December 12th, 2015

Gameday decision.
Joe gets this a lot on Saturdays and Sundays: Is (insert player’s name) going to play?
The Bucs are awfully tight-lipped on who may or may not play. Some of this is due to Lovie Smith’s affection for high school gamesmanship. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015

Receivers and drops.
Bucs stud wide receiver Mike Evans is quickly becoming a lightning rod for fans.
On one hand, he makes spectacular catches and his footwork along the sidelines may be the best Joe’s ever seen from a big guy. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015

“Look, I don’t care what Urban Meyer f#$%’n says, we’re keeping the damn meeting room at 68.7 degrees.”
Former Bucs commander Greg Schiano has found a job, and you just knew somehow it would be among friends. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015
Exhale, Bucs fans. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015

(Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
How injured is starting defensive end Will Gholston? [read more]
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December 11th, 2015

Falcons react
There was a whole lot of quit on the Dixie Chicks defense in the signature play of last week’s game, a 20-yard scramble for a first down by America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015

Simple as that
Renowned Tampa Tribune sports columnist/humorist Martin Fennelly pounded the pavement and the Bucs’ locker room this week trying to figure out exactly what happened the last time Tampa Bay hosted the Saints — and lost the game but won the Chase For Jameis. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015

Jameis struggles against the blitz.
All week long since he ran Sunday for 20 yards and a first down that not only saved the Bucs’ game against the Dixie Chicks but perhaps the season, the hosannas for America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, are coming from all corners. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015
So Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul plays with half a hand, and All-World defensive lineman J.J. Watt breaks his hand Sunday but declares yesterday that he’ll play this weekend. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015
Yes, Joe was on ESPN Tallahassee radio yesterday talking Bucs with Jeff Cameron, he of “The Jeff Cameron Show.”
Joe has long been a fan of Cameron, a St. Pete native who puts together damned good radio. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015

“Jiminy Christmas, Lovie! Fans want their coach freaking out on the sidelines like Curly Howard. Cussing was my best skill.”
Joe always gets a kick out of fans who want to punch a wall because Lovie Smith is stoic during games, often deep in thought. In control. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015

Lovie Smith tries to calm fans’ fears over Lavonte David’s ankle injury.
Bucs fans have every right to chew their fingernails at the news that stud linebacker Lavonte David did not practice Thursday.
David injured an ankle in practice Wednesday and has been limited since. [read more]
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December 11th, 2015

Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Your Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ drive for a Wild Card berth got clearer and easier last night. [read more]
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December 10th, 2015
There’s something quite poetic and ironic about the man who has been terrorizing and tantalizing Bucs fans this season. [read more]
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December 10th, 2015

“I might have another ring if I had a quarterback like Jameis. Bruce Allen blew it for me!”
There may be nothing that Chucky likes more than quarterbacks. Dude is obsessed with quarterbacks. [read more]
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December 10th, 2015

Bucs legend Derrick Brooks also tells fans not to be “naïve.”
You want real talk about Tampa Bay linebackers? Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks might be your man. [read more]
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December 10th, 2015

Comedy is key on the Bucs’ O-line
Joe has been busy compiling clues that explain the renaissance of the Buccaneers’ offensive line. [read more]
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