Right after the Bucs 23-20 win over the Saints, Ronde Barber spoke with BSPN’s Bob Holtzman.

Jovan Haye greets Philip Buchanan after the Bucs cornerback's late interception sealed the Bucs 23-20 win.

Why stay up late to catch the TV news highlights of the Bucs’ 23-20 win over the Saints when Joe has them now, courtesy of the NFL Network.

Sadly, Roger Goodell is not courteous enough to provide embed codes.

First is a five-minute video of game highlights replete with Gene Deckerhoff and the Saints guys. To quote Deckerhoff, “Let’s hear the cannons!”

Deckerhoff also reminds Bucs fans the last time the Bucs were 9-3, the Bucs went to the Super Bowl.

Next up is the Bucs postgame press conference featuring Chucky.

In a “Can’t Miss Play,” the Brian Baldinger of Fox Sports breaks down Cadillac Williams’ touchdown.

This video is a compilation and break down by Fox’s Brian Billick and Baldinger of the Bucs’ defensive highlights.

Lastly, NFL Network analysts Tom Waddle and Jim Mora break down the game.

Joe's handing out one of several game balls to Clifton Smith. And it looks like he's not going to drop it.

Here’s a hand for “Cardiac” Smith not laying the ball down on the turf for the first time in his brief NFL career. Way to go, rookie.

Smith had fumbled in his first four games as a Bucs returner and running back.

The kid was spectacular against the Saints, catcthing wet balls on the run and sacrificing his body. Five punt returns for 82 yards plus three kickoff returns for 76 yards are big-time numbers.

His second-quarter punt return was a game-changer. Backed up at his end zone, Saints punter Glenn Pakulak cranked out a 70-yard punt to the Bucs 19. Smith backed up for it, grabbed it on a bounce and returned it 42 yards to the Saints’ 39-yard-line. The play set up the Bucs second field goal, which gave them a 6-3 lead.

Smith, by far, is the Bucs most exciting player right now. The way the offense is playing, they need short fields – over and over again – to be effective. Smith and the defense are making that happen.

The godfather of the Bucs defense did nothing Sunday to kill talk of him joining son Lane Kiffin at the University of Tennessee in '09

A report by BSPN’s Chris Mortensen Sunday said Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin will follow son Lane Kiffin to the University of Tennessee, citing unnamed sources. Joe first told you the lure of father and son coaching together was much more than rumor in an exclusive report in October.  

(If FoxSports.com’s Jay Glazer reported this, Joe would believe it to be a done deal. Glazer is never wrong and usually wipes the floor with Mort’s “sources.” Additionally, Joe is hearing whispers that Monte’s agent is already negotiating a contract with the Vols.)

Vacation Man has even written Kiffin’s Bucs obituary.

Sunday, Monte Kiffin offered nothing to kill the talk. He was cornered by the media at the Bucs-Saints Game.

“I’m just telling you, I can honestly tell you it’s just speculation, just like it came up with the Raiders,” he said. “It came up two years ago. It came up last year. I’m still here. All I’ll talk about and focused on is Monday Night Football, Carolina Panthers, and how about the game we just played?”

Sadly, Monte didn’t come out and say that he will coach the Bucs defense next year. That’s all he had to say. But he wouldn’t go there.

Bucs secondary coach Raheem Morris could be capable replacement for the elder Kiffin. He likely is a spectacular choice. But, regardless, losing Monte would be a loss. The guy is not a figurehead, and he’s not replaceable.

Joey Galloway dropped the bone Chucky threw him against the Saints. Expect Chucky to tell us about it this week, rather than offer a vote of confidence for his former golden boy.

He’s been living in Jon Gruden’s doghouse and playing for scraps over the past few weeks. And the road back to relevance doesn’t look any easier for Joey Galloway.

Galloway dropped a key 2-and-6 pass in his chest with 4:11 left in the game against the Saints. The game was tied at 20, and a completion there would have given the Bucs a key first down and likely set them up for the go-ahead score.

Expect Chucky to serve that play up to the reporters who are bound to ask about Galloway again this week. Galloway hasn’t caught a ball in four weeks, since a 22-yard grab against the Chiefs.

Joe’s heart sank when Galloway dropped the pass against the Saints.

Joe knows Galloway’s resurgence would be key to the Bucs competing for the NFC title.

