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There are multiple ways to interpret the weekly data from the Lovie Smith confidence poll.
The latest results reveal confidence in Lovie is waning, but confidence is higher than it was in early November. [read more]
Thinking about Mike Evans’ future is enough to generate a Christmas smile from even the most downtrodden Buccaneers fan.
But it’s even better to hear Evans talk about the state of his game. [read more]
Bucs fans are jumping up and down as if Santa got them Rachel Watson for Christmas morning. Joe sure would be!
But what gets Bucs players jumping up and down is fans thinking they should lay down so the Bucs secure the overall No. 1 pick in April’s draft. It doesn’t go over so well in the locker room. [read more]
Joe hopes everyone has a pleasant Christmas today and that everyone got what they wanted under the tree this morning (bottle-form, of course).
Joe really does appreciate all the loyalty his readers show — daily — by visiting this here corner of the Interwebs, and in some rare cases, comment on stories. Without readers and Bucs fans like you, Joe wouldn’t exist.
Sincere best wishes to you and yours.
Yes, this is a sad Christmas Eve tradition for Joe, to show how the snooping of the federal government upon innocents can get out of hand without checks and balances. On his rounds from the South Pole this evening, Santa Claus has been detained by TSA agents who have decided to call in the notorious Jack Bauer to interrogate him in the bowls of CTU.
Saints coach Sean Payton said all his starters will play the full four quarters Sunday.
Many Bucs fans — Joe included — are scared shirtless that in their greatest time of need, loss-needing Tampa Bay will face the second string of the Saints to end this grotesque season Sunday.
How could the Bucs secure the No. 1 pick in the draft if the Saints played scrubs? That gives fans a cold shiver up their spines. [read more]
Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, national champion James Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.
It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback to wear No. 5 ever in the state of Florida. [read more]
Lovie doesn’t get the “Just, lose. Baby!” crowd.
Mathematics don’t seem to be Lovie Smith’s strong suit.
It seems Lovie can’t see the critical math facing the Bucs: one is much greater than two. [read more]
The Saints defense, led by defensive coordinator rockin’ Rob Ryan, has been so bad of late, it’s enough to make any man scream.
Yes, Joe understands the importance of Sunday’s game. Lose, and the Bucs are in the driver’s seat for the Jameis Sweepstakes. Win, and they may have to settle for Marcus Mariota (Joe is OK with the consolation prize).
This Saints game is very winnable, which is frightening. Consider the Saints this season, under defensive coordinator rockin’ Rob Ryan, are pathetic. Bucs offensive line-kind of pathetic. [read more]
This should soothe Bucs fans. Two noted NFL analysts believe that even if the Saints fail to give their best effort on Sunday, they will pummel Tampa Bay into the glory of the No. 1 overall pick. [read more]
Two of Lovie Smith’s hand-picked free agents found their names on SI.com’s “Most Disappointing” NFL team of 2014.
Joe isn’t quite sure the word “disappointing” fits the 2014 Bucs season. “Galling” springs to mind.
For Joe, disappointing would be if the Bucs just missed out on the playoffs, much like in 2010, when they lost a tiebreaker to Green Bay and watched the playoffs at home; only the second time the Bucs had double-digit wins since winning the Super Bowl. [read more]
Joe finds himself longing for 2012, when Tampa Bay owned the NFL’s ninth-ranked offense.
Not only do the Bucs have a shot at the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2015, the Bucs are in striking distance of consecutive seasons owning the worst-ranked offense in the NFL. [read more]
A national breakdown
Joe has just about tapped out his vocabulary detailing how miserable and how dreadful the Bucs offensive line has been. And to think the Bucs wanted this offensive line after gutting the roster from the previous regime. [read more]
Joe can’t emphasize enough how important it is for the Bucs to score the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.
The Bucs have the No. 2 pick locked up, but that’s nowhere near good enough. [read more]
With one more loss, this horrific Bucs season will go down as one of the very worst in franchise history. Given this team’s gruesome past, that is saying a lot.
Football coaches love to coach. But even Bucs coach Lovie Smith is tapped out. [read more]
Ronde Barber is down on the Bucs — in 2015.
Bucs icon Ronde Barber is down on his old team.
How far down? Barber writes off the Bucs for 2015. [read more]
Gerald McCoy is headed to his third consecutive Pro Bowl. Lavonte David will stay home.
Here’s a smile — and a frown — amidst this historically sour Bucs season. [read more]
It was that time again, for Joe’s weekly hour with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve “Big Dog” Duemig of WDAE-AM 620.
This evening, Joe and Duemig wrestled with the critical Bucs topics of the day and fan feedback. [read more]
Numbers suggest Johnthan Banks should be in the Pro Bowl discussion.
Today, Bucs coach Lovie Smith waxed poetic over a few Bucs players who he thinks ought to be playing in the Pro Bowl.
The rosters will be announced in a special broadcast tonight on the NFL Network.
Naturally, Lovie stumped for Gerald McCoy and Lavonte David, two guys he raved about for both their play, skill and professionalism. [read more]
How critical is the situation on the Buccaneers’ offensive line?
Former Bucs tight end Anthony Becht says if the Tampa Bay can’t generate a fast fix, then they’re looking at multiple years of doom. [read more]
