The Bucs have been soft for about 11 months.

Too long. It is said a team reflects its head coach. [read more]

The Bucs got worse today after inconsistent play at Cincinnati on opening day.

Rust cannot be blamed any longer, neither can being on the road, or not enough tackling practice in training camp.

The unthinkable happened, one that should reverberate through the Team Glazer suite like a herd of elephants. [read more]

So Baker Mayfield took a hard hit from Browns edge rusher Jared Verse with 10:03 remaining in the fourth quarter.

He came crashing down on his throwing shoulder. [read more]

UPDATE: The headline says it all.

Hang tight and catch up! Joe has written plenty since the delay began.

Team Glazer

Despite the wall of unity that is Team Glazer, Joe absolutely cannot believe the six siblings with the title of “owner” agree consistently on all things Buccaneers.

And that includes their biggest decision of the offseason. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 5:03 p.m. Poll closed at 5:40 p.m.

The Buccaneers-Browns game is in a lightning delay and Joe’s been listening to the team radio broadcast. [read more]

A New Orleans Saints photo.

The NFC South didn’t look like a total landfill today. [read more]

Big game against a bad team. The Buccaneers cannot afford to fall to 0-2.

Comment all game long below. Play nice, especially when the stress levels rise.

Go Bucs!!

The Bucs want Baker Mayfield happy, confident and steaming with confidence.

He’s their guy. It’s similar to how the Bucs always tried their best to keep Mike Evans happy and on track for his streak of 1,000-yard seasons. [read more]

Cornerback Benjamin Morrison.

Joe is very greedy when it comes to the Bucs.

Becoming championship-caliber is always on Joe’s mind. [read more]

Preparation pays off big for rookie inside linebacker Josiah Trotter.

Just by the way Bucs rookie inside linebacker Josiah Trotter played in his NFL debut in Cincinnati last week, he can hang physically with the big boys of the NFL. [read more]

A top backup, BSPN says.

This interesting thinking to determine Bucs quarter Jalon Daniels is one of the best backups in the league. [read more]

Stoked that all Bucs receivers should suit up today.

Even though rookie Ted Hurst only got three targets last week, all in a row, all in the final offensive drive, he demonstrated just how deep the Bucs’ bench is with receivers. [read more]

Game 2

Browns at Bucs

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10, locally) with Tom McCarthy, Robert Turbin and Tiffany Blackmon.

[read more]

Caught in logjam.

Two things shocked Joe in the aftermath of the Bucs’ first loss of the season, and how they may relate to tomorrow’s game against the hapless Browns. [read more]

Bucs special teams got a gold star for Week 1. The other units got whatever is awarded for stunning inconsistency. [read more]