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Bucs rookie right guard Ali Marpet
Welcome to the Bucs’ opening drive on Saturday night, starting from the 20 yard line.
On 1st-and-10, Doug Martin runs left but Logan Mankins is blown up. No gain. [read more]
Ronde Barber says a Bucs safety eclipses John Lynch when it comes to movement.
Joe believes Ronde Barber often is selling on the airwaves what lurks in Lovie Smith’s brain.
So Barber’s insight is telling when it comes to the eventual makeup of the Tampa Bay roster. [read more]
Lovie knows bad quarterbacks.
Fascinating discussion at the overrated Grantland.com by statgeek Bill Barnwell.
Just what NFL coach has been cursed by the worst quarterbacks? It’s a neat mind teaser. [read more]
Gone.
Michael Koenen is no longer a Bucs player. The overpriced punter was cut loose. Joe sheds no tears.
Koenen was signed by the Bucs to a heralded six-year, $19.5 million contract. The Bucs have been horrible ever since. [read more]
A key member of the Bucs offense drew the ire of a former Buccaneer following Tampa Bay’s beating at the hands of the Browns. [read more]
Former Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik is scared for America’s Quarterback.
Bucs fans have hit the panic button after the matador blocking of the Bucs’ offensive line Saturday night. It isn’t so much the bad blocking that has fans freaking out, it is for whom they are supposed to be blocking.
And that is America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. [read more]
Publicly, Jameis Winston, “America’s Quarterback,” has played the role of one-day-at-a-time, “I-just-want-to-be-better-every-day” rookie since arriving at One Buc Palace.
But Jameis assured Joe today that he is still the big-talking guy who jawed about winning this season’s Super Bowl and entering the class of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. [read more]
America’s Quarterback listens to a question at his weekly presser today.
Joe gets why coaches always use the same tired phrase “game-by-game.” They claim they are lockstep in razor focus for only the next opponent and try to feign ignorance of the future schedule.
America’s Quarterback, Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, punctured that balloon today. [read more]
Basking in praise
Joe’s been hard on Evan Smith, but the starting center is on offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter’s happy list today. [read more]
“Meaningless” preseason game Thursday.
Joe is starting to like this Dirk Koetter, the offensive coordinator of the Bucs. First thing Joe likes about him is that he is competent. He is possibly the best offensive coordinator the Bucs have had since Chucky.
The second thing Joe likes about Koetter is that he doesn’t mince words, as Joe has pointed out already. [read more]
Free Mike Glennon! Joe’s all for it. Grab a good trade deal and sign a veteran.
A new CBS Sports report predicts the Bucs will find hungry buyers soon. [read more]
The stink of the Bucs offensive versus the Browns led to a breath of fresh air this afternoon at One Buc Palace. [read more]
Lovie Smith dropped troubling news about his blue chip left tackle prospect this afternoon at One Buc Palace. [read more]
Is that ankle sprain seven days ago against the Bengals affecting Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback? [read more]
Tim Wright’s second tenure with the Buccaneers didn’t last long.
The Bucs shipped him and his Super Bowl off to a playoff team this morning. [read more]
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]
