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Joe still has reservations about Bucs QB Mike Glennon.
Joe knows many Bucs fans have already anointed quarterback Mike Glennon as their next franchise quarterback. Joe also knows if Bucs commander Greg Schiano returns, it’s hard to believe Glennon won’t be the Bucs quarterback.
Joe wants to believe in the guy, he really does. But Glennon had another meh game today, which is now his fourth lackluster game in a row. [read more]
This photo appears to show Eric Page’s handoff to Russell Sheppard on a kick return was not squarely placed in Sheppard’s gut, which resulted in a scoop-and-score by the 49ers. Given the fact that both special teams coach Dave Wannstedt and Bucs commander Greg Schiano confronted Page on the sideline after the play, and that Page did not return to the field on the ensuing kickoff, it’s fair to reason Page was at fault somehow on the play.
Joe has already posted about the kickoff fumble between Eric Page and Russell Sheppard that provided the 49ers with a game-sealing scoop-and-score. The angle of a close-up replay Joe saw in the press box of the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway showed Page did not put the ball in Sheppard’s gut, which is Football 101 for handoffs. [read more]
Was Bucs commander Greg Schiano too conservative (again)?
Now call this nitpicking. Joe doesn’t mind. You very well could be correct.
Last week, on Wednesday no less, Bucs commander Greg Schiano held court with the Tampa Bay pen and mic club, which he does virtually each and every day.
Wednesday, in the vernacular of the NFL, is the start of the work week. In this case, it was 49ers week. Schiano went on and on about how good the 49ers were, and he was and is correct. The 49ers have a damned fine team. There’s a reason why the 49ers are the defending NFC champs. [read more]
The Bucs had just given up a field goal for the 49ers to take a 23-14 lead with 4:27 left in today’s game. Not a perfect scenario for the Bucs but certainly enough time for a comeback.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Bucs decided to go with some trickery. The Bucs had practiced a reverse or a handoff of some type to fool the 49ers and allow for a big kick return.
Problem was, it turned out the Bucs looked like fools. Initial replays (NFL film not yet available on NFL.com as of this writing) showed that kick returner Eric Page attempted to hand off to Russell Sheppard but the ball — again, from the replay angle Joe initially saw — was not placed in Sheppard’s gut; that’s failing Football 101 for handing a ball off. [read more]
It was a game on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter, but the reality is the Bucs were bullied and worn down by the mighty 49ers today.
The Bucs made plays, plenty of them on defense and flashed some offense, but it was nowhere near enough. That was to be expected.
The Bucs lost in the trenches — again, expected — and got burned by third-down magician Colin Kaepernick far too many times. [read more]
Welcome to (for now) sunny Tampa, where the Bucs host the rugged 49ers in the last home game of the 2013 season. Will it be Bucs commander Greg Schiano’s final home game as Bucs coach?
One way to punch his ticket for a return at the helm would be to pull off a monumental upset of the 49ers. As Joe wrote earlier, he simply cannot see that happening short of the Bucs pulling off a pick-six and/or a scoop and score on defense.
Some things to watch: Will Mike Glennon continue his slide or will he bounce back? If Glennon stinks up the joint again, Joe is sure drafting a quarterback is very much on the table (“Hhheeerrreee’sss Johnny!”). Also, can the Bucs ‘offensive line man up and prevent the manly 49ers front seven, maybe the best in the business, from harassing Glennon and create running lanes?
Feel free to bang your keyboard here throughout the game. As always, please do not post URLs of illegally streamed broadcasts, but you are welcome to e-mail them among yourselves.
Go Bucs!
Game 14
49ers (9-4) at Bucs (4-9)
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
TV: WTVT-TV, Channel 13, locally. Outside the Tampa Bay area, DirecTV Channel 708.
Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network (in Tampa WFUS-FM 103.5, and WDAE-AM 620); SiriusXM Channel 93.
In this CSN Bay Area video, Matt Maiocco discusses the most critical match-up of today’s 49ers-Bucs game, and that would be All-World tight end Vernon Davis vs. Bucs safety Dashon Goldson.
The fate of Bucs commander Greg Schiano is viewed as up in the air for some. After posting a losing season in 2012, and starting this season 0-8, Joe has never before experienced this kind of local freakout over a coach.
Billboards shot up all over the Tampa Bay area calling for Schiano’s job. Phone lines to local sports radio shows were fried by fans demanding Schiano’s head on a silver platter.
It was ugly. [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!
Penn endorses Schiano “100 percent”
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=102865
2013 Draft class shaping up
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=102887
Bucs bubbly about Barth
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=102902
Glennon ordered to leave One Buc
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=102923
Bucs defy football logic
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=102948
Schiano talks about “trashy magazines”
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=102964
Scrutiny all over Mike Sullivan
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=102988
Dominating data on Gerald McCoy
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=103008
Time to quit milking the clock
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=103096
Q&A with Akeem Spence
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=103114
Vernon Davis on Bucs’ minds
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=103144
Jason La Canfora takes shot at Bucs fans
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=103201
Schiano takes pride in player development
https://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=103125
Kate Wentzel of WTSP-TV Channel 10 has her forecast for today 49ers-Bucs game. May want to bring a light jacket. Joe will let Kate tell you why.
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.
Joseph has no guarantee for 2014
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.
Consider the following: [read more]
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.
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!
It’s time for No. 93 to deliver his career best
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]
