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Evan Dietrich-Smith weighs in
Joe spent his hard earned cash in September to fly to Atlanta and watch what may have been the worst Bucs beating in history.
Boy, that sure was fun! Regular readers here can only imagine Joe’s state of mind when Tampa Bay trailed 56-0 in the third quarter. [read more]
In these unsettled times of devastating Bucs losses, constant change and growing pains, Joe thought it would be wise to bring back THE OPTIMIST.
THE OPTIMIST is Nick Houllis, a Bucs fan and an accomplished writer whose steadfast allegiance to the Buccaneers goes back to the 1970s. Houllis is the founder, creator and guru of BucStop.com, a place Joe goes to get lost in time via Houllis’ stunning video collection.
THE OPTIMIST will shine that positive light in your eyes. Some will love it. Some won’t. … Of course, THE OPTIMIST’s opinions are his alone and are not influenced by Joe. [read more]
Put aside Lovie Smith’s somewhat bizarre chatter about the quarterback situation for a moment.
The reality is the Bucs re-installed Josh McCown, who led the team all offseason — even in voluntary practices on public fields with 100 percent attendance — the man players voted captain, their freaking starting quarterback, and there’s very little excitement to be detected. [read more]
Strokes and seizures and other problems have plagued former Tampa Bay standout linebacker (1980-1987) and Gators great Scot Brantley.
A regular on local sports radio in the previous two decades, including a run alongside Gene Deckerhoff on the Buccaneers’ radio broadcasts, Brantley joined the Ron and Ian show on WDAE-AM 620 yesterday. [read more]
Joe cannot figure if Bucs coach and overlord of football operations Lovie Smith really believes Mike Glennon is the “quarterback of the future,” then, well, the future is now, at least the beginning of the future.
Let’s be real: journeyman Josh McCown and his garish turnovers are not going to lead the Bucs to an 8-0 record to close the season and get the Bucs to the playoffs. If you really believe that, pass the bottle. [read more]
Joe wrote last week that if Bobby Rainey had a successful day in Cleveland, then Doug Martin’s days as the Bucs bellcow back were likely done.
Martin, since his rookie season, has shockingly and steadily declined as an effective rusher. [read more]
Change is in the air
Last week, former starters Mark Barron and Jonathan Casillas were relieved of their Tampa Bay jobs.
Now, more eye-opening change is coming to the Bucs defense, says Gerald McCoy. [read more]
Joe just wanted to do a facepalm yesterday at One Buc Palace. It was bad enough that the quarterback of the future and quarterback of the past is no longer the quarterback of the present (again). Then, Lovie told the Atlanta press corps Mike Glennon was “great.”
What. The. Hell? [read more]
Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, national champion James Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.
It’s Joe’s regular nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback to wear No. 5 ever in the state of Florida. [read more]
The Bucs’ injury list is growing again.
And Joe suspects Julio Jones and the Falcons’ dangerous receiving corps is smiling. [read more]
Bucs coach and overlord of football operations Lovie Smith has yet to address the local pen and mic club today — he will shortly — but he did speak with the Atlanta pen and mic club in his required Wednesday teleconference with media covering the opponent. [read more]
Guard Logan Mankins isn’t too concerned the change in quarterbacks will hinder the offensive line.
An offensive line is a sensitive subject, both for fans and, of course, offensive linemen.
Talking to offensive linemen, they’ll often say the slightest distraction or disruption on a team’s front line can cause chaos. They preach how time is needed to build cohesion and unity to become their best selves. [read more]
“Remember, it’s all about F.A.M.I.L.Y.”
In addition to stunning Bucs fans, the move to yank Mike Glennon from a starting job and re-insert Josh McCown seemed to stun Glennon’s brother.
His Twitter outburst yesterday confirmed that. [read more]
Joe literally wrote about 679 times this offseason that the Bucs must do what they have to do in order to draft Johnny Football or Teddy Bridgewater.
Call Joe a freak show, but a brand new regime with a quarterbacks guru offensive coordinator in the house sure seemed like a darn good time to draft and develop a QB.
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Cousins’ harshest critic weighs in
The Bucs’ offensive line had an OK day running the football in Cleveland, averaging 4.3 yards per carry, and its pass blocking was more than good enough to win the game.
Improvement was obvious, and the big difference was backup Oneil Cousins stepping in for inconsistent and injured starting left tackle Anthony Collins. [read more]
Ronde Barber is one frustrated Bucs icon.
Man, he let loose yesterday.
Barber is left in disbelief by what he’s seen from the Bucs defense and the quarterback of the future, who is now the quarterback of the past. [read more]
Fifty games ago the Bucs looked damn impressive
Remember when the once powerful 2011 Bucs punished an excellent Saints team 26-20 at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway?
That was a hell of a game, one that pushed the Bucs’ record to 4-2 on the heels of a 10-win season. Life was good with an excellent young quarterback.
Your beloved Bucs have played 50 games since. [read more]
