Punter returner/buried running back Bobby Rainey is nursing an ankle injury.

That was revealed by Lovie Smith at One Buc Palace today. [read more]

The Xs and Os gurus are weighing in

Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, national champion James Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.

It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback to wear No. 5 ever in the state of Florida. [read more]

A former Buccaneer likens watching Tampa Bay quarterback play to how it feels when you stop “dating an ugly chick.” [read more]

The Bucs’ pass defense has significantly improved since former safety Mark Barron was shipped to St. Louis.

Earlier this season, the Bucs were playing so woefully, Raheem Morris was laughing.

It also got former Bucs commander Greg Schiano to scream in his backyard to no one in particular, “Toes on the line!” [read more]

Former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik talks about signing Danny Lansanah

*Updated: Bucs fans need to stay positive in the face of a toilet flush of a season.

And one name that soothes fans’ ears is Danny Lansanah, the linebacker being talked about as the NFL’s most improved player.

Lansanah joined the Bucs one year ago tomorrow. [read more]

The Bengals were sitting on the routes of Bucs receivers, jumping routes and taking chances in the secondary, said Josh McCown.

Tampa Bay’s re-starting quarterback said he could see a Cincinnati team that was so confident for a reason that might make Bucs fans ill. [read more]

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Yes, Joe’s a junkie for anything related to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

And that’s why chatter and the look of angst from Lions center Dominik Raiola had Joe paying attention. [read more]

In the past three weeks, the Tampa Bay defense has given up just under 14 points a game. In Joe’s eyes, any time you can limit an NFL team to 14 points or less, you should win those games.

The Bucs are not winning the games. [read more]

Tomorrow, Joe will compare results of this weekly poll to those of previous weeks. 

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A former Buccaneer makes a passionate plea for Brian Hoyer. Is Lovie Smith on board?

Face up to the fact that free-agent-in-waiting Brian Hoyer might be the next quarterback handed the Tampa Bay offense.

Lovie Smith doesn’t seem like a guy eager to hand his team off to a rookie. (See the 2014 draft) [read more]

Yes, there is much to pick apart from last Sunday’s near-win over the AFC North leading Bengals.

It was game where the defense may have had its best outing, holding Cincinnati to just two scores while picking off puking Andy Dalton three times in the first half alone. [read more]

It was time again this evening for the popular “JoeBucsFan Hour,” when Joe takes to the WDAE-AM 620 airwaves to join the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig.

Things sure got heated after an opening chat about Jameis Winston. [read more]

The agony of defeat is never pretty.

But some Buccaneers take it harder than others. [read more]

National voices are hammering the Bucs

The Tampa Bay offense, starting in training camp, began with so much promise but has become putrid.

The season, 75 percent completed, can be summed up in one drive.

Lovie Smith preaches takeaways. On the first play from scrimmage Sunday, Bucs cornerback Johnthan Banks picked off puking Andy Dalton and returned the ball to the Bengals-9. [read more]

Just like last year (Tim Wright), the fourth-ranked tight end to open the Buccaneers season has made a mark.

That doesn’t happen often in the NFL. [read more]

Cue the circus music.

The Bucccaneers have re-signed rookie return man/wide receiver Solomon Patton, the same guy they cut six weeks ago. [read more]

Another former Buccaneer weighs in

Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, national champion James Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.

It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback to wear No. 5 ever in the state of Florida. [read more]

It seems Bucs fans have reached their boiling point after Tampa Bay did its best on offense to lose a very winnable game against the Bengals.

The defense played just fine. The offense, well, it was like watching a Three Stooges flick at 2 a.m. after about eight beers. [read more]

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Forget Vincent Jackson’s massive salary and take a look at some football reality, says one former Buccaneer. [read more]

Joe suggested it before and it bears repeating. A team as sloppy as the Bucs, as undisciplined as the Bucs, and as reckless as the Bucs, that points to one person at the end of the day. That man’s name is Lovie Smith.

Finally, it seems Lovie has reached his boiling point. After losing to the Bengals, the head coach stopped short of calling out players but didn’t spare harsh words such as “stupid” and “dumb.” [read more]

Joe’s got his calculator out, and it showsTampa Bay is on track to equal its sacks total of 2013.

Wait a minute. [read more]