Baker Mayfield On Pace For 4,078 Yards, 29 Touchdowns & 9 Interceptions

December 24th, 2023

“Blaine, somebody coached up Baker.”

Like many Bucs fans, one Joe at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters thinks it blasphemy to say Baker Mayfield has been an upgrade from Tom Brady this season.

The Joe typing here thinks Brady is a big boy and can handle the truth. [read more]

Your NFL Leader In Touchdown Catches

December 24th, 2023

So how much might Mike Evans, the greatest receiver in Buccaneers history, command in free agency next season?

After today’s big day, Evans is not just having a strong season, the future Hall of Famer has been elite all year long. [read more]

One Win From Clinching The NFC South

December 24th, 2023

With a four-game winning streak after a chain-whipping of the Jaguars today, the Bucs are alone atop the NFC South with a record of 8-7. [read more]

Buccaneers 30, Jaguars 12

December 24th, 2023

It’s official. The Bucs are a good football team.

Could they be a dominant team?

Joe can’t go that far, but a four-game winning streak in December is stunning by any measurement. And the Bucs are improving steadily through the month, dropping a quality ass-wuppin’ today on a good but sliding Jaguars team. [read more]

Buccaneers-Jaguars, Open Thread

December 24th, 2023

Hey, hey Tampa Bay!! Comment all game long below during this critical matchup. Pressure is on the Bucs (7-7). The Falcons upped their record to 7-8, which is where the Saints sit after losing Thursday night.

Be respectful. Stay passionate.

Go Bucs!

More For David Moore

December 24th, 2023

The hard truth is that receivers Deven Thompkins and Trey Palmer, the rookie, have combined for a ton of snaps but only 26 receiving yards through the past three Bucs games, all wins. [read more]

Baker Mayfield Hasn’t Earned A Multiyear Contract

December 24th, 2023

Yes, Joe realizes the newspaper in Tampa is a twice-weekly enterprise stuck behind a paywall, and that it caters to casual fans who still like to sit on the toilet with handheld periodicals. [read more]

Dave Canales: It Wasn’t Chris Godwin, It Was The Entire Offense

December 24th, 2023

Bucs OC Dave Canales.

Several fans like Joe think getting the ball to Chris Godwin more in Green Bay was the catalyst to one of the best offensive outputs of the season for the Bucs. [read more]

Forcing Trevor Lawrence To Carry Jags

December 24th, 2023

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

One reason Todd Bowles is always obsessed with stopping the run is that he wants a team to throw. He believes if an offense is one-dimensional, it is beatable. [read more]

Report: NFL Big Shots Expect Bucs Will Try To Keep Mike Evans

December 24th, 2023

NFL intel.

The Bucs have three more games in the 2023 regular season. There may be a home playoff game, too. Maybe a road playoff game, as well. [read more]

Mike Evans, A Football, A Bucs Fan, Packers Security And An Unlocked Gate

December 24th, 2023

Bucs SuperFan “JayBuc,” Mike Evans and Evans’ touchdown ball from the win over Green Bay. (Photo courtesy of Jamal Sanders.)

So we all saw what happened last week when Mike Evans gave a Bucs fan the ball from his touchdown catch in Green Bay. And the hassle that followed. [read more]

Gameday Tampa Bay

December 24th, 2023

Game 15

Jags (8-6) at Bucs (7-7) 

Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10 locally) with hollerin’ Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins.

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Make The Call!

December 23rd, 2023

Flash poll posted at 7:01 p.m. Poll closed Sunday morning at 10:34 a.m.

 

Embracing Devin White’s New Role

December 23rd, 2023

All kinds of chatter is out there surrounding the saga of Devin White. Did he bench/deactivate himself last Sunday?

Is he pouting because Todd Bowles plans to make him a rotational player with surging inside linebacker K.J. Britt? [read more]

Clinching For Kyle Trask

December 23rd, 2023

Backup QB Kyle Trask.

The legions of obsessed Kyle Trask fans are a passionate bunch. They love their guy, and some are upset because they believe the Bucs would have a winning record if Trask had been granted his rightful opportunity to quarterback the Bucs. [read more]

How Good Is Antoine Winfield, Jr.?

December 23rd, 2023

BY IRA KAUFMAN

It’s the highest praise you can lavish on a Buccaneer defensive back … he’s playing like Rondé Barber. [read more]

Trevor Lawrence Makes Trip To Tampa

December 23rd, 2023

Update.

[UPDATE 10:10 p.m.:] Jags star quarterback Trevor Lawrence was listed as questionable yesterday for tomorrow’s game with a concussion. It appears he has scaled that hurdle. [read more]

Baker Mayfield Just Fit In

December 23rd, 2023

Winning over the Bucs.

It seems like Baker Mayfield played this perfectly. [read more]

Bucs Secondary Is Just Lousy

December 23rd, 2023

Bucs best corner?

Joe doesn’t know how the franchise possibly has reached a point in history where the Bucs’ best corner might be Zyon McCollum. [read more]

Consolation Games Are For Losers

December 23rd, 2023

Todd troubleshoots a waiver complaint from fantasy owners in the playoffs about fantasy owners not in the playoffs. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters.

Click above to listen or download, or Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and via Podbean and more platforms!

TV Map For Jags-Bucs

December 23rd, 2023

Free football.

Central and North Florida Bucs fans, rejoice! You are finally getting to see the Bucs are free TV!

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