The season from hell for Bucs fans just got worse/hotter this morning. The Bucs placed talented wide receiver Mike Williams on injured reserve, per Joe’s good friends at WDAE-AM 620.

More information from the Bucs on the transaction:

Williams played in six games this season, catching 22 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns. In his fourth season from Syracuse, Williams has started 52-of-54 career games, recording 215 catches for 2,947 yards and 25 touchdowns. His 25 receiving touchdowns are the fifth-most in Buccaneers history, and his 2,947 receiving yards are the eighth-most. Of receivers chosen in the 2010 draft, he has the second-most receiving yards and is tied for the second-most receiving touchdowns.

So now Bucs quarterback Mike Glennon, who targets Vincent Jackson nearly as much as leaky former Bucs franchise quarterback Josh Freeman targeted DJ Toes on the Line, will throw Jackson’s way even more.

So in a little over 24 hours, the NFL trade deadlines arrives at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Now Joe knows baseball fans get worked up over the trade deadline and NHL fans spend the day of the trade deadline wearing out their F5 (refresh) key because trades happen fast and furious.

Joe would be shocked if the Bucs trade for anyone. Why give up draft picks for anyone that likely won’t help this season?

Now Joe could see the Bucs trading players if Team Glazer wants to go all-in on the draft next season and wants to clean house. This is just a guess. No one but Bucs commander Greg Schiano and Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik know what Team Glazer may be thinking, and even those two likely aren’t totally sure.

Many people believe the Bucs are far more talented to make a run with the Jags for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Joe agrees. So if some team is desperate, then it wouldn’t shock Joe to see a team (or teams) poach the Bucs for a player.

Frankly, Joe doesn’t expect any movement by the Bucs. But if there is a transaction, it is more likely a Bucs player being moved than the Bucs trading a draft pick.

The Bucs have the NFL’s 12th-ranked punt returner!

See, there are things to celebrate.

Among players who have fielded six or more punts this season, Page has averaged 9.2 yards per return, which ranks No. 12 in the NFL. For some perspective, Darren Sproles is 17th, and Micheal Spurlock (Detroit) is 19th.

Page, 22, has taken to the role nicely. Yes, he had an ungly fumble/turnover. But consider that the seven NFL returners with a  higher yards per return have a combined seven fumbles. It happens.

Page’s decision-making isn’t flawless. But he’s pretty good. And he should improve. He missed all of last season, his rookie year, with after ACL surgery14 months ago.

So there you have it, another “bright light” to add to the one Greg Schiano raved about last week.

Click on through below to learn more. Several Buccaneers are confirmed for this event!

Greg Schiano is taking all kinds of heat from all angles, deservedly so.

But there’s one ex-Buccaneer who assigns as much or more blame to the Buccaneer men wearing helmets.

“I’m a big put-it-on-the-players guy,” Becht said. “I was a player, and I understand that. You know, I know that I have a job to do. And if I don’t do it, we’re not going to win. I’m a piece of the puzzle. And all these players have to understand they’re pieces of the puzzle.”

Becht also went on to say it’s tough to evaluate Mike Glennon because they team isn’t playing well around him. “He is not going to be the savior of this team. We have enough good players and talent on this team, that if they play better, he’ll have a better chance to succeed. But right now we’re not doing that, so to me he really has no shot.”

Joe agrees with Becht. However, it is the essence of a head coach’s job to get the most out of his talent and his coaching staff. Schiano has failed miserably in those areas, perhaps more than any coaching Bucs history given the talent on the roster.

Below you can catch Becht’s full interview on WDAE-AM 620 this morning.

So Team Glazer decided (for now) to keep Bucs commander Greg Schiano in office, per reports from Jay Glazer of FOX Sports. Many Bucs fans are upset and alarmed. Not Joe.

Joe always looks at patterns and trends and history. Team Glazer has never launched a coach with regular season games still to be played. Never. Not Sam Wyche, not Father Dungy, not Chucky.

Never.

So why all of a sudden would Team Glazer break from history? IF anything, with the Bucs spiraling out of control, you don’t want to fix things until January.

Joe has long pimped keeping Schiano through the end of the year. There is not a logical reason to run Schiano right now (emotional reasons, yes; not logical). Of course, the Bucs are still searching for their first win of 2013. So what will two or three meaningless wins potentially with an interim coach do for the franchise? It can only hurt the franchise.

