Day off.

Joe almost had a stroke while reading the Thursday injury report. Thank goodness it was a false alarm. [read more]

Still in it.

It ain’t close to being over. [read more]

Thought-provoking take here about the Bucs defense from arguably the player most intimate with it. [read more]

Uncertain near-future.

KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles had an update yesterday for oft-injured wide receiver Jalen McMillan. [read more]

Lots of love for embattled Bucs head coach Todd Bowles in the Tampa Bay locker room. [read more]

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Buccaneers GM Jason Licht.

The NFL landscape is rumbling this morning after a trade was announced between the Titans and Bears. [read more]

Bill Currie Ford has been a family-owned Tampa tradition since 1960!

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Bucs safety Tykee Smith.

Sunday delivered a stunning Buccaneers blowout of Carolina that included Tampa Bay’s first blocked extra point in nine years. [read more]

Legions of Bucs fans want Todd Bowles fired, and most among them wanted that to happen 10 months ago.

A smaller but still robust group of Bucs fans also are optimistic the Bucs can scratch and claw their way to the NFC South landfill title by closing this season with six or seven wins. [read more]

Tribal drum beats.

As much as Joe likes David Walker, Joe gets the vibe that the following may be the kiss of death. [read more]

Calijah Kancey explains how Jacob Parrish and the Bucs secondary have unleashed a pass rush.

For a team whose coach publicly admitted he sacks are overrated and not key to winning, the Bucs have suddenly become sackmeisters. [read more]

Calijah Kancey discusses his scoop-and-score.

It wasn’t a bellyflop. It was a backflop. [read more]

Use your players’ talents.

This can be fixed if the offensive coordinator is motivated and open-minded. [read more]

“Illness” on injury report.

An apparently nasty flu bug is going through the Bucs locker room. [read more]

Injury bug.

Emeka Egbuka leads Bucs receivers in catches (28), targets (49) and touchdowns (2).

He didn’t play Sunday during the blowout win at Carolina. [read more]

Eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson is an interesting figure in Tampa Bay history.

Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht probably would have drafted him in 2018 if Chris Godwin hadn’t caught a game-ending and game-winning touchdown pass to beat the Saints at the close of the 2017 season. [read more]

Joe has seen and heard various reports about how much salary cap room the 49ers have available for the remainder of the 2026 season. It’s safe to say the Niners have about $35 million to spend. [read more]

The Falcons are 3-2 with their starting quarterback this season. The Bucs are 1-3 with theirs. [read more]

Poll posted at 10:53 a.m. Poll closed at 12:30 p.m. Last week’s results linked here.