November 27th, 2015

Reliever? Or in need of relief?
How bout that Patrick Omameh! The guy started 16 games for the Bucs at right guard last season and couldn’t even make the damn roster this year.
Nowadays he’s starting at right guard for the surging Bears. [read more]
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November 27th, 2015

Expected Bucs to succeed.
Recently while listening to “The Blitz,” co-hosted by Bruce Murray and Bill Polian, heard exclusively in SiriusXM NFL Radio, Joe heard the duo talk about what a dramatically different team the Bucs are from last year. [read more]
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November 27th, 2015

Soothing Bucs fans
How bout that bratty Jay Cutler revival in Chicago!
It’s one of the most important pieces to the Tampa Bay playoff puzzle. [read more]
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November 27th, 2015

Tough.
Most defensive coaches that become head coaches want to build and mold teams in their own image. That’s a tough image.
And Lovie Smith, a former defensive guy himself, thinks the Bucs may just be becoming a tough team. [read more]
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November 27th, 2015

Kwon Alexander and the Bucs’ defense has done a solid job limiting rushing touchdowns.
It will be cool to see if the Bucs can continue their dominance of an opponent’s run game in the red zone.
In fact, the lack of rushing touchdowns against the Bucs has been so good, it surprised Joe. [read more]
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November 26th, 2015

Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter praises Joe and speaks freely
Every football season, Joe gets really sick of “next-man-up” answers from players and coaches, as if no player is that much better than the guy riding the bench behind him. [read more]
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November 26th, 2015

More honors.
How monster of a win was that seal-clubbing the Bucs handed out to the Eagles?
Well, it may not look so great now that the Lions have all but run Chip Kelly out of Philadelphia (Joe is pretty sure Kelly will need armed guards just to get home tonight). [read more]
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November 26th, 2015
Some embarrassing data, real numbers, have appeared on BSPN.com.
They’re not pretty for Bucs fans. [read more]
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November 26th, 2015

A surprising order.
Yesterday, Joe asked Lovie Smith whether he does anything specific to keep his team from experiencing a letdown after a win.
The head coach seemed a little frustrated by the question. [read more]
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November 26th, 2015

Logan Manknis and the offensive line have been stellar.
Yes, it is easy to fall in the trap exalting America’s Quarterback, Bucs’ signal-caller Jameis Winston. [read more]
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November 26th, 2015

The ghost of Simeon Rice may finally be losing its grip
Perhaps the ghost of Simeon Rice really is about to stop haunting One Buc Palace. [read more]
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November 26th, 2015
If you were Tennessee Titans ownership, a team that just drafted Marcus Mariota and dumped its head coach, who would you want to be your next quarterback-guru-in-chief? [read more]
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November 26th, 2015

Lofty words for Jameis.
It was downright chilling to hear the words from Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, a man pointed and candid in his remarks.
Koetter really likes America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. Who doesn’t? But that doesn’t mean Koetter is a cheerleader. [read more]
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November 26th, 2015

Kwon Alexander and the Bucs should be notified of his expected suspension very shortly.
You may have heard Joe spout off about the following on his regular weekly appearance with his good friend “The Big Dog,” Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620.
Some of you may have wondered why Bucs linebacker Kwon Alexander, who is believed to have tested positive for a banned PED after consuming a sports drink, hasn’t appealed his expected suspension. [read more]
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November 26th, 2015

Joe just wants to wish all readers (and the handful of haters who can’t give up this site) the best today on one of Joe’s favorite holidays.
Think about it? What day can you eat like an animal, often wolfing down unhealthy fare, and drink like a thirsty fish all day and night while enjoying football from noon until late in the evening? [read more]
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November 25th, 2015

The Big Dog, Steve Duemig
Joe was back in the steel cage with Steve Duemig, The Big Dog of WDAE-AM 620, this evening for the popular JoeBucsFan Hour. [read more]
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November 25th, 2015

Bucs have two injuries at right guard
Lovie Smith revealed today that former starting center and current starting right guard Evan Smith came out of Sunday’s game with a knee injury. [read more]
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November 25th, 2015

Happy Leslie Frazier pulls no punches today
It would be downright scary if Leslie Frazier and Lovie Smith didn’t know the reasons why their defense has become a solid unit this month. [read more]
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