Right now it’s all about getting a good draft pick to land a stud offensive tackle while trading back into the first round to get a quarterback (Joe’s desire), or to land a quarterback with a top-three pick.

In the NFL, if you don’t have a quarterback, you have no shot. With apologies to Dave the TV producer and his comrades with the Mike Glennon Mob, Glennon has shown Joe little if anything that he can be that stud franchise quarterback. Hell, even Josh Freeman showed glimpses of stardom when he rallied the Bucs to beat the playoff-bound Packers in his first start. Glennon looks every bit the part of a back-up, third-round draft pick.

So, no, Joe is not shocked Team Glazer has reportedly given (at least a temporary) Schiano a vote of confidence. Only people who do not follow the Bucs closely would suggest otherwise.

Prepping For Seattle: Joe really isn’t sure how Schiano has kept the locker room. With Seattle on deck, he must really be pushing a heck of a sales job to get the Bucs to believe they can waltz into Whatever-the-Hell-They-Call-That-Stadium in Seattle where it will be cold, likely drizzling, and playing before a raucous crowd.

How exactly is Schiano going to pull a wool over his players’ eyes? They will get to Russell Wilson? They will run the ball down Seattle’s throats? They will shame Richard Sherman?

Yes, stranger things have happened. Not much stranger than believing the Bucs can go to Seattle with virtually no offense and spank the Seahawks.

Playing hard: Glazer’s report came out hours after a story typed by Tampa Tribune Bucs beat guy Woody Cummings, a take that one reason Schiano is still with the Bucs is because he has yet to lose the locker room.

That’s a fair point. Losing the locker room means players have tuned out the coaches. They are freelancing or have thrown in the towel. There isn’t much evidence of that.

Joe remembers when the Bucs hosted Dallass on an NFL Network Thursday night game in Raheem Morris’ waning weeks as Bucs coach, and promptly got blown out. NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders said after the game, “Folks, I’ve seen quit before. And this team [Bucs] has quit.”

Well, if the team hasn’t quit, and many suggest the Bucs have talent, that means the coaching staff as a whole has done a miserable job with the team. Joe doesn’t think anyone would disagree.

Offensive line: Two reasons Joe has been banging the drum for Texas A&M tackle Jake Matthews is that the Bucs’ offensive line flat out stinks. It really needs an infusion of new blood and someone that can anchor that line for years to come. Without blocking, your offense can’t do a damned thing. With blocking, your offense opens up tremendously.

The second reason Joe likes Matthews, aside from the fact he is one of the best offensive linemen in the country, is his bloodlines. His father is Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews. His cousin in Clay Matthews, wild linebacker with the Packers.

Changes?: Last week, Schiano said he plans on using the long weekend to see what the Bucs are doing wrong and trying to cut that out of the playbook. He’s got a lot to choose from.

It is interesting Schiano is talking about changes with the wolves at his door. Too little; too late.

NFL

Lions: On the back of Calvin Johnson and a sweet heads-up play by Matt Stafford, Detroit did in Dallass. Joe loved it and it shows what you can do with a good quarterback. The Lions are for real.

49ers: Just imagine you play for San Francisco, and you had to travel halfway around the globe just to slap around the hapless Jags? Not sure anyone has noticed, but Colin Kaepernick’s passing numbers are really pedestrian this season.

Chiefs: The Browns gave the Chiefs a scare in the second half, but the Chiefs keep on winning. That shows what quality drafting will do for you. While Scott Pioli flamed out because he was a reported raving lunatic of a dictator and couldn’t pick a coach, the man was really, really solid with the draft.

Saints: New Orleans just keeps on winning. Joe’s pretty sure, barring a collapse, they win the NFC South.

Patriots: Boston teams truly are the devil. Tom Brady gets his hand injured and TV cameras catch how swollen it is, but Bill Belicheat and Brady claim his hand is “perfect.” Joe’s going to guess Brady would be fined $20,000 if he told a reporter he has a dirty fingernail, despite video evidence.

Giants: Joe has been asking where are all these NFL sophists that bragged – after just one half of football in the opening week – that Chip Kelly has revolutionized NFL offenses. Welp. His Beagles had a grand total of one touchdown yesterday losing to the Giants. The Beagles now have scored a grand total of 10 points the past two games. Pppfffttt. The Bucs can do that with a backup quarterback, backup running back and Schiano controlling the offense. The Giants, meanwhile, are getting better, which is what good coaching can do for a team.