Barrett Ruud and company will be the subject of ESPN's hype machine all week long. The 9-3 Bucs head to Carolina to face the 9-3 Panthers one week from Monday.

Deserved or not, with a Monday Night Football game comes major league hype. The Bucs will bask in that national glory in their next game, a Monday night contest in Carolina on Dec. 8.

Both teams are 9-3 and deserve the media attention. It’s been a long time coming for the Bucs this season. Weeks ago, Joe told you the teams should face off at 9-3 next week. (Hey, there’s always time for a good, “I told you so.”)

If the Bucs win, they’ll open up a two-game lead over the Panthers and virtually lock up the division and the No. 2 seed in the postseason, by virtue of having the tiebreaker advantage with Carolina.

Expect the national media to focus its attention on the Bucs defense. Frankly, there’s not enough sizzle to the offense for most locals to get excited, let alone the national talking heads.

Let’s hope this all propels team-leading tackler Barrett Ruud, and safeties Tanard Jackson and Jermaine Philips to the big time. Joe asks, would you want any two other safeties patrolling the field for your team? …Didn’t think so.

Joe is obviously giddy over the win over the Saints but wonders why the Bucs didn't use Cadillac Williams more in the second half when the clock needed to be chewed.

Whew, Joe is relieved. After Jeff Garcia hooked up with Antonio Bryant for a 39-yard touchdown for a 20-10 lead in the third Joe thought the game was won. Joe didn’t expect the offense to completely tank the rest of the game.

Props to the defense! It was the Bucs always strong defense, which let up a little in the third, to not only shut down the Saints but win the game and (again) bail out of the offense.

Nice job defense!

* Bucs looked strong offensively early in the quarter but have bogged down.

* The Bucs will need at least 10 more points. They can’t seem to stop the Saints on the ground or passing. It’s like practice for Drew Brees.

* Great play by Ronde Barber to tip the pass for Cato June’s interception. It almost seemed like Barber planned that.

* Wish the Bucs would try to run Cadillac to the right more. Davin Joseph seems to be manhandling Sedrick Ellis.

* Ronde Barber not getting that inception was a killer. Four plays later, the Saints score a touchdown.

* Why is it Marcus Colston plays like Jerry Rice against the Bucs?

* Wish when the Bucs had a second-and-three deep in Saints territory the Bucs would have tried Cadillac Williams.

* Not sure if anyone noticed but the stinking Panthers are beating the Packers in Green Bay.

Not too much for Joe to comment on in the first quarter.

* Wonder why Chucky didn’t contest that interception by Jonathan Vilma. Joe isn’t sure Michael Clayton wasn’t down?

* Great to see Cadillac Williams run well on his first carry. Something tells Joe he will see a lot more of that today.

Saints (6-5) at Bucs (8-3)
Week 13
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
TV: FOX, WTVT Channel 13, DirecTV/NFL Sunday Ticket Channel 710.
Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network (in Tampa WFUS-FM, 103.5 and WDAE-AM, 620); Sirius Channel 130.
Weather: Per AccuWeather.com, the kickoff should be a pleasant 78 degrees under cloudy skies. But toward the second half thunderstorms are expected as temperatures will remain somewhat consistent. It is expected to be breezy with winds over 20 mph at kickoff only slightly deminishing by the second half.
Odds: Per Bodog.com, Bucs -4.
Outlook: Last Monday night Drew Brees looked like a young Dan Marino lighting up the Packers defense. Joe thinks this was a fraud on several levels including the fact the Packers play in a grossly overrated division where the Lions — the Lions! — give opponents a game.

Throw in the fact that the Saints don’t play well on the road and that the game will be on grass in likely lousy weather against one of the NFL’s top defenses, well, don’t let last Monday night fool you.

Granted, it’s possible that Reggie Bush will be back and he absolutely kills the Bucs. But with a sloppy field just how much damage can he do?

In Week 1 Brees shredded the Bucs defense for 343 yards and still the Saints only won by four. That won’t happen today.

Here’s a couple of other tidbits to concentrate on:

* Besides Bush, Saints wide receiver Marques Colston has burned the Bucs. He has a touchdown catch in his last two games against the Bucs.

* Jeff Garcia usually lights up the Saints two of is better games have come against the Saints.

This is a critial game for the Bucs. They must win this if they hope to capture the NFC South and possibly get a bye if not a home game to start the playoffs.

As the Bucs ready themselves for their Week 13 game against the Saints, Joe takes a look at what some of the NFL writers have to say about the Pewter Pirates.

