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“Kyle, they fall out of love with you fast in this league.”
Joe has written here a handful of times that Baker Mayfield is outperforming his predecessor, as in the Bucs are better at quarterback this season.
Joe is not alone in this assessment. [read more]
Bucs playcaller Dave Canales.
With 14 real games under his belt as commander of the Bucs offense, Dave Canales isn’t a rookie at his job any longer. [read more]
Is Baker Mayfield the seventh-best quarterback in the NFC? Joe would go there. [read more]
Why are the first-place Bucs a likely playoff team with a 7-7 record, still in the running for a wild card even if they stub their toes? [read more]
Ex-Bucs cornerback Richard Sherman shares his inside knowledge.
Joe always pays attention when Richard Sherman talks Bucs, and today he was talking about unrest within the Buccaneers defense. [read more]
Better than Devin White?
Look, the Bucs’ pass defense is hideous. Not sure where the blame lies, the corners, almost zero edge rush or Todd Bowles playing too much zone. [read more]
This is not Trevor Lawrence.
Will the Buccaneers be facing journeyman backup quarterback C.J. Beathard when the Jagurs come to Tampa on Sunday afternoon? [read more]
Bucs GM Jason Licht.
Joe has to give another standing ovation to Buccaneers general Jason Licht.
He’s in the midst of doing what the great GMs do. [read more]
Baker Mayfield’s future.
In the Bucs’ current three-game win streak, there has been a constant. That would be Baker Mayfield has been really solid in big moments. [read more]
Dangerous enough?
Now Joe isn’t ready to go crazy like this guy Joe trusts who isn’t thinking the Bucs will be a patsy one-and-done playoff team. [read more]
Baker Mayfield and Todd Bowles share a moment last week in Atlanta.
A big reason why Baker Mayfield is in Tampa is his relationship with Todd Bowles, one that was first fostered when Mayfield was entering the 2018 NFL Draft. [read more]
Chris Godwin with one of his 10 catches yesterday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
Happy Victory Monday! What an absolutely kickass game that was yesterday. Finally, the Bucs offense came alive the way Joe knew it could. The team is getting hot at the right time. Fill your coffee mug up and let’s roll! [read more]
You know things are going well when the Bucs are featured on the Football Night In America roundtable.
Joe imagines Team Glazer watching their team being praised before millions and thinking of how that translates into more cash for the famous Team Glazer vault at One Buc Palace. [read more]
Todd Bowles
Who wants Bucs playoff tickets for Christmas?
Joe suspects that will be a popular request this week, at least more popular that it was on Saturday. [read more]
Seriously productive season.
Is Joe impressed with Rachaad White as a runner? Eh, maybe. Is Joe impressed with White as a receiver? Absolutely. So much so that Joe is wondering if White ought to be in the Pro Bowl next month at Orlando? [read more]
Joe has transformed into can-the-Bucs-win-a-playoff-game mode. [read more]
Perfect.
The one cool thing about seeing a game in Green Bay is how the locals and the Packers franchise embrace both the history of the NFL and, of course, the Packers. [read more]
Mike Evans dishes on offensive explosion.
After the game, Joe got a chance to talk with future Hall of Famer Mike Evans about the best Bucs’ offensive game since a Santa Claus-looking guy with a foul vocabulary, a taste for Canadian whiskey and a bold offensive mind ran the team. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The Todd Bowles haters have been silenced — for now.
In replacing Byron Leftwich as the poster child for Tampa Bay’s struggles, Bowles has taken a lot of heat this season from disgruntled fans. But even the most fervent Bowles skeptics have to acknowledge the Bucs are playing winning football in December.
Sunday’s 34-20 triumph at Lambeau Field was a complete victory led by Baker Mayfield, Chris Godwin and a defense that made just enough plays to even the Bucs at 7-7, keeping them in control of their own playoff destiny.
It wasn’t like the Packers didn’t need the game, either. Green Bay’s postseason chances took a massive hit because the Bucs made big plays, winning plays, when it counted.
Every time Green Bay appeared to grab momentum, Mayfield answered with a long scoring drive that sapped the life out of Packer Nation. Tampa Bay overcame a costly early turnover and played mistake-free football for most of the final three quarters.
A third consecutive NFC South crown is within their grasp and the Bucs also have a legitimate shot at an NFC wild-card spot. The NFL standings suggest a 9-8 finish would be good enough for Tampa Bay to advance to the postseason.
And guess what? That scenario would also keep Bowles at One Buc Place for at least one more year. [read more]
Mike Leach and Todd Bowles.
In Joe’s mind, one of the laziest if not empty-headed football axioms is, “We want a balanced attack.” [read more]
In-season weight loss.
No, this is nothing quite like DonutGate with Leonard “Playoff Lenny” Fournette during the 2022 preseason, but it’s interesting nonetheless. [read more]
