Waived per NFL.com.

If Rand Getlin of the NFL Network and NFL.com is to be believed — and let’s face it, would the organ of the NFL put out false info? — the era of Mike James playing running back for the Bucs has come to a close. [read more]

Joe’s never quite sure what to make of it when a guy in charge says something needs to happen.

Then order it to happen! Take last year, when Lovie Smith used to say the Bucs must stick with the running game longer. [read more]

The math and reality here are simple and sound. [read more]

Anerica’s Quarterback gets rave reviews from Houston coach Bill O’Brien.

Texans coach Bill O’Brien made his bones as a quarterback coach in both college and NFL circles. He’s the only guy who got Brian Hoyer to play halfway decent football with the Belicheats.

And since BOB left Penn State for Houston, heralded quarterback Christian Hackenberg has been, more often than not, a mess. [read more]

All that national media attention for defensive end Jacquies Smith last week didn’t generate an inspired performance against a patchwork Texans offensive line.

However, Smith remains an inspirational figure. [read more]

Man, oh man, oh man. In retrospect, could Lovie Smith have done a worse job in picking free agents than he did a year ago when he first came on board to guide the Bucs? [read more]

Having a 1-2 record with losses to sad teams frustrates Bucs fans.

It is not quite as bad as last year, so there is growth.

One area worse than sad is red zone defense. [read more]

Joe really feels for those Bucs fans who don’t realize what a gem the Bucs have in Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback.

It’s hard enough to live the Bucs life, but it must be hell if you think Young Jameis is a problem or a shaky project QB. [read more]

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.

It ain’t that hard to count to 12. [read more]

An esteemed ex-Buccaneer and former Pro Bowler points a finger at flawed route running.

Joe pays attention when a 15-year NFL veteran, a reasoned, intelligent Xs and Os guru who is paid to study Bucs film, wags a finger at the Tampa Bay route running. [read more]

Deemed an NFL “goat” by theMMQB.com.

When you miss four kicks, three field goals and an extra point, and your teams loses by 10, you should expect darts to come your way.

And they are. [read more]

Joe’s really getting sick and tired of hearing about the Texans’ defense.

The reality is the Bucs didn’t run the ball yesterday nearly as well as most teams do against Houston. [read more]

A coveted man.

For the haters and the anti-Jameis blowhards out there, this is for you.

The owner of the team that beat the Bucs yesterday, a team that narrowly missed the playoffs last year, the guy who spent some $700 million to bring the NFL back to south Texas, is jealous of the Bucs. [read more]

Ali Marpet and his fellow linemen helped keep America’s Quarterback’s jersey clean yesterday, despite facing a future Hall of Famer.

Joe is going to guess many Bucs fans missed the following: the Bucs did not allow one sack on America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.

Not one. And only three hits. [read more]

Former Bucs QB Shaun King

How bout those self-beating Buccaneers?

Former Tampa Bay quarterback Shaun King is convinced the team will be kicking itself today. [read more]

Joe’s already hearing a renewed round of calls for Lovie Smith’s job after the thorough Bucs collapse yesterday on offense, special teams and defense. Welcome to the roller coaster of emotion.

For that crowd, Joe’s got two things to watch. [read more]

Clinton McDonald was angry that the defense didn’t shut the door on the Texans.

In a sad way, it was refreshing to hear two Bucs veterans who built their football resumes on winning teams, defensive tackle Clinton McDonald and guard Logan Mankins, call out their respective sides of the ball for missing the toilet yesterday in Houston. [read more]

Just when it looked like the Bucs would turn the corner, beat a bad team on the road (again) and have the first winning record since the first year of the Greg Schiano administration, the Bucs vomited all over themselves.

Inability to get a consistent pass rush (the excuses are just about over), high school quality kicking, which cost the Bucs 10 points alone (the difference in the loss), and so many dropped passes Joe swears the ball was poisoned with the Ebola virus, added up to an ugly loss to a bad team. [read more]

Bucs K Kyle Brindza hangs his head after one of his four misses yesterday. Lovie Smith had his back.

Bucs fans who had children play high school or college soccer were in a frenzy last night trying to find the e-mail address of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, so they can get their offspring a tryout.

These same fans thought the Bucs would run kicker Kyle Brindza for gagging on 10 potential points yesterday. And 10 points was also the difference in the Sunday’s loss to the Texans.. [read more]

Gerald McCoy is injured

Fans watching on TV today saw Gerald McCoy run off the field holding his shoulder and grimacing. That was after he waved for trainers to come on the field but changed his mind. [read more]