Bengals: Cincinnati keeps on winning and much-maligned Andy Dalton will take the Bengals to the playoffs for the third time in as many years. Mock Dalton if you will, but this is what you call getting the job done.

Raiders: Sleazy Terrelle Pryor runs for a 93-yard touchdown run and the Raiders beat the Steelers in a battle of 1970s heavyweights. Are the Raiders starting to improve or is Joe just hallucinating?

Cardinals: They beat the reeling Dixie Chicks and are still in the hunt for a wild card. Bruce Arians is doing a helluva job since his quarterback is washed up Carson Palmer. And the Desert Rats picked off Matty Ice four times. Wow.

Broncos: America’s favorite regular season quarterback did a number on the Redskins and RGIII who injured his knee again. Joe has the feeling this is going to be nagging Griffin all his career.

Packers: Aaron Rodgers is a freaking surgeon. The guy is so accurate it isn’t funny. He threw two passes last night that buzzed within inches of a defender’s earhole, one of those passes was a touchdown. Both passes, the Vikings had excellent coverage on the play. Sometimes, a quarterback is so good, you simply cannot defend him and can only hope he can be sacked or rushed out of bounds. That was Rodgers last night, who was 10-for-10 on third down passes.

Non NFL thoughts:

Joe starts with a couple of inside baseball/media things.

1. Joe got to meet WFLA-TV Channel 8 meteorologist Leigh Spann and her husband, Dave the TV Producer, at the North Carolina State-Florida State tailgate Saturday. Joe is not going to provide Dave’s full name as he is the Don of the Mike Glennon Mob. No sense in unleashing the Freemanites on him. That would be rude.

When rumors began circling that Josh Freeman might be benched, Dave was begging for Bucs coach Greg Schiano to start Glennon.

Dave is a North Carolina State alum, which is, of course ,where Glennon played. Dave is an acquaintance of Glennon’s family, and knows Mike just a little. Hence, why he is the Don of the Mike Glennon Mob. Both Leigh and Dave are hardcore college football fans and they are on the road virtually every weekend of the football season watching their respective alma maters. Really cool people, Dave and Leigh are. Joe had a fun time visiting with them.

2. The Tampa Bay area is losing a good guy. WFTS-TV, Channel 28 sports anchor and sometimes news anchor Andrew Luria broadcast his final newscast in the area last night. “Drew” is headed for a news anchor gig in San Diego.

There may not be a nicer guy than Drew that covers the Bucs. The guy was passionate about his job and it showed in his work. It’s a big step up in his career so Joe wishes Drew the best of luck. Now he will have to navigate those weird 10 a.m. kickoffs of his beloved Redskins.

3. Joe caught some flack for typing this on Twitter Saturday, but he doesn’t care. Saturday was the second time Joe has seen Jameis Winston in person and Joe has seen leaky former Bucs franchise quarterback Josh Freeman countless times. Joe is emphatic that Winston, as a freshman in college, is more polished than Freeman is as a fifth-year pro. Of course, Winston is facing college defenses, not NFL defenses. But Freeman would give his left (youknowhat) to be as accurate as Winston, and Joe has yet to see Winston lose his cool in traffic. He makes spot-on throws downfield when he knows he is going to be blasted. Shoot, with Freeman, if a defensive tackle passed gas, he got rattled and threw the ball out of bounds.

4. Johnny Football just toys with people. With a bum throwing shoulder he fries Vanderbilt Saturday. Today, Johnny Football is your best quarterback in college. Dude has better numbers than he did last year and has to compensate for a totally garbage defense. Joe also must tip his cap to the Vanderbilt cheerleader who was trying to lure Johnny Football into a drunken trap, inviting him to a pool party.

5. People talk about Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M’s coach, as a potential NFL candidate. Candidate for what? Joe has nothing against Sumlin, but what has he done to suggest he is ready to be an NFL coach? Greg Schiano has done more.

Sumlin took over a program with a future Heisman Trophy winner dropped in his lap, a guy he tried to run off the football program, mind you. Sumlin turned around the Aggies last year, granted, with players recruited by Mike Sherman. If Sumlin was such a great coach, how is it his defense is a gutless sieve, one of the worst in the nation? Sumlin may one day be one of better coaches in the nation. Some day. But he’s got to have a little more on his resume than developing gimmick offenses that do well in Conference USA.

