Will America’s Quarterback be smiling tomorrow night?

Yes, Joe is already in Houston prepping for tomorrow’s high noon (Texas time) showdown between the Bucs and Texans.

(Houston has a very nice, easy-walking, clean downtown with — can you imagine? — light rail, too! It is a big downtown with lots of new skyscrapers being built, which tells Joe there is money flowing.) [read more]

V-Jax opens up.

All that talk about the mentoring of Vincent Jackson, but what wisdom is he really imparting? [read more]

You asked for it, you got it. It’s the TV map for tomorrow’s game between the Bucs and the Texans, live from the heart of the Lone Star State in Houston. [read more]

Now here’s a good reason why the Buccaneers offense should look a lot different in Houston on Sunday. [read more]

Who outside of Cleveland is better qualified to weigh in on the Browns’ quarterback controversy than Mike Evans? [read more]

You want on-field chemistry? You want a quarterback whose mind is as big as his arm?

You might want to listen to Mike Evans. [read more]

Lovie Smith put his proverbial foot down this afternoon at One Buc Palace.

He’s tired of hearing talk of the 0-2 Texans with their backs against the wall, a team on the brink desperate for a win against the Bucs on Sunday. [read more]

It’s official.

Jameis Winston earned his first NFL award. [read more]

It seems the brain of the Texans’ deep threat has healed

Joe’s not about to root for a guy to be in bad health, but it sure would have been nice if stud Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins decided to rest his injured brain a little longer. [read more]

Lovie Smith is proving this season he doesn’t care about how much a player earns.

It appears that will be highlighted by cornerback Alterraun Verner riding the bench to start the game Sunday. [read more]

Bucs still learning to win, CB Alterraun Verner noted.

Until the postseason arrives, no games are bigger than division games. To win a division one must play well within the division, no?

Well, Bucs cornerback Alterraun Verner is of a different mind. [read more]

When you preach takeaways and scoring on defense, you sometimes find that your defense will improvise to get the job done — even if coaches might frown upon the attempt. [read more]

Yes, Joe had a busy radio week, Of course, Joe did his weekly in-studio, steel cage jousting match with his good friend, “The Big Dog,” Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620. But there was more.

Part of Joe’s weekly duties is to drop knowledge and one-liners on the “Jeff Cameron Show,” heard on ESPN Tallahassee 97.9 FM. Cameron, the pride of Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, wanted the lowdown from Joe of the Bucs win at New Orleans, and how that can carry over to Sunday’s game at Houston.

Joe even worked in a Rosie O’Donnell reference, so you know this is must-listen radio. [read more]

In his short professional tenure, Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, has surprised a lot of Bucs fans with his running ability.

Heck, we’ve seen Jameis sprint and dive for the corner pylon, calmly roll/scramble left and cut back right for a touchdown, break off an open-field spin move for a long first-down run. And there’s more. [read more]

Is a true Bucs QB blooming before our eyes?

The Bucs board their flight to Houston tomorrow afternoon. The flight will be buoyed by confidence.

Confidence they can win (for a change). Confidence they can put heat on a quarterback (for a change). Confidence they have a quarterback (for a change). [read more]

As one can imagine, Joe’s good friend, “The Big Dog,” Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620, has interesting thoughts about the Bucs traveling to Houston for the third game of the season. [read more]

Houston DE Jadeveon Clowney is coming after America’s Quarterback.

If folks thought otherwise, let there be no mistake now what Houston plans to do Sunday when they host the Bucs at high noon in the heart of Texas (1 p.m. Tampa time):

The Texans are gunning for America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. [read more]

Gerald McCoy talks battling Houston QB Ryan Mallett..

So which Bucs defense shows up Sunday?

The defense that got horsewhipped by a 2-14 team on the road breaking in a brand new rookie quarterback? Or is the defense that last week lassoed long-time nemesis and future Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees? [read more]

Steve Duemig locks horns with Joe

It was another steel cage session this evening with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620, and Joe squaring off.

All kinds of Bucs subjects were on the table, including the rightful optimism of Bucs fans. There was even Connie Chung reference. [read more]

All that screaming and yelling through the winter, spring and summer because Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht did nothing to bolster the Bucs’ offensive line other than snagging two second-round picks.

My how the song has changed. [read more]