Jason McIntyre of TheBigLead.com has the Bucs at No. 8.

So terrible on the road – lucky to beat Chicago and KC – the Bucs better host a playoff game.

Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com has the Bucs at No. 4.

Don’t look now, but they’re the second-best team in the NFC. It isn’t always pretty, but they find a way.

Peter King of SI.com has the Bucs at No. 8.

Not to be a nattering nabob of negativism, but how do you fall behind Detroit 17-0?

Vic Carucci of NFL.com has the Bucs at No. 5.

These guys quietly have hung around and put themselves in position to win their division, but they’ll have to play much better than they did vs. Detroit.

BSPN ranks the Bucs at No. 5. Writes Vacation Man:

The Bucs took care of business in Detroit by scoring on offense, defense and special teams. They might not be flashy, but they get the job done.

Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com talks about how highly he thinks of the Bucs with Lauren Shahadi. He calls them “a surprise.” Give it a look at about the 1:45 mark, despite the forced informercial (of which Joe doesn’t get a dime) from one of the country’s great cable thieves.

Hey, at least CBSSports.com offers embed codes., something Roger Goodell won’t.

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If Monte Kiffin does leave the Bucs to coach with his son Lane at the University of Tennessee, current Bucs defensive backs coach Raheem Morris very likely will be promoted to defensive coordinator.

Unlike some Bucs fans, Joe isn’t overly concerned if Monte Kiffin follows his son Lane to the University of Tennessee. Why? Because there are viable replacements out there.

If Kiffin does leave the Bucs, defensive backs coach Raheem Morris will likely inherit the defensive coordinator position. The Bucs, and others in the NFL, think very highly of Morris.

Sure, that leaves a hole to be filled. The Bucs could rehire their former defensive line coach Rod Marinelli to fill the opening. What, you mean Marinelli still has a job with the Lions? Despite losing 19 of his last 20 games? How can this be?

Marinelli will go down as one of the absolute worst NFL head coaches in the history of the game but as an assistant he was top-notch.

Sure, Joe would hate to see Kiffin go, but who can blame a guy for wanting to coach with his son in the final few years of his career? Hasn’t Monte earned the right to do that?

And if he goes, the Bucs’ defense will still be in very good hands.

Cato June and the Bucs hope to smother the Saints Sunday.

Joe has various NFL Network videos to get Bucs fans prepared for the Bucs game with the Saints in Week 13, despite the ill-conceived wishes of Roger Goodell.

First Brian Billick breaks down why Jeff Garcia is such a valuable commodity for the Bucs, which makes it seem even more insane Chucky had the gall to play Son of Bob. The unmitigated gall!

Next, is a video weather forecast for the game from AccuWeather.com. Bring the ponchos.

Finally the NFL Network has a three-minute long preview produced by NFL Films. If it is produced by NFL Films it has to be quality work.

As he does each week, Joe documents Bucs defensive end Gaines Adams’ every move on the field.

NIP: Not in the play.
NOF: Not on the field.

First possession
Detroit – 14:54
1st-10, DET27 14:54 Smith rushed to the right for 3 yard gain.
Adams gets past the line, runs inside and gets an assist.
2nd-7, DET30 14:17 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
Double-teamed by tight end John Owens and center Dominic Raiola but fights through the blocks and drills Duante Culpepper.
3rd-7, DET30 14:08 Culpepper passed to McDonald to the left for 17 yard gain.
At left end, right tackle Gosder Cherilus hand checks Adams and likely gets away with a hold as he keeps Adams away from Culpepper.
1st-10, DET47 13:25 Smith rushed to the left for 2 yard loss.
Left tackle Jeff Backus turns Adams outside and right into the path of Smith.2nd-12, DET45 12:44 Smith rushed to the right for 3 yard gain.
Unblocked but Smith runs right inside of Adams.
3rd-9, DET48 12:02 Culpepper sacked by J. Wilkerson.
At left end, Adams drops back into pass coverage. NIP.

