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Joe wrote last week that if Bobby Rainey had a successful day in Cleveland, then Doug Martin’s days as the Bucs bellcow back were likely done.
Martin, since his rookie season, has shockingly and steadily declined as an effective rusher. [read more]
Change is in the air
Last week, former starters Mark Barron and Jonathan Casillas were relieved of their Tampa Bay jobs.
Now, more eye-opening change is coming to the Bucs defense, says Gerald McCoy. [read more]
Joe just wanted to do a facepalm yesterday at One Buc Palace. It was bad enough that the quarterback of the future and quarterback of the past is no longer the quarterback of the present (again). Then, Lovie told the Atlanta press corps Mike Glennon was “great.”
What. The. Hell? [read more]
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 regular nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback to wear No. 5 ever in the state of Florida. [read more]
The Bucs’ injury list is growing again.
And Joe suspects Julio Jones and the Falcons’ dangerous receiving corps is smiling. [read more]
Bucs coach and overlord of football operations Lovie Smith has yet to address the local pen and mic club today — he will shortly — but he did speak with the Atlanta pen and mic club in his required Wednesday teleconference with media covering the opponent. [read more]
Guard Logan Mankins isn’t too concerned the change in quarterbacks will hinder the offensive line.
An offensive line is a sensitive subject, both for fans and, of course, offensive linemen.
Talking to offensive linemen, they’ll often say the slightest distraction or disruption on a team’s front line can cause chaos. They preach how time is needed to build cohesion and unity to become their best selves. [read more]
“Remember, it’s all about F.A.M.I.L.Y.”
In addition to stunning Bucs fans, the move to yank Mike Glennon from a starting job and re-insert Josh McCown seemed to stun Glennon’s brother.
His Twitter outburst yesterday confirmed that. [read more]
Joe literally wrote about 679 times this offseason that the Bucs must do what they have to do in order to draft Johnny Football or Teddy Bridgewater.
Call Joe a freak show, but a brand new regime with a quarterbacks guru offensive coordinator in the house sure seemed like a darn good time to draft and develop a QB.
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Cousins’ harshest critic weighs in
The Bucs’ offensive line had an OK day running the football in Cleveland, averaging 4.3 yards per carry, and its pass blocking was more than good enough to win the game.
Improvement was obvious, and the big difference was backup Oneil Cousins stepping in for inconsistent and injured starting left tackle Anthony Collins. [read more]
Ronde Barber is one frustrated Bucs icon.
Man, he let loose yesterday.
Barber is left in disbelief by what he’s seen from the Bucs defense and the quarterback of the future, who is now the quarterback of the past. [read more]
Fifty games ago the Bucs looked damn impressive
Remember when the once powerful 2011 Bucs punished an excellent Saints team 26-20 at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway?
That was a hell of a game, one that pushed the Bucs’ record to 4-2 on the heels of a 10-win season. Life was good with an excellent young quarterback.
Your beloved Bucs have played 50 games since. [read more]
Fans love to circle games on the Buccaneers’ schedule that should be won.
Man, the Bucs sure looked better on paper than 1-7 a couple of months ago. [read more]
Are the Bucs pinning too much hope on rookie RB Charles Sims?
The Bucs offense hasn’t been so good. In fact, it’s horrible.
The Bucs currently rank No. 31 in the NFL in yards per game. Can’t run and too often can’t pass. When they can run; they can’t pass. When they can pass; they can’t run.
Not a good combination. [read more]
Sometimes, Joe gets a surprise in the wee hours of the morning while working on this here corner of the interwebs. No, it’s not Rachel Watson ringing Joe’s doorbell looking for warmth and consoling.
But Colleen Wolfe is a surprise. While doing research on the Bucs, Joe came across this lass grading Tampa Bay after their eighth game of the season along with someone named Eliot Harrison. [read more]
Tomorrow, Joe will compare results here to the last two Lovie confidence polls.
As Joe sits tapping on his keyboard wondering if Charlie Christ will next run for governor as a Libertarian or representing the Green Party (Charlie’s running out of parties), Joe also wonders what the hell is going on at One Buc Palace? [read more]
It was time for the “JoeBucsFan Hour” this evening with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig, on WDAE-AM 620.
Oh boy, it got a little wild talking about Josh McCown vs. Mike Glennon. Keep in mind this was before the big announcement of Lovie naming McCown starter. [read more]
Mike Glennon says he’s a backup again
The insanity that is this Buccaneers season has hit a new level.
Per Mike Glennon speaking on the Buccaneers Radio Network on WDAE-AM 620 this evening, Josh McCown will be the starting quarterback Sunday.
Feel free to bang your head against the wall. [read more]
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 regular nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback to wear No. 5 ever in the state of Florida.
How good do some think Florida State uber-quarterback Jameis Winston will be on the NFL level? One SEC honk believes Winston will be a big-time NFL quarterback. [read more]
