Bucs DE Larry English was carted off the field tonight, one of two injuries to top defensive ends.

The Bucs largely have been unfazed by the injury bug through three positively worthless preseason games. That luck ran out tonight in the final worthless preseason game.

First, right guard Garrett Gilkey got the dreaded cart treatment, a very, very bad sign for NFL players. Then, the defensive ends started dropping like empty beer bottles at Joe’s favorite watering hole. [read more]

Depth has come to the Buccaneers’ crew of cornerbacks. [read more]

Yes, the Buccaneers’ rookie starting left tackle, Donovan Smith, is getting around with a sprained ankle in a walking boot. [read more]

Your No. 4 receiver, Adam Humphries? Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

There are a few things Joe would lay cash on based on four preseason games:

* The Bucs still need help on the offensive line. [read more]

It looked ugly. And shame on you, if you were smiling.

Bucs backup guard/center Garrett Gilkey, a popular Bucs fan punching bag, was carted off the field in the second quarter against the Dolphins. [read more]

Strange happening on the field tonight in Miami.

Lovie Smith gave starting cornerbacks Alterraun Verner and Johnthan Banks extended playing time, in a meaningless fourth preseason game in which most starters rode the bench. [read more]

Fabiola, who is to Dolphins cheerleaders what Rachel Watson is to Bucs cheerleaders. Gone but not forgotten. Fabiola is fab-u-lous.

Preseason Game 4

Bucs at Dolphins

Kickoff: 7 p.m. [read more]

A group rookie hug was in order after Saturday’s onslaught

A voice of reason permeated the Tampa Bay sports radio airwaves this morning, as a former Buccaneer called in and, indirectly, helped some fans avoid drastic measures and further alcohol abuse. [read more]

Garrett Gilkey last stand tonight?

Don’t be ridiculous. The Bucs will not play starting guards Logan Mankins and rookie Ali Marpet tonight in Miami.

No way. But guards will be very important in the coming hours. [read more]

The Washington Post weighs in.

As various nonsense continues to envelop NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the Washington Post decided to study the inner workings of Goodell’s relationship with team owners.

Eleven owners were labeled “irrelevant,” and Team Glazer was in the bunch. [read more]

Chucky fingered Marcus Mariota as his  rookie of the year.

Joe’s already called opening day against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 13 in Tampa a “must-win.”

It’s not a must-win for the standings. Duh. But it is necessary for the psyche of a fanbase that hasn’t seen a home victory since 2013, and compares Jameis Winston to Marcus Mariota. [read more]

Saturday night, Bucs fans were doing two things: Puking all over their living room rugs or trying to beat the crowd to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

In what was believed to be the dress rehearsal for the regular season, the team looked in need of a collective chug of Kaopectate. [read more]

It used to be all about No. 5 in Tampa.

Josh Freeman was the guy. He was the 22-year-old, do-it-all quarterback who lit up the NFL with 25 touchdowns and just six interceptions for a winning Bucs team in 2010. [read more]

GMC, Lovie and the Bucs’ future.

Joe understands with the current state of the Bucs, stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is a lightning rod for both fans and talking heads who sit behind microphones, alike.

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What is the floor for the Bucs this season?.

Joe has written time and again this year’s Bucs are a six-win team. The Bucs were 2-14 for a reason.

This team needs players, and starting three rookies on offense, including two on the front line and another at quarterback, which may pay off big time in the future, very easily could cause speed bumps in the early going. [read more]

Perhaps the clash between Marcus Mariota and America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, will draw a beer-soaked sellout to the stadium on Dale Mabry Highway in 11 short afternoons.

Regardless, this Bucs-Titans ticket is getting a lot hotter. [read more]