6. If Joe had to guess, it will be Florida State vs. UCF in the Orange Bowl. Yick. If there is one bowl that was totally killed off by the BCS, it was the Orange Bowl. Year after year that used to be one of the best bowl games. When is the last time the Orange Bowl was worth watching, when Florida State played Penn State? That was, what, eight years ago?

7. So it looks like Missouri is fraudulent, right? Right? Choked away a game vs. South Carolina. Scratch off Missouri.

8. Speaking of resume updating, Bo Pelini better be looking for a good real estate agent. Here this guy is supposed to be a defensive guru and his defenses are getting torched. By Big Ten offenses, no less. The latest was getting slapped around by Minnesota. Minnesota! How far has the mighty Cornhuskers program fallen when they are getting lit up by the Gophers? Man.

9. The BCS usually lets in one team from one of the non-automatic qualifying conferences (Joe isn’t sure the AAC qualifies). So who do they pick? Northern Illinois, UCF or Fresno State?

10. Has any of Joe’s loyal readers done any homework on Jimmy Garoppolo yet? If not, why not? He may be a name you should become familiar with.

11. Joe is too depressed to drop a baseball item here, other than Kolton Wong is on Joe’s s(p)itlist.

“Don’t worry, boss. We’re going to shock the world in Seattle. Trust. Belief. Accountability.”

Maybe Greg Schiano picked up the check? Perhaps he was forced to eat cold linguini? Little is known of the Friday lunch activities of the leader of the New Schiano Order and Team Glazer.

Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported that Schiano met with the Glazer family, the Buccaneers owners, on Friday. Afterward, Schiano reported to the Buccaneers locker room that he was still the Tampa Bay coach.

Joe wonders about the last part. It paints a bizarre potential picture. Did Schiano tell the team he got a big vote of confidence from ownership? Or did the head coach tell the team he remains head coach but every player’s and coach’s job is on the line?

Regardless, Joe can only imagine what message Team Glazer might have delivered Schiano.

Joe suspects it went something like this. “The turnaround must swift and strong, otherwise you’re out.”

Now Joe understands why many Bucs fans wanted Bucs commander Greg Schiano gone last week, or before. Losing gnaws on Bucs fans and with 12 losses in the last 13 games, Bucs fans have had enough.

That’s understandable. And at this point, Joe isn’t sure how Team Glazer can retain Schiano’s services for the 2014 season after all that has transpired in the past few months — even without factoring in all the losing.

It’s pretty much common belief Schiano is a dead-man walking. But Woody Cummings of the Tampa Tribune isn’t fully convinced Schiano’s days are number. He points to several factors why Schiano is still in the employ of Team Glazer, and maybe, why Team Glazer could keep Schiano for the foreseeable future.

Was it Schiano who dropped the perfectly thrown third-down pass that quarterback Mike Glennon delivered to Vincent Jackson on the third play of the game against Carolina?

Was it Schiano who unleashed the two uncatchable third-down shotgun snaps that derailed a pair of potential scoring drives while they were still close enough to the Panthers to beat them?

Was it Schiano who muffed the late third-quarter punt that was the game’s only turnover and the one that Carolina quickly turned into the touchdown that all but put that game out of reach?

Cummings also notes how the team has not quit on Schiano, at least not yet. Players quitting on their coach, Cummings noted, is a big reason why Team Glazer jettisoned Raheem Morris.

In addition, Cummings notes how Schiano wasn’t the guy who late-hit Geno Smith in Week One, handing the Jets an improbable win.

Joe sees all of Cummings’ points and understands where he is coming from. The only way Schiano saves his job, in Joe’s eyes, is if he and the Bucs finish the season with a 6-3 run.

Does anyone believe that has a chance of happening?

 Hardcore Bucs fans will remember when Chucky said in 2007 that the future was so bright for Tampa Bay he had to wear shades.

Listening to Greg Schiano’s melancholy postgame interview Thursday, Joe couldn’t help but recall that line. Schiano was asked about No. 8, Mike Glennon, and it almost sounded like he cracked a third of a grin on the Buccaneers Radio Network.

“Mike’s developing, I think, at a good pace. He’s busting his hump to do it. So, he’s one of the bright lights,” Schiano said of Glennon.

What are the other “bright lights?” Lavonte David, Mason Foster? There aren’t many right now.

