The swirling Vincent Jackson trade chatter is quite intriguing.

Would the Bucs really keep V-Drops Jackson and his eight-figure salary next year — for a wide receiver who appears to be on the decline? [read more]

Doug Martin has changed and Joe isn’t sure why.

Yes, we can mock the swings and misses by Bucs coach and overlord of football operations Lovie Smith for personnel decisions. Thus far, there have been big time strikeouts.

Hey, Joe has swung and missed, too. He, too, thought the Bucs would have a decent defense. [read more]

These are not days of laughter for former Bucs CB Darrelle Revis.

Former Bucs coach Raheem Morris did few things right. Making in-game adjustments to his horrid gameplans was one. His quote about when to get rid of players is another.

Morris famously said, in so many words to the immortal Stylez White, I will tolerate you until I can replace you. [read more]

One of the NFL’s worst full-time punt returners last season, a guy coming off a pulled hamstring this summer, will wear a Buccaneers uniform soon.  [read more]

No, Myron Lewis is not back with the Bucs. You wouldn’t know any better the way the secondary has played.

Yes, the arrival of the bye week doesn’t mean beat writers get to run off to some sun-drenched Caribbean island full of loose, scantily-clad, sultry babes and cheap alcohol.

One can only dream. [read more]

Joe’s got video of Josh McCown!

Yes, it might make the Mike Glennon Mob seek counseling, but it was the big deal at practice today. [read more]

The Vikings have adapted quickly to the defense of first-year head coach Mike Zimmer

If Tampa Bay loses at home Sunday to a banged up and struggling Vikings team with a rookie quarterback, then there might not be a Bucs fan alive who will emerge with a good attitude.

Minnesota (2-4) is in rough shape. [read more]

Lovie Smith says he’s always eager to explore any avenue to improve the Buccaneers, though that doesn’t include finding an offensive coordinator.

But does that include trades before next week’s NFL trading deadline? [read more]

Yes, Joe has written off the season. Mock him if you will, but there is no way Joe can soberly look at the Bucs and concoct a scheme in which their pathetic play can somehow flip a switch and string together enough wins to play in January.

Sure, Joe wishes that could happen but Joe doesn’t reside in a Timothy Leary daze of narcotics. [read more]

The swirling weekend NFL.com report of teams seeking the services of Vincent Jackson via trade had Joe seeking Jackson’s reaction this afternoon. [read more]

Heeeee’s back! [read more]

Gerald McCoy held court with the Tampa Bay pen and mic club this afternoon and shared that Lovie Smith’s post-bye address focused a lot on mentality.

McCoy wasn’t specific but made it clear Lovie talked about players delivering an intensity that’s been lacking consistently. [read more]

Still stunned by the Buccaneers’ beating at the hands of the Baltimore Crows last week, one national columnist felt compelled to dive deeper into the Bucs’ ineptitude — on offense. [read more]

A Lovie Smith castoff is thriving

Watching cornerback Crezdon Butler make his first career NFL start last week (yes, Butler is on the Buccaneers, in case you didn’t know) and split time with rookie Brandon Dixon, really had Joe thinking about how thin the Bucs are at the position. [read more]

Former rock star general manager Mark Dominik talks Josh Freeman, Mike Glennon and the Bucs.

One thing lacking from this year’s club is drama. If you have a losing season, a terrible season, and you don’t have drama, then you have apathy.

Apathy is the worst thing for any sports team. It means fans have checked out, and that means some may never return. The Bucs are on the verge of apathy. [read more]

The premier living Bucs icon, Mr. Derrick Brooks, was very troubled by what he saw last week.

Joe already shared Brooks’ passionate critiques of the Bucs’ defense. But it didn’t stop there. [read more]

Reports claim Bucs were in the mix for WR Percy Harvin as he was traded by Seattle to the Jets.

Yes, it was a stunner that a defending Super Bowl champion in the throes of a playoff run would trade one of its best receivers.

Even more stunning? A team that will likely fire its coach and is out of the playoffs would trade for such a wide receiver. [read more]

Joe’s having a glass-half-full kind of moment.

While the Bucs had the day off today, their division brethren continued to circle the drain. [read more]

Though Vincent Jackson is still, as Joe is typing, a member of the Bucs, NFL insider Ian Rapoport of NFL.com and NFL Network tossed out an interesting but not surprising nugget about the Bucs’ No. 1 wide receiver. [read more]

Since the season opener, Michael Johnson’s numbers have really fallen off.

The Bucs jumped into the deep end of the 2014 free agent pool when the dinner bell rang to open the signing period. There was Bucs general manager Jason Licht waving around Team Glazer’s checkbook high in the air.

After six games and a pitiful 1-5 start, many of the free agents overlord of football operations Lovie Smith signed off on have been a big swing and a miss. [read more]

NFL Films guru explains

As all Bucs fans know, the offensive line in preseason was a nightmare.

How bad? Tampa Bay even brought in sleezy Richie Incognito for an interview. That’s how bad. [read more]