Bucs Protect Mike James; Spence To IR
December 26th, 2015
The Buccaneers’ rookie running back lighting it up in 2013, Mike James, largely has been an invisible man in Tampa ever since. [read more]
“I’m Now Going To Play To Give The Fans Excitement”
December 26th, 2015
You want to smile out there tomorrow in the sweltering winter sun surrounded by tens of thousands of Bears fans? [read more]
“I Think The Bears Are Done For The Year”
December 26th, 2015
Teddy Bridgewater torched the Bears for four touchdowns last weekend. A noted national voice and former team executive believes Chicago has mailed in its season.
So how bad are the Bears? [read more]
TV Map For Bears-Bucs
December 26th, 2015
You asked for it, you got it. It’s the TV map for tomorrow’s game between the Bears and the Bucs, a 1 p.m. kickoff at the Den of Depression. [read more]
Jameis And Peyton Manning
December 26th, 2015
America’s Quarterback has Peyton Manning-like numbers.
Joe remembers back at the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine, when rumors and chatter ran rampant among the hundreds of reporters, radio types and TV talking heads all cocooned in Lucas Oil Stadium in sub-Arctic Indianapolis.
Word was America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, was acing all of his tests and interviews with flying colors. [read more]
Alshon Jeffery May Not Play
December 26th, 2015
Atop Bears injury report.
The toasty Bucs secondary, not exactly comparable to the 1981 49ers, got a bit of a break on Christmas when NFL teams released their final injury reports of the week. [read more]
Was A New Job Under Mike Glennon’s Tree?
December 26th, 2015
Mike Glennon is the sixth-best quarterback in the NFC South, just behind former Pro Bowler and renowned Bucs killer Derek Anderson.
But take a look at the mess of QBs expected to start in Week 16: [read more]
Jameis Will “Save Lives”
December 25th, 2015
Lifesaver?
You know it is a big game — even if both the Bears and the Bucs are out of the playoffs — when a beat reporter who covers the visiting team spends the preceding week in Tampa writing advance stories. [read more]
Getting Physical
December 25th, 2015
Few football fans don’t like watching a roadgrading offensive lineman who freight trains would-be tacklers. [read more]
Rotten Teams Dooming Lavonte David
December 25th, 2015
A star ex-linebacker weighs in. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
You think Lavonte David got screwed again by no Pro Bowl selection for the fourth consecutive year?
Well, a former outside linebacker who might have been screwed out of pineapple eight times has weighed in. [read more]
“Getting Our Draft The Way Coach Smith Wants It”
December 25th, 2015
What does Lovie want?
Who is the real Santa Claus at One Buc Palace when it comes to the NFL Draft?
Who’s placing gifts under the Tampa Bay tree in late April? [read more]
A Jameis Christmas Story
December 25th, 2015
America’s Quarterback and a Christmas story.
Yes, Joe knows Christmas, at the heart of the matter, is about kids. Christmas may mean more to those in grade school and younger than any other group in society. [read more]
Merry Christmas!
December 25th, 2015
Joe hopes everyone has a wonderful Christmas and even though there is no football on — no NFL, no college bowl games (just who is the genius who dropped the ball here?) — Joe hopes you have happier Bucs outcomes on your DVR. [read more]
Chasing Ed Hughes
December 24th, 2015
Offensive Coordinator Dirk Koetter is a busy man chasing history
Barring a catastrophic offensive meltdown in the final two games, Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter will find his way into the history books in January. [read more]
Jameis Just Average (Vs. Blitz)
December 24th, 2015
Jameis vs. the blitz.
Joe’s not much of a stat guy. Regular readers know that. Oh, stats can be good, sure. They can be eye-opening and enlightening when used within reason. [read more]
