Right now, when Bucs fans broil in the sun at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway, they just slam their souvenir beer cups on the concrete floor of the stadium in disgust when they watch opposing quarterbacks loft passes without a Bucs jersey in the same zip code.

It has become a long-standing Bucs tradition.

Though it hasn’t boiled over yet, there is a bubbling irritation with first-year Bucs defensive end Michael Johnson. [read more]

Today, Lovie Smith was selling the lack of a quarterback controversy on his team.

How he defines controversy, of course, isn’t clear. [read more]

From the words and body language of Bucs acting offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo today, it sure seems like QB Josh McCown won’t be ready to play Sunday.

Of course, the Bucs love to go all high school espionage when it comes to quarterbacks. Will Mike Glennon start Sunday? Or how about Josh McCown?

Lovie Smith, as if 17-year olds are playing defense for the Vikings, coached by part-time guys who may have never taken a snap of college football, loves to play it coy. [read more]

Don’t worry, Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans, the woeful offense can be fixed.

After rewinding all kinds of game film during the bye week, de facto offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo issued that address today. [read more]

Bucs DT Akeem Spence talks Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater and rushing the quarterback.

It’s like a hemorrhoid for Joe that flares up every fall and nothing doctors can do, short of carving the thing out, will subside the damned thing from September through December.

That NFL-hemorrhoid is the Bucs’ pass rush. As Joe wrote earlier, how many freaking draft picks, how many high-priced free agents have or will the Bucs have to go through before they find a guy to record double-digit sacks? [read more]

The call at starting quarterback may not come for days. Josh McCown is healthy, yet Lovie Smith says Mike Glennon provides “a lot of hope.”

Joe suspects Lovie would be happy to keep the Vikings and Mike Zimmer thoroughly confused up until kickoff Sunday. [read more]

During a week when Lovie Smith is preaching a “mentality” change, quite a picture was painted yesterday of the defensive hunger the Bucs should have.

Former Tampa Bay starting linebacker Ryan Nece, a rookie on the legendary Super Bowl team, explained what a guy like Teddy Bridgewater coming to Tampa used to mean. [read more]

The Bucs defense has struggled mightily to get off the field, and all that extra playing time isn’t helping. [read more]

With the exception of Gerald McCoy, the Bucs have swung and missed so often on pass rushers since Chucky was jettisoned, Joe thinks he is watching a Rays game.

Joe just cannot remember a Tampa Bay team that for five years running has spent so many draft picks and so many zero-filled checks from Team Glazer in an effort to pump up its pass rush.

Yet the Bucs are probably worse off now than they were when Raheem Morris took over. [read more]

Yes, the Bucs are getting healthier, with high-profile names like Josh McCown and Dashon “Hawk” Goldson returning to the practice field at full speed Monday. But injuries remain. [read more]

The spreadsheeters have a strong opinion

Joe doesn’t think if he suggested the Bucs are a mess, few would argue. The defense is the laughingstock of the league. Blocking is an issue on offense and there is no running game to speak of.

Oh, early in the year, Bobby Rainey ran well, but virtually fumbled his way to the sideline. [read more]

Bucs opening-day returner Solomon Patton, who replaced Eric Page, was cut today. He was replaced by newcomer Trindon Holliday, as Page sits on the Bucs’ practice squad after being plucked from his couch last week.

Lovie Smith is finding that life after Devin Hester isn’t so pretty. [read more]

The “JoeBucsFan Hour” was back with its usual vengeance, as Joe sat down for his weekly chat with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620 this evening.

It got heated at times. [read more]

Insert your one-liners.

Da’Quan Bowers will sit for two games after getting pinched by the NFL. [read more]

A wise ass might say that since the Vikings’ defense has been so bad on 3rd-and-long this season (and 4th-and-long), they’re a great Sunday matchup for Tampa Bay, which finds itself in 3rd-and-long quite often.

Yes, the Minnesota defense has been very solid but has folded at key moments. [read more]

Johnthan Banks talks about his bad neck. Joe sees interesting background video.

Neck injuries are bad news.

They’re even worse when your job includes being a fearless tackler or getting tackled. [read more]

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]