Mike Evans Adjusting To Adjusting

December 16th, 2015

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Last year, Mike Evans was tremendous as a rookie, one of the better receivers in the NFL.

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht was lauded for the coup. No one grumbled about Odell Beckham. No one. [read more]

Kwon Alexander: Best Athlete

December 16th, 2015
Best athlete?

Best athlete?

So you figure a lineman may be the strongest and a cornerback the quickest (Mike Jenkins, perhaps?), but which Bucs player is the best athlete? [read more]

Jameis And Jeff Fisher

December 16th, 2015
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Brags about Jameis.

Jeff Fisher is a defensive guy. Always has been. Always will be.

Fisher’s idea of a quarterback was Kerry Collins, who actually had decent years when Fisher annually underwhelmed in Tennessee (and continues that tradition in St. Louis). [read more]

Kwon Is Still Making Defensive Calls

December 15th, 2015
Kwon is always on

Kwon is always on

Joe sure hopes the Rams did not bug Kwon Alexander’s couch on Sunday. [read more]

Another Bottom-Feeder Stat For Bucs’ Defense

December 15th, 2015

gerald mccoy 0814It’s no surprise that on SiriusXM NFL Radio today there was loads of chatter about the New York Giants’ porous defense after they played on Monday Night Football last night.

Talking heads railed about how the Giants can’t make the playoffs because their defense can’t get off the field on third down. [read more]

“Jameis Is Cool”

December 15th, 2015
Fan apologizes to Jameis.

Fan apologizes to Jameis.

The man who rubbed elbows with America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, at Publix Sunday night has been unearthed. [read more]

McCoy Talks Televised Spat With D-line Coach

December 15th, 2015
Bucs D-line coach Joe Cullen is known for relentless hollering at players

Bucs D-line coach Joe Cullen is known for relentless hollering at players

Those pesky cameras. They’re always catching players doing things on the sidelines, or in bars, or in parking lots. [read more]

“You Don’t Control That”

December 15th, 2015
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Koetter responds to talk of him becoming an NFL head coach

As Joe has documented, Jon Gruden and ex-Jets personnel man Pat Kirwan, and others, have been talking up Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter as an NFL head coaching candidate recently. [read more]

Godfather Blessing For Jameis Winston

December 15th, 2015

JameisleftSettled in at the office and working daily at 6 a.m.? There aren’t many 21-year-olds putting in that kind of commitment.

But one of them is America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

Da’Quan Bowers Returns

December 15th, 2015
Last chance. Again.

Last chance. Again.

Tampa Bay has gone deep, deep, deep into its defensive tackle depth this season, and now it will dip into its past for more help. [read more]

Lovie Says Mark Barron Is A Huge Threat

December 15th, 2015

lovie 1110bSomewhere, former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik is smiling. [read more]

Can’t Let Scrubs Blow Up

December 15th, 2015
Former Bucs QB Shaun King was left bummed after the Bucs lost to the Saints.

Former Bucs QB Shaun King was left bummed after the loss to the Saints.

It is one thing to let Drew Brees beat you.

The guy already has folks making his bust for the day he enters the pantheon of greats in Canton. [read more]

The War On Jameis

December 15th, 2015
The anti-Jameis crowd is mind-boggling.

The anti-Jameis crowd is mind-boggling.

So let Joe get this straight: Because of a free food hook-up gone bad in college, America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, is to be stripped of his civil liberty to grocery shop? [read more]

Stop The Rearview Mirror Analysis

December 15th, 2015
To use the vernacular of the day, there is no reason to hate on Mike Evans.

To use the (incorrect) vernacular of the day, there is no reason to hate on Mike Evans.

Joe isn’t sure when the word “hate” became a verb, or who did it, but please let Joe play along, even if the following is grammatically incorrect.

Why do some folks insist on hating on Mike Evans? [read more]

VJax To Miss “Several Games”

December 14th, 2015
Bucs WR Vincent Jackson likely done for season.

Bucs WR Vincent Jackson likely done for season.

It sure smells like the 2015 season has come to an end for Bucs wide receiver Vincent Jackson. [read more]

Lovie: “We Were Terrible On Third Downs”

December 14th, 2015

LovieAtlTough talk from the defensive playcaller today at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Did ASJ Re-injure Shoulder?

December 14th, 2015
Bucs reporter paints a sad scene.

Bucs reporter paints a depressing scene. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

Updated: 1:52 p.m. – Bucs tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins had sort of an OK game yesterday.

He was targeted six times and caught half of those passes for 31 yards. Not shabby. [read more]

Statistical Nightmare Looms For Vincent Jackson

December 14th, 2015
 (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

(Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Doesn’t it suck how the world revolves around money?

Vincent Jackson is a great example. [read more]