Bucs Say Less Than 1,000 Tickets Remain
September 11th, 2015
Bucs fans are hungry for victory, hungry to see Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, wash the stain of losing that’s soiled the proud Buccaneers franchise for too long. [read more]
“He’s A Winner”
September 11th, 2015
Lauds Jameis.
Asked about the rookie quarterbacks starting Sunday, Marcus Mariota and America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, Gerald McCoy sounded like Dick LeBeau.
McCoy said Mariota is not a rookie to him, instead, he is the starting quarterback of the team he needs to beat. When the subject of Jameis came up, GMC raved about Jameis like few other teammates have. [read more]
“He’s A Gunslinger”
September 11th, 2015
Talkin’ Jameis.
When the PC crowd and those who daily look for reasons to be offended and outraged learned the Bucs were interested in drafting America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, their reaction was as if Team Glazer ordered cable TV stations to remove Lifetime and MSNBC from their channel options. [read more]
Was Jeff Tedford A Wizard?
September 11th, 2015
Former Bucs OC Jeff Tedford’s offense in the CFL is struggling.
When Lovie Smith brought Jeff Tedford to be his offensive coordinator, it was thought by some to be a bold strike by Lovie.
Tedford, who ran pretty good offenses in college, was a supposed to be a new breed of play caller. [read more]
Cusp Of Ugly History
September 11th, 2015
The “Custodian of Canton” has troubling data on the Bucs.
Yes, the Bucs are 30-70 in their last 100 games. A brutal, brutal stretch that harkens to the last month of the Chucky administration when he lost his final four games as Bucs coach (one to, of all people, JaMarcus Russell at home).
Few dreamed it at the time, but it proved to be a harbinger of terrible times. [read more]
“He Is Not A Rookie Throwing The Ball”
September 10th, 2015
A legend weighs in on Jameis Winston
Crusty, crafty, 78-year-old Hall of Famer Dick LeBeau, the Tennessee Titans’ mad scientist defensive coordinator, had a lot to say about Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback. [read more]
Lovie Smith: “Last Year The Crowd Showed Up. We Didn’t.”
September 10th, 2015
Lovie Smith just delivered the biggest admission to date that his Buccaneers’ effort last year was a problem. [read more]
“The Biggest Offset To Having An Offensive Line That Can’t Pass Protect”
September 10th, 2015
Former Bucs QB Shaun King
The Bucs’ offensive line cannot be expected to pass block consistently. Evidence to the contrary simply doesn’t exist. [read more]
Greg Schiano Lives
September 10th, 2015
Former Bucs commander Greg Schiano may be gone, but his philosophy is very much still with the Bucs defense.
When former Bucs commander Greg Schiano first came to town, it didn’t take long for him to alienate a lot of Bucs fans when he bristled at the cliché, “Make a play.” [read more]
Mike Evans Still Not Practicing
September 10th, 2015
This was not the scene at One Buc Palace this afternoon
The Mike Evans hamstring watch remains in full swing. [read more]
Rare Youth Movement For Bucs
September 10th, 2015
Joe has no issue with starting rookies on the front line, like LT Donovan Smith. (Nor does Joe have an issue with Colleen Wolfe.)
Joe knows Bucs fans are screaming that their beloved pewter pirates are starting two rookies on the offensive line. Screaming! However, Joe is fine with that.
After all, these guys, Donovan Smith and Ali Marpet, were drafted in the second round for a reason. [read more]
Easy Edge Duty For Jacquies Smith?
September 10th, 2015
It shouldn’t get much easier than Sunday for starting defensive end Jacquies Smith.
It’s the 255-pound speedster versus the gargantuan 335-pound rookie right tackle; Bucs leading sackmaster (Joe uses the term loosely here) Jacqueis Smith simply can’t lose this battle on Sunday. [read more]
Lavonte David: “They Get Pissed As Much As We Get Pissed”
September 10th, 2015
Superstar, $10-million-a-year linebacker Lavonte David has endured nothing but losing since arriving in Tampa in 2012. [read more]
Brooks Says “Scarring” Coming For Jameis
September 10th, 2015
Iconic Derrick Brooks weighed in on many things Bucs yesterday during the kickoff to his annual Tampa-2 show with Steve Duemig on WDAE-AM 620. [read more]
Prisco: Miserable 2015
September 10th, 2015
Prickly Pete Prisco muscles up with his forecast for the 2015 Bucs.
The way the predictions for the season are rolling in from national talking heads and stenographers covering the NFL, Bucs fans are going to want to shove their heads into a groundhog hole.
None other than prickly Pete Prisco of CBS Sports has thrown in his two cents. He too believes the Bucs will be woeful. [read more]
JoeBucsFan.com Predicts A 6-10 Season
September 10th, 2015
Can the Buccaneers be bad and still be on the right track?
Yes. And Joe predicts the Bucs will be in that state in 17 weeks.
Joe projects a garbage 6-10 finish for Tampa Bay in 2015. [read more]
Ways To Protect Jameis
September 10th, 2015
Bucs OC Dirk Koetter said there are ways to help protect Jameis if the front line breaks down.
Having a lousy edge pass rush for yet another friggin’ year, or a lost running game if Doug Martin gets hurt, are not the absolute worst fears of Bucs fans this fall [read more]
Repeat Of 2014?
September 10th, 2015
An SI.com analyst seems to have little faith in Bucs coach Lovie Smith.
Has Joe mentioned the Bucs are 30-70 in their last 100 games?
Has Joe mentioned that Lovie Smith is 11 wins shy of Raheem Morris’ win total in his first Bucs years, or nine wins short of Greg Schiano’s two-season total? [read more]
“It’s Absolutely Crazy To Me”
September 9th, 2015
A former NFL star wags a finger at the Bucs’ decision makers for jilting Jameis Winston.
Former NFL safety Rodney Harrison, owner of two Super Bowl rings, was known for being a big hitter and filled with nasty on the field.
Harrison lowered his head and laid another hit on the Bucs tonight, via NBC Sports Network. [read more]
