Bucs C Evan Dietrich-Smith and his fellow offensive linemen need to get their act together.

In some ways, Joe believes the offensive line is the scapegoat for some of the offense’s ills.

It’s lazy to blame the offensive line on Doug Martin being a shell of his former self. When are fans going to hold the guy with the ball responsible for not making anyone miss? Why does Martin think he is all of a sudden Mike Alstott? [read more]

Bucs coach Lovie Smith is an even-keeled guy. Patient, you might say. He doesn’t get too worked up over much, unless you ask him about an unsourced report. That usually gets him ticked off.

Apparently, another thing that ticks off Lovie is when a former player mocks his defense. After showing to be a failure here, former Bucs first round draft pick Mark Barron told the throng of St. Louis media upon arrival in the Gateway City that Lovie’s defense wasn’t for him because it was too “passive.” [read more]

Last week, the Bucs were all jacked up about their new, accomplished, plucked-off-the-street returner, Trindon Holliday.

Now he’s gone. [read more]

Clinton McDonald

The Bucs had five sacks in the first half against Pittsburgh. Awesome!

The Bucs have five sacks throughout the 13 other halves of football they’ve played. Ugly! [read more]

Doug Martin was in the dreaded walking boot on Wednesday and he hasn’t practiced all week. Consider him out for Sunday.

This provides yet another huge opportunity for the guy averaging 1.7 yards more per carry than Martin. [read more]

Bucs icon John Lynch was a ferocious hitter on the field, and he channeled his old ways during an interview yesterday. [read more]

Joe’s asking for your help

Perhaps trying to spare Bucs fans a Halloween weekend horror in Cleveland, officials at the FOX affiliate in the Fort Myers-Naples TV market will not air the Bucs-Browns game Sunday.

Despite legions of Tampa Bay faithful in their audience — the northern edge of their signal is just south of Sarasota — they have opted to show the Cardinals-Cowboys game instead.

What a travesty this is for Bucs fans in the area, and Joe is asking for your help. [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.

Perhaps that’s why the Bucs sent their top-dog talent evaluator to Louisville for last night’s big Seminoles-Cardinals clash. [read more]

There’s a big reason Browns fans aren’t screaming their lungs out for Johnny Football to replace Brian Hoyer at starting quarterback.

Hoyer has been dominant through four Cleveland home games. [read more]

Was Jonathan Casillas happy to be traded from the Bucs?

Remember when Casillas, this year, said how much he missed playing for the Saints? [read more]

Lavonte David and the Bucs defense had a good outing Sunday. However, several Bucs say there is a long road to travel to become a good defense.

Yes, Joe thought it was a kick in the nuts the way Tampa Bay lost to the Vikings. A rookie quarterback drives his team down the field for a game-tying field goal to get into overtime, where the Bucs coughed up the ball, and the game.

A decent defense does not let a rookie quarterback do such a thing. Still, holding an opponent to a mere 13 points in regulation more often than not will win you a game. [read more]

The mythical home-field, hot-weather, Tampa advantage doesn’t help the Buccaneers, so Joe’s not going to be one bit pessimistic about Sunday’s weather forecast in Cleveland. [read more]

When Joe was a kid, before he knew what a two-hole was or even how to hold a football properly, Joe learned something about football from his old man that was as true then as it is in 2014. “It’s hard for a quarterback to throw the ball when he’s on his arse.”

There have been strange calls from former Bucs who make a living in the TV industry, those who have called for Tampa Bay starting quarterback Mike Glennon, the Bucs’ quarterback of the future, to be benched for turnover machine Josh McCown. [read more]

Joe’s scrapping the traditional “Jameis Watch” in favor of an open thread to chat all things Winston and NFL Draft during tonight’s Florida State at Louisville game.

Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. from Cardinal Stadium. BSPN has the broadcast.

Bang it here tonight with all your thoughts on crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, national champion Winston, the pride of FSU and a likely Tampa Bay prize in the post-McCown era. (Tomorrow, the Jameis Watch continues when another former Buccaneer weighs in.)

The anticipated debut of rookie running back Charles Sims could come Sunday.

Coming off ankle surgery, Sims talked to media today. [read more]

In recent years, the model franchise for ineptitude has been the Cleveland Browns. A woebegone franchise with a rich history, the Browns have gone through coaches and general managers like Joe goes through 12-packs of Bud Light.

With new coaches and staffs, one thing (until this season) remains constant in northeast Ohio: losing. [read more]

What was an August nightmare for Bucs fans looks like it could become a November reality on Sunday. [read more]

“You ain’t no Derek Carr, buddy.”

The man some Bucs fans are missing these days, left tackle Donald Penn, weighed in with a take on leaky, sleepy Josh Freeman and Mike Glennon recently.

Of course, Joe has to share. [read more]

Yes, Joe was as surprised to read the following as you might be.

The Browns have the best pickoff artist in the NFL. Tashaun Gipson and his five picks lead the NFL. He has eight picks in his last 10 games and three in his past two games.

In other words, the guy is on fire. So it would help Bucs quarterback Mike Glennon to stay away from this guy. [read more]

It’s Joe’s weekly podcast with silky-toned Ronnie Lane of WDAE-AM 620 and the Buccaneers Radio Network!

Joe dives into some locker-room happenings, among Bucs-Browns chatter and more. [read more]

“Details, my son, details.”

The quarterback of the future has a little something going this week that he relishes.

You see, Mike Glennon studies loads of film and that work is a extra special when it’s a team like the Browns. But why? [read more]