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Joe is somewhat stunned that the reason the Bucs lost today had nothing to do with Oneil Cousins, who filled in at left tackle for injured Anthony Collins.
Cousins was the scourge of preseason when he allowed Josh McCown to get pounded like Whac-a-mole. But today he stood tall. [read more]
Does anyone really believe Doug Martin should be a starting tailback after what Bobby Rainey did today?
In Joe’s eyes, Rainey answered any and all questions about who should be the starting tailback of the Bucs.
Hint: The answer is not Martin. [read more]
Every small mistake is magnified if it costs points. And Logan Mankins make a ghastly Pop Warner mistake today that very likely cost the Bucs three.
Early in the game, Tampa Bay lined up for a field goal when behemoth Browns defensive lineman Billy Winn hurdled the Bucs’ offensive line right over Mankins and blocked the kick. [read more]
Lovie Smith is comfortable saying a team’s record represents who and what it is.
So that means the Bucs are a 1-7 football team with the worst record in the NFC. If this keeps up, then Lovie would staring down the barrel of a two-win season. [read more]
FOX’s referee guru weighs in
Part of the nut-kick that was the Bucs’ loss today at the Factory of Sadness, which dropped Tampa Bay to 1-7, was a first-down catch late in the game by Mike Evans. It was waved off as Evans was called for offensive pass interference — pushing off.
In the video below, Twittered out by NFL rules guru Mike Pereira of Fox Sports, the former head of NFL officiating breaks down the film and explains in great detail why it was a penalty on Evans. [read more]
Bucs DL Will Gholston got a scolding from Lovie Smith after his penalty on a field goal gave the Browns a first down.
It is hard to win in the NFL.
It is hard to win on the road in the NFL.
It is nearly impossible to win on the road in the NFL when your special teams yaks up 14 points. [read more]
“Ball security, my son. Even I might sit you down after a showing like that.”
Today, Mike Glennon had all the things a good quarterback needs to be successful. Big active receivers, a running game, and time to throw.
But Glennon didn’t get it done. In fact, he cost the Bucs dearly with two heinous and needless interceptions. [read more]
This get-up was popular among Bucs fans who celebrated Halloween this weekend dressed as Michael Johnson.
It was two days after Halloween and Bucs big-moneyed free agent defensive end Michael Johnson was still in the partying spirit. Because he played a ghost today.
As usual, Johnson was invisible and at one time appeared benched. Johnson thinks it is Halloween every game because Demi Moore can play defensive end just as well. [read more]
The Bucs didn’t shoot themselves in the foot today in Cleveland. They slit their throats, dove on their swords and drank a bottle of cyanide.
The special teams were atrocious. Mike Glennon was clueless too often, and the Bucs’ defense was nowhere near good enough. [read more]
Welcome to the first football Sunday of November. Sort of feels like it. Too much sleep from the time change. Brisk weather outside. Snow in come NFL cities. That time of the year.
So how will the Bucs handle the Browns in chilly Cleveland? We will soon find out. Bang it here for your thoughts.
As always, you are encouraged to e-mail each other with links to watch video of the game. Posting said illegal links on this thread can and will get you banned. Have fun. Go Bucs!
RBs Doug Martin and Charles Sims are both inactive in Cleveland today.
As per NFL rules, the Bucs released their inactive list 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
Here are the guys who will be wearing coats on the sidelines watching the game, led by the Muscle Hamster himself as well as rookie running back Charles Sims. [read more]
Nothing has pissed Joe off more than the Bucs’ insistence on either waiting until late in the first half to throw a deep pass, or rarely using the deep ball in the first half.
And don’t tell Joe nobody’s open or the defense isn’t giving opportunity. [read more]
Just like Lovie Smith did Monday night, the head coach poured cold water on the prospects of rookie running back Charles Sims making his debut today. [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, today featuring a former Bucs QB.
Computers hate the Bucs, as do spreadsheet geeks.
Considering Tampa Bay has been shut out in the first half four times this season, that’s not surprising. [read more]
Might Bobby Rainey get additional duties tomorrow at the Factory of Sadness?
The Bucs are just hours from kickoff with the Browns at the Factory of Sadness along Lake Erie, and there is intrigue in the ranks of the Bucs. (Sometimes, Joe thinks the southern outpost of the Factory of Sadness can be found on Dale Mabry Highway.)
Who might start at running back? Who might be starting at safety? Who might be the new return specialist? All kinds of fodder for Bucs fans to chew on. [read more]
Joe has been pounded with questions about when rookie running back Charles Sims would be activated. If you have today in your pool (why else would anyone be so concerned Sims would be activated so long as he was by kickoff?), you are a lucky person.
Per NFL.com’s insider Ian Rapoport, it is expected Sims will return to the roster today, so Rapoport Twittered. [read more]
That quote from Lovie Smith this week brought a lot of chuckles — and tears — to media types and fans.
And considering it’s Nov. 1, Joe thought it was fitting to mention it this afternoon. [read more]
The Bucs are 25 hours away from kickoff at the famed Factory of Sadness, home of the Cleveland Browns. However, said factory is not so sad these days as the Brownies actually have a winning record, which should gall Bucs fans.
The Browns are getting decent quarterback play. Their defense is playing sound football. But the offensive line is a bit banged up. How should the Bucs battle the Browns? [read more]
No more excuses for D-linemen not named “McCoy.”
The Bucs’ defense is the worst in the NFL. They’ve allowed the most points and the most yards.
So either the garbage Browns third-down offense will be a tonic for Tampa Bay, or the Bucs’ ineptitude will be what ails Cleveland. [read more]
