]

Worried about Jameis’ turnovers.

Bucs coach Dirk Koetter was visibly peeved during his postgame comments. And his ire was at America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]