Bucs-Packers, Open Thread
October 4th, 2026
It’s a Packers fan convention at The Licht House! It’s also a must-win game for Tampa Bay.
Comment all game long below. Please play nice. Save all insults for the referees.
Go Bucs!

It’s a Packers fan convention at The Licht House! It’s also a must-win game for Tampa Bay.
Comment all game long below. Please play nice. Save all insults for the referees.
Go Bucs!

Bucs GM Jason Licht speaks.
The architect of the Tampa Bay roster, Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht, must have extra on his mind these days. [read more]
Flash poll posted at 8:59 a.m. Poll closed at 10:05 a.m.
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Heat is on.
So the Bucs are staring at 0-4 right in the face, with team leadership now in the hands of an undrafted rookie quarterback with four snaps under his belt. He’s 0-for-1 passing with a pick. [read more]

Ready for more sacks.
In the second game of the season, David Walker got his first NFL sack. [read more]

Elijah Roberts talks about facing new Packers o-line.
Things are not going well in Titletown. [read more]

Has Jalon Daniels’ back.
People who think the season is over now that the Bucs are starting an undrafted rookie quarterback today are thinking backwards. [read more]

“Ed, is it time to reboot?”
This summer, Joe’s good friend and NFL columnist/humorist Mike Tanier had an interesting Bucs take. [read more]

Game 4
Packers at Bucs
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally) with the preseason TV voice of the Bucs, Chris Myers, Jonathan Vilma and Jen Hale (field reporter).
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Is it possible that Todd Bowles’ coaches struggle with his defensive system? [read more]
Flash poll posted at 4:12 p.m. Poll closed at 6:24 p.m.

Behind the ugly curtain that is the Buccaneers’ 0-3 record is an elite NFL run defense. [read more]

Optimism is in the air! And Joe’s not talking about the Lightning home opener tonight, or the Rays starting their postseason at the Trop, or USF looking to extend its undefeated football season. [read more]

“Bake, we don’t want to have to move up north.”
Before anyone tries to twist Joe’s intentions: Joe always wants the Bucs to win — unless the No. 1 overall pick in the draft is on the line. 🙂 [read more]

Another update.
How quickly can Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield get back on the football field? [read more]

Ted Hurst celebrates as he crosses the goal line on his first NFL touchdown catch, 40 yards from Baker Mayfield last Sunday.
Don’t look now, but the biggest home run hitter in the Bucs passing game is a rookie. [read more]

Free football.
Not even the good people of Oklahoma want to watch the Bucs on their local FOX affilates.
[read more]

Shocks the world?
Joe is often accused of being anti-stats. Not true. But Joe puts more weight on what happens on the field than glorified guesswork, which is what stats are. [read more]