Joe Talks Prayer, Matchups, Rush Lanes & More
September 11th, 2015
It was time for Joe’s weekly visit to the popular Ron & Ian show and a spirited rapid-fire interview on WDAE-AM 620. [read more]
Jameis Vs. LeBeau
September 11th, 2015
“It’s not about that.”
No, this game has nothing to do with two rookie quarterbacks who won the last two Heisman trophies facing each other in their first NFL game.
Yet it’s a catchy hook. Much sexier than two s(p)it 2-14 teams squaring off. [read more]
Building A Better Rush Defense
September 11th, 2015
Is Bucs DC Leslie Frazier building a top rush defense?
Joe understands Tampa Bay fans have done their best to rinse away the memories of the 2014 Bucs with untold number of beers if not fifths of Sambuca.
Yet, through the long nights and even longer head-pounding mornings, the tactic never works. [read more]
Jameis Winston Is Expecting Emotional Pain
September 11th, 2015
Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, made a gesture of agony touching near his abdomen this week. [read more]
Did Licht Pull A Belicheat?
September 11th, 2015
Joe has written several times about Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht working alongside Bill Belicheat in New England.
Licht often recites a lesson he learned from Belicheat: move on from your mistakes right away. Learn and turn the page. [read more]
Mike Evans Returns To Practice!
September 11th, 2015
Hammy trouble still plaguing Mike Evans
It’s looking like wide receiver Louis Murphy will not be called on again to foil legendary defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau (again). [read more]
Chucky Talks Bucs; “Sometimes You Have To Check Your Ego At The Door.”
September 11th, 2015
Chucky has words for Dirk Koetter
Chucky, the Buccaneers’ Super Bowl head coach, gushed and gushed over Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota during an interview on WDAE-AM 620 this morning.
Chucky sees him as a do-it-all quarterback. [read more]
Victory Calls Pouring In For Bucs
September 11th, 2015
Five big names like the Bucs on Sunday
Five astute NFL analysts, including three former players, see a victory coming for Tampa Bay on Sunday. [read more]
It’s Not About Enjoyment, Gerald McCoy
September 11th, 2015
Joe was really sickened by a piece of commentary from Gerald McCoy yesterday.
A rookie back in 2010, McCoy started 13 games for a 10-6 team, his only winning team in five seasons, and McCoy didn’t have fun so it wasn’t a happy memory for him.
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]
