Not shopping Mike Evans.

Well, as Joe types this here post, it is 68 minutes before the trade deadline (and still no running back). But Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht made one thing clear this morning. [read more]

“Check it down, Bake.”

Joe remembers that forced Baker Mayfield pass nine days against the Falcons that became a brutal fourth-quarter interception.

Head coach Todd Bowles saw what everyone else did on the play except Mayfield, apparently. [read more]

So where does Bucs punt returner Deven Thompkins rank among his full-time colleagues?

Cover your eyes. [read more]

Running to nowhere.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Joe knows people harp on the third-down defense. Joe isn’t defending the league’s worst third-down defense here. There are bigger issues. [read more]

This will not be a week remembered for high-level thinking at One Buc Palace. [read more]

If you’re not sure what kind of team the Bucs are, what their identity is, head coach Todd Bowles has a clear answer for you. [read more]

BSPN: Bucs should be sellers.

The Bucs have no run game. The passing game is, well, certainly not good enough to make up for an inept running game. [read more]

Titans RB Derrick Henry.

Are the Bucs serious about making a playoff run, and perhaps winning a game or two (or more?) in the postseason? Joe will know the answer to that question by late this afternoon. [read more]

Smelly last three games.

Joe remembers a few weeks ago someone brought up to Bucs coach Todd Bowles that Ryan Neal isn’t playing all that great. [read more]

Buds coach Todd Bowles

This here Joe has maintained on the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” that the Bucs defense is not the problem with the team. For the most part, the Bucs defense is holding opponents to scores that should not be insurmountable for a decent NFL offense. [read more]

Cornerback Carlton Davis.

A not-so-nice distraction from Devin White’s 14-game sackless streak is Jamel Dean’s 20-game run without an interception — while fellow cornerback Carlton Davis hasn’t grabbed a pick in his last seven games. [read more]

Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke opens up.

Joe’s not sure how this happens through a full game unless coaches aren’t picking up on it, or they don’t know how to adjust. [read more]

Todd Bowles defends.

Joe knows these people lurk. [read more]

“Make us an offer.”

For Bucs fans who want the team to bite the bullet and trade for a running back (or a pass rusher?) as well as fans who want the Bucs to start stockpiling draft picks in order to draft a quarterback in April, Bucs coach Todd Bowles has depressing words for you. [read more]

Points > takeaways.

Long-time readers of JoeBucsFan.com know Joe winces and gets very frustrated upon hearing coaches place so much weight on takeaways. [read more]

Signed today.

Joe knows some Bucs fans, fully and justly frustrated by the league’s second-worst ground game, thought maybe, just maybe, Playoff Lenny could return to Tampa Bay. [read more]

Demands change.

If the NFL wants fans to believe it is a credible organization and not one to bend the rules for favored teams, an influential stenographer of the game bangs his shoe on his desk and implores the league to change its ways no later than the kickoff to the 2024 season. [read more]

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Face of NFL Network, Rich Eisen.

On gameday mornings and during the NFL combine and draft, Rich Eisen is the face of NFL Network. [read more]

Helping those who need it.

It was reaching to the point where Joe thought a doctor prescribed Joe crazy pills and just didn’t tip Joe off. [read more]

Is he available or not?

Joe isn’t sure about jumping into the deep end of the pool. [read more]