Many tens of thousands of JoeBucsFan.com readers only come here once a week or so. They’re people with meaningful lives, unlike Joe and many Bucs-obsessed lunatics that live on these pages 24/7. So with no Bucs football until 1 p.m., Joe thought he’d re-visit a handful of this week’s headlines — for non-regular readers who want to catch up. Enjoy!
The map below shows where Bucs fans can watch the game free on their local over-the-air FOX affiliate. Areas shaded in yellow are for the Bucs-49ers game. As always, map courtesy of 506sports.com.
Several cold hard facts put Davin Joseph’s Bucs future in jeopardy.
With 15 days, and three games, remaining in the 2013 regular season, Joseph is playing for his Tampa Bay career. It’s a tough reality of the NFL, and a big decision for rockstar general manager Mark Dominik.
On paper, Sunday looks like a dreadful match-up. As Greg Schiano quipped earlier this week, there are Pro Bowlers and first round draft picks all over the roster of the 49ers.
San Francisco has a brute, physical defense with one of the greatest linebacker units Joe has ever seen. The front line and the secondary of the 49ers are nearly that good. [read more]
What would you rather do? Get stuck in a virtual parking lot on I-275 or drink beer at a tailgate? Joe thought so. To avoid ugly traffic, “The Road Warrior” is your source for a smooth ride to your tailgate tomorrow. Holley Sinn will navigate your way to the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway. The award-winning traffic reporter for Joe’s friends at WTSP-TV, Channel 10, has vital information about shortcuts and construction zones both before and after the game. WARNING: Holley has a tale a certain area to avoid “at all costs.” Catch Holley and her traffic updates weekday mornings, and via her Twitter handle, @10NewsTraffic.
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Former Super Bowl quarterback “Boomer” Esiason makes a strong case for Bucs commander Greg Schiano to return in 2014.
This is what happens when your NFL team is mired in (yet another) playoff-less season: Games are secondary. Fans want to know about the coach and the draft.
So it doesn’t shock Joe that a lot of the hollering on sports airwaves is mostly about Bucs commander Greg Schiano and will he or won’t he return for 2014. Clearly, we will know in a matter of days. [read more]
The greatest live greyhound racing in the nation, Tampa Bay’s finest poker room, simulcast wagering on horses and more from around the country, and superior dining at the famed Derby Club — they’re on the menu tonight at Derby Lane.
And there’s free cash! Yes, free!
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Joe’s scoured various 49ers websites, news and analysis, and Joe can relay that nobody in the other Bay area is afraid of your Tampa Bay Buccaneers, despite national media gurus Mike Florio, Brian Baldinger and Bucs-fan basher Jason La Canfora predicting a victory for the pewter and red.
The only common worry in San Francisco is that the 49ers will have a letdown after their statement win against the mighty Seahawks. But there is at least a little concern in the land of legendary sourdough bread. [read more]
Joe has heard Bucs commander Greg Schiano called all sorts of things, bad, good and unprintable. Such is the life of a public figure. As Abraham Lincoln once said (allegedly), “You can’t please all the people all the time.”
There’s nothing quite like a good NFL Network “Playbook” Xs and Os preview look at a Bucs game.
Click here for the Bucs-Niners edition. There’s plenty of gushing about the 49ers from Sterling Sharpe and Shaun O’Hara, but Brian Baldinger is all about the Bucs defense. He’s jacked up about the Bucs’ 15 interceptions in the past six weeks.
Baldinger goes to film to show how, he believes, pure intimidation over the middle by Mark Barron led to one interception against Buffalo. “They’re looking to take you apart in the middle,” Baldinger said. He also dives into Bucs’ zone defenses and the reading ability of Dashon Goldson.
Sharpe and O’Hara call a Niners win, but Baldinger is all over the Bucs, believing Colin Kaepernick will have a troubling day.
Mason Foster is now in his third season at middle linebacker and Joe’s of the mind this has been his best season to date.
Foster was selected in the 2011 draft and, quite simply, Joe thought he was overwhelmed as he was an outside linebacker in college. That season, which saw then-coach Raheem Morris jettisoned, the Bucs arguably had the worst linebacking unit in the NFL. [read more]
A reporter asked Greg Schiano today how much slack” he might be willing to give his offensive staff, given all the injuries and changes, especially compared to having a healthy defense.
Schiano wouldn’t go there and explained there’s no free pass; offensive coaches are “bustin’ their guts.” He also cautioned that the Bucs have to be careful not to overthink their game planning. The full audio is below, via WDAE-AM 620. (That question comes last.)
Whatever the chatter, Joe’s confident Mike Sullivan needs a offensive resurrection in one of these last three games to get a shot at 2014.
Lavonte David is in the 49ers’ heads. From this CSN Bay Area report by Matt Maiocco, the 49ers have a plan to try to stop the Bucs’ great linebacker. Good luck.
Joe gets why national and local media get all nasty and sour over the attendance figures of the Buccaneers and Rays. It’s deserved at times, but mostly it’s a function of media types failing to do research, and attendance moaning is an easy way to fill space and air time.
But sometimes the darts cross a line, and Joe must call them out. Today is one of those days. [read more]
In a Buffalo beat down that featured a thoroughly dominant Bucs defense, a blown blocked punt by Dekoda Watson on the Bills’ first possession was barely an afterthought.
But rest assured it drew plenty of attention from the punt-block obsessed New Schiano Order. [read more]
Many tens of thousands of JoeBucsFan.com readers only come here once a week or so. They’re people with meaningful lives, unlike Joe and many Bucs-obsessed lunatics that live on these pages 24/7. So with no Bucs football until 1 p.m., Joe thought he’d re-visit a handful of this week’s headlines — for non-regular readers who want to catch up. Enjoy!
There’s nothing quite like a good NFL Network “Playbook” Xs and Os preview look at a Bucs game.
Greg Schiano is no fan of common NFL chatter that doesn’t expect or account for players improving during a season.