Screamin’ Stephen A. Smith, Skip Bayless and Robert Smith discuss the (lack of) job security for Bucs commander Greg Schiano in this BSPN video.

Bucs rookie running back Mike James struggled against the Stinking Panthers.

Doug Martin seriously busting up his shoulder with what is believed to be a torn labrum put the put the Bucs in an unforgivable situation. The team is relying on two green rookies as two of their biggest weapons: quarterback Mike Glennon and now running back Mike James.

Andrew Astleford of FoxSportsFlorida watched the loss to the Stinking Panthers closely and came to the conclusion that James is not yet ready for prime time.

That meant more work for James, of course. The Bucs were excited about him after drafting the Miami product in the sixth round, No. 189 overall, last April. James was serviceable but not stellar Thursday, rushing for 39 yards on 10 carries.

The Bucs are optimistic that Martin can return before season’s end, and they’ll need that to happen, given his obvious talent that sparks this offense.

Here is the deal: Martin, James, hell, even Mike Alstott would struggle if they didn’t have blocking and right now there is no unit underperforming worse than the Bucs’ offensive line. Much of it is due to injuries.

This is why Joe is banging the drum — and will bang on the drum until the NFL draft comes next spring — that the Bucs need Texas A&M hulk of an offensive tackle Jake Matthews. This offensive line desperately needs fresh blood. H

How long will Donald Penn last? He’s no spring chicken. Sadly with his medical issues, roadgrader Carl Nicks can’t be counted on. Ted Larsen should not be on the Bucs roster next year. Joe hopes Davin Joseph can turn things around, but at his salary, even he admits his career is on the line. And as much as Joe loves Demar Dotson, he is serviceable at best.

Without blocking, an offense has little chance to succeed. This is why Joe believes Matthews would be a solid choice.

The FOX Football Daily crew, including Jay Glazer, Terry Bradshaw and Ronde Barber, discuss the Bucs circling the drain in this FOX Sports 1 video. Barber has been texting with Bucs cornerback Darrelle Revis and has an interesting tidbit following Thursday night’s loss to the Stinking Panthers.

Yes, Bucs fans, Joe has the news you have all been waiting on. There will likely be changes to the Bucs in time for their next game in Seattle a week from tomorrow.

No, those changes do not include a coaching change — not yet.

Bucs commander Greg Schiano admitted Friday to Woody Cummings of the Tampa Tribune that, seeing his team is 0-7 and starting to fall apart, change might be best.

“I think the biggest thing is you look at what are you doing well,’’ Schiano said. “There’s a lot of games that, early on, we believe we should have won. What did we do well to put us in a position to win? What did we do in these last three games where it wasn’t as tight of a game, or at least this last one? Take what you do well, build on it.

“Things you’re not doing well, either cut them out, because you just can’t do them this year, or, how are you going to fix them, how are you going to make them better? That’s what we have to do a good job of this weekend.’’

Well, Joe has to give the usually set-in-his-ways Bucs commander a little credit for going against his inner grain and attempting to change. But you know what, perhaps Schiano wouldn’t be in resume-update mode with fans screaming for his head and billboards all across the Tampa Bay area demanding his scalp if, you know, maybe he changed things up, oh, Joe doesn’t know, maybe six weeks ago?

File this under the category of “Too Little/Too Late.”

As the Greg Schiano regime winds down, Joe knows many fans have become especially nostalgic thinking about past coaches, especially icons like Father Dungy and Chucky.

Joe’s read the many comments hear speculating whether Team Glazer could reunite with Tampa-based Gruden and make him the next Bucs head coach.

Well, Joe’s got some fresh fuel for that speculation. Chucky, speaking at a charity fundraiser in Ocala on Friday, said he wants to coach again, as documented by the Ocala Star-Banner.  

“I haven’t lost a game in 3½ years,” he said. “But no, I would like to give coaching one more try.”

Interestingly, Chucky said the Bucs’ current losing “really troubles my heart” and shared seemingly lighthearted disbelief that he was fired — even 5 1/2 years later.

Gruden spoke about his firing from Tampa Bay, which came after the 2008 season. He said one of the owners of the team presented him with a game ball two weeks in a row, including one for his 100th win. The team was 9-3 at the time.

“Four weeks later, the same son of a b—- fired me,” he said to roaring laughter.

