Game 8

Bucs (3-4) at Texans (3-4) 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10 locally) with Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn.

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Still believes.

No, Joe is not about to throw in the towel on this Bucs season. [read more]

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The path toward a winning season is wide-ass open for the Buccaneers.

Despite all the penalties, missed assignments, erratic tackling and a brutal ground attack, Tampa Bay’s final 10 games offer a grand opportunity for redemption.

Can Todd Bowles capitalize and save his job in the process? [read more]

Baker Mayfield.

The Bucs offense has been anemic the past three games. [read more]

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Todd goes back to the preseason board that showed the Raiders 10-1 at sixth-best odds to fire their head coach first and also looks ahead to a surprising number of other sideline bosses who could be out even with a trip to this year’s playoffs. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Pin Chasers. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen on Google Podcasts here, and on other platforms.

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QB chatter from Ian Beckles.

Joe’s been hearing it since Tom Brady announced his real retirement last winter.

Ian Beckles has been hearing it a lot lately. [read more]

Free football.

Big game tomorrow for the Bucs and the Texans, both with a 3-4 record. And as one could expect, the game will be shown free pretty much exclusively within the SEC footprint.

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Houston QB C.J. Stroud.

C.J. Stroud has to be one of the more surprising players in the NFL this year. [read more]

Key to run game?

This is for the folks who enjoy habitually snorting and stomping and braying about the Bucs offensive line. [read more]

Injury report.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles seems to have an unwritten rule for his players. If you don’t practice, you don’t play. [read more]

“Looking at you, Ira”

Watch out, Ira. Tristan Wirfs has put you on notice! [read more]

Discipline critical.

Last week against Buffalo in the fourth quarter, the Bucs, down two scores, ate up over seven minutes in one drive to pull within four points. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Go back and listen to the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” published right before the Bucs played the Dixie Chicks two weeks ago. [read more]

Injury report.

Three key Bucs starters on the injury report were each at practice and fully participated Thursday. [read more]

Four guys on the Bucs expect massive contracts this offseason. [read more]

Noticing signs of life.

Is the Bucs offense about ready break out? Well, Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales wasn’t ready to go there. But he did admit he’s seeing progress. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 12:02 p.m. Poll closed at 2:08 p.m. See last week’s results linked here.

Tipping pitches and adjusting.

Earlier this week, Joe brought word of a conversation between former Bucs guard Ali Marpet and Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke about quarterback cadence and defensive lines reading tipped pitches. [read more]