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The “Custodian of Canton,” eye-RAH! Kaufman, stated Bucs QB coach and last week’s play caller Marcus Arroyo can’t be blamed for the Bucs’ impotent offense
It is such a depressing statistic, Joe doesn’t want to type it.
The percentage of teams that lose their first two games and make the playoffs is dismal.
(Joe will type the actual data tonight in the event of a disaster at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway). [read more]
“The Road Warrior,” WTSP-TV traffic reporter Holley Sinn, has tips on how to get to the Bucs game quicker.
Driving to the Bucs game can be a major pain in the posterior. Just getting late to a tailgate is enough to ruin your day.
Leave it to WTSP-TV traffic reporter, “The Road Warrior,” Holley Sinn to help. She knows all the tricks to get you past the congestion and to your tailgate (or the game) quicker. Life is not made to be stuck in traffic. [read more]
Joe’s Sunday watch list
1) Is There An Edge Rusher In The House? – Former Chargers bust Larry English, cut-Monday-returned-Friday Scott Solomon, recovering Da’Quan Bowers and Will Gholston, both making their season debut, will try to generate a pass rush off the edge against the shaky Rams offensive line tomorrow — while Michael Johnson rests his bum ankle. Good luck, fellas. [read more]
The Bucs host the Lambs at 4:05 p.m. It is one of five late-afternoon games today.
So, the odds are, since this is a battle of two winless teams, unless you live in Florida, Illinois or Missouri, you will need DirecTV or have to go to a bar to watch the game. Below is the map showing where Bucs fans can watch the game free with the broadcast piped into their hopes from their over-the-air FOX affiliate. [read more]
Josh McCown needs a quicker start Sunday and simply must take better care of the football
For three quarters last week, the Bucs offense was pretty much non-existent. That is, if you don’t count the mind-numbing turnovers by Josh McCown. Yet, the Bucs rallied in the fourth quarter and nearly pulled off a victory.
Had the Bucs had any kind of an offense in the first three quarters, or McCown took care of the football, the Bucs would not have needed a three-score rally late to tie or win. [read more]
Wacky as it might be, many Bucs fans and observers believe a loss at home to the bruised, bungling Rams tomorrow would be an apocalypse to the Lovie Smith regime.
One longtime local analyst says failure “would almost erase all the goodwill established by Lovie.” [read more]
There are official injury reports, and then there’s a player talking directly about his injury. The latter provides a lot more information.
Doug Martin detailed his issue and status last night on the Buccaneers Radio Network. [read more]
Heee’s baaack! Da’Quan Bowers will get plenty of action Sunday
Injuries have been unkind to Da’Quan Bowers throughout his career, but now the football gods are delivering a little payback.
Bowers is healthy again (for now) and returns to the field Sunday. His timing is impeccable: defensive end Adrian Clayborn was lost for the season yesterday and big-money DE Michael Johnson is out with an ankle injury. [read more]
The inability to get Doug Martin into gear concerns former NFL scout Chris Landry.
Joe must admit, like most fans, he expected a better effort Sunday against the Stinking Panthers. The Bucs’ offense, for the first three quarters was painfully woeful, and quarterback Josh McCown’s reckless ball security turned into 14 Stinking Panthers points and doomed the Bucs.
Former NFL scout Chris Landry, currently an NFL and college football analyst, was aghast at the Bucs offense and the result reinforced Landry’s notion that not only are the Bucs not a contender for the division title, they will be lucky to finish 8-8. [read more]
Evening listening here from Joe and smooth-voiced Ronnie Lane of WDAE-AM 620 and the Buccaneers Radio Network.
Joe dives into the Rams-Bucs game, among other topics. [read more]
It is not even the second week of the season and the injuries are mounting for starters at key positions. Joe is nervous.
The Bucs released their final injury report of the week. Joe is confident this will have Bucs fans reaching for the nearest bottle of adult beverage, or run to the nearest watering hole wherever they are. [read more]
Lambs starter Shaun Hill was limited in practice today and Lambs coach Jeff Fisher declared him a gameday decision.
When preparing for the Lambs game Sunday, the Bucs know any of three quarterbacks could be playing.
As Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Twittered today, starter Shaun Hill, who inherited the job from injured Sam Bradford, was “limited” in practice today and Lambs coach Jeff Fisher declared Hill would be a gametime decision. [read more]
The Buccaneers’ recovering offensive coordinator is still only contributing part-time. [read more]
Derrick Brooks heads into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor on Sunday, but it won’t be a homecoming for Mr. Brooks.
Oh, no. Brooks is a very influential and frequent presence at One Buc Palace this season. [read more]
Injuries are piling up on both sides of the ball
Reports coming from those at Bucs practice at One Buc Palace today are reporting that defensive end Michael Johnson did not practice (again), which really puts his status for Sunday’s game with the Lambs in doubt.
This on the heels of fellow starting defensive end Adrian Clayborn lost to the season with an injury. [read more]
The Buccaneers are about to bounce back in a big way, become “relevant” again (a favorite word of Lovie Smith).
Joe is pretty sure Adrian Clayborn played his last game for Tampa Bay last Sunday
With news this morning that Adrian Clayborn’s season is over with a biceps injury, it’s very doubtful fans will see him line up for the Pewter Pirates again. Joe’s pretty sure Clayborn’s days in Tampa Bay are done.
Before the season, Bucs general manager Jason Licht did not pick up Clayborn’s fifth-year option, essentially turning 2014 into Clayborn’s contract year. So the Bucs were, in effect, telling Clayborn, “Prove it.” [read more]
The Bucs have announced Adrian Clayborn has been placed on injured reserve with a biceps injury. Joe’s presuming it’s a tear that will require surgery. [read more]
There’s no official word yet, but manbeast rookie tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins won’t play Sunday after walking around with his bad ankle in a boot and not practicing this week.
And that puts Resurrection of the Year candidate Luke Stocker in a glaring spotlight. [read more]
Dashon “Hawk” Goldson weighs in
Some think the Rams’ quarterback situation is “horrible,” and that’s even if 34-year-old backup-turned-starter Shaun Hill is ready for the Bucs on Sunday.
Goodness, Hill only has a 13-14 career record as a starter with 41 touchdowns and 24 interceptions. Those are only slightly better than Josh McCown’s numbers. [read more]
Don’t miss Joe diving into all the Bucs subjects of the day at 10:00 a.m. on the popular Ron & Ian show on WDAE-AM 620 Always a fun time.