Joe’s not lobbying for a Gruden return, but it would be exciting, and surely the Bucs could do a lot worse for their next head coach. Joe also suspects the Bucs’ cash registers would ring off the hook if Gruden returned and drafted Johnny Football.

If Greg Schiano and rockstar general manager Mark Dominik are serious about evaluating Mike Glennon  in 2013, then they should trade for quality receiving help to offset the losses of Mike Williams and Doug Martin, and the struggling offensive line.

The Lions found an unexpected gem in wide receiver Kevin Ogletree, who has delivered for them in limited action after the Bucs cut Ogletree for dropping everything in site.

More snaps likely are on the way in Detroit for Ogletree, notes BSPN.

Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said Thursday that he could see Ogletree getting more snaps in the future. Where, though, could be the question. As Kris Durham emerges as the third wide receiver alongside Johnson and either Ryan Broyles or Nate Burleson, when he returns, in the slot, it could turn into an interesting situation with Ogletree and Durham.

“His targets and catches have been very good for us,” Linehan said. “He’s a veteran, played in a system when he was in Dallas that has a little bit of carryover for him here. He’s a veteran and a guy that works really hard to be ready for anything you ask.

Joe notes the Ogletree revival because it’s a reminder that sometimes players thrive in a fresh environment. The NFL’s trading deadline is Tuesday.

Yes, one could consider the New Schiano Order environment stale and decaying and not conducive to reviving a player but, still, the Bucs’ brass surely is looking for hidden saviors that could bring the 2013 season back to respectability.

If the Bucs’ hierarchy really wants to try and salvage 2013, then they’ll hotly pursue a wide receiver, given that Mike Williams is shelved with a hamstring injury, If they really desire to evaluate Mike Glennon, then that’s going to be awfully hard with only one established weapon in Vincent Jackson and a struggling offensive line.

Gerald McCoy thinks the attacks Bucs fans have lodged at Bucs commander Greg Schiano are getting too personal.

Joe was on the field near the Bucs sidelines in the waning moments of the Bucs loss to the Stinking Panthers Thursday and heard the angry masses screaming for Greg Schiano to be banished from the premises of the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway.

After the game, Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy had words for some of the fans who had choice words for Schiano.

“I think a lot of what they said wasn’t cool,” GMC said. “I understand being frustrated but you have to show a little class. Some of the things they were saying were uncalled for.”

Joe can’t disagree. It’s one thing to chant “Fire Schiano,” among other things, but to suggest Schiano and other coaches (and some players) perform acts that are anatomically impossible is a bit over the top.

Friday, per Pat Yasinskas of ESPN, GMC raced to Schiano’s defense Friday as it seems the entire Tampa Bay community has the torches lit and is ready to storm One Buc Palace.

“If you want to be angry about the game or what’s going on, be angry because we’re angry, too. But don’t disrespect him as a man,” McCoy said. “That man has a wife. He has kids at home. We have wives and kids. Just keep it to football. Don’t take it outside of that. If you want to be whatever in football, that’s OK. Be angry. We expect you to be angry. Nobody wants to be 0-7. But just leave everything else alone.

“Just keep it to the game. It’s still just a game. We’ve got lives outside of football. When you disrespect a man as a person, then you’re taking it too far.”

Joe can’t disagree with anything GMC says. If you think Schiano is the worst thing walking since Leeman Bennett, then tell him that, that’s fine. That’s football. But to go after his family is a bit much.

Besides, the hollering at Schiano isn’t accomplishing anything. Joe is guessing Schiano’s record gets Team Glazer’s attention much better than some drunken louts rambling.

Mark Schlereth of BSPN fame has very harsh words for the personnel moves of Bucs commander Greg Schiano, and he has very pointed words on how to fix the Bucs. In short, he believes the organization needs to be blown up and completely rebuilt in this BSPN video.

Bucs icon Derrick Brooks lives locally, works locally, counsels Lavonte David and bleeds pewter and red. So needless to say Brooks is very troubled.

Brooks said he stood on the sidelines for last night’s game and “I saw a very dejected team.” And Brooks said it marked the first time at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway he every heard fans chant to fire a coach.

Speaking to former teammate and ex-Bucs guard Ian Beckles on WDAE-AM 620 today, No. 55 went on to say he takes the state of the Bucs very seriously and he’s nearing an all-time low.

The level-headed Brooks shares his gloom and doom in the audio below.