Second possession
Detroit – 9:30
1st-10, DET29 9:30 Johnson rushed to the left for 2 yard gain.
Adams is triple-teamed and out of the play.
2nd-8, DET31 8:53 Culpepper rushed to the right for 3 yard gain.
Backus gets away with a hold but Adams shakes it off and chases Culpepper all the way across the field.
3rd-5, DET34 8:13 Culpepper passed to FitzSimmons down the middle for 8 yard gain.
At left end, Adams fires across the line and takes an absurd wide route to Culpepper. Adams does get to Culpepper but because of his wide rush is a bit too late.
1st-10, DET42 7:32 Culpepper passed to Johnson to the left for 41 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB17 7:02 Johnson rushed to the right for 2 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-8, TB15 6:17 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
NOF.
3rd-8, TB15 6:07 Culpepper passed to Johnson to the left for 15 yard touchdown. J. Hanson made PAT.
At left end, Adams flies across the line but apparently decides to attack Adams by way of suburban Dearborn.

Third possession
Detroit – 3:11
1st-10, DET44 3:11 Culpepper passed to McDonald to the left for 4 yard gain.
Takes another far wide path to the quarterback and again is a bit too late.2nd-6, DET48 2:29 Smith rushed up the middle for 26 yard gain.
Taken out of the play by Backus.
1st-10, TB26 1:44 Smith rushed to the left for 4 yard gain.
Double-teamed and Smith runs inside of Adams.
2nd-6, TB22 1:01 Smith rushed to the left for 2 yard gain.
Blown off the line by Owens.
3rd-4, TB20 0:19 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
At left end, steps left and then makes a hard cut to the right to nearly take out Culpepper.

Second quarter
Fourth possession
Detroit – 11:13
1st-10, DET40 11:13 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
Fights through blocks and chases Culpepper across the field and nearly has a sack.
2nd-10, DET40 11:04 Smith rushed to the right for no gain.
NOF.
3rd-10, DET40 10:20 Culpepper sacked by Wilkerson.
NOF.

Fifth possession
Detroit – 4:35
1st-10, DET24 4:35 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
1st-15, DET19 4:35 Culpepper sacked by Adams.
Takes another wide shot to Culpepper and initially misses him as a resuel but recovers nicely and gets the sack.
2nd-17, DET17 3:58 Smith rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain.
Uses and inside stunt and right guard Stephen Peterman tackles Adams and gets away with a penalty.
3rd-16, DET18 3:05 Barber intercepted Culpepper for 2 yards.
After getting tied up initially by Cherilus, Adams gets away and nearly hits Culpepper.

Sixth possession
Detroit – 2:54
1st-10, DET27 2:54 Smith rushed to the right for 11 yard gain.
Adams takes a step inside but Smith runs to the opposite side of the field.
1st-10, DET38 2:15 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
Gets caught in a scrum but backs off to escape and nearly puts himself in position to bat the pass down.
2nd-10, DET38 2:10 Smith rushed up the middle for 14 yard gain.
At left end Adams runs way outside and Smith runs inside.
1st-10, TB48 2:00 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
NOF.
1st-15, DET47 2:00 Culpepper rushed to the right for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-12, 50 1:33 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
At left end, Cherilus bottles up Adams.
3rd-12, 50 1:28 DET committed 10 yard penalty.
At left end, Cherilus slows Adams (down while delivering a shot to Adams’ face) just enough for Culpepper to get the ball away.
3rd-22, DET40 1:21 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
At left end, Adams gets past the block at the line but Smith comes up to block Adams. The Bucs defensive end doesn’t even try to challenge Smith and instead backs off the Lions’ running back.

3rd Quarter
Seventh possession
Detroit – 13:15
1st-10, DET23 13:15 Smith rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain.
Left guard Edwin Mulitalo owns Adams.2nd-7, DET26 12:34 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
Backus holds Adams, no flag.3rd-7, DET26 12:27 Culpepper passed to Cason to the right for 3 yard gain.
At left end Adams drops back into pass coverage and makes a nice open field tackle on Cason, maybe Adams’ best tackle of the season, saving a first down.

Eighth possession
Detroit – 11:17
1st-10, DET31 11:17 Smith rushed to the left for no gain.
Bottled up initially in the scrum but Adams fights through for the tackle.2nd-10, DET31 10:37 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
Cuts inside. NIP.
3rd-10, DET31 10:34 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
Penalty. No play.
3rd-15, DET26 10:34 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
At left end Adams is double-teamed. NIP.

Ninth possession
Detroit – 9:21
1st-10, TB40 9:21 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
Penalty. No play.
1st-15, TB45 9:01 R. Barber intercepted Culpepper for 65 yard touchdown.
Gets some pressure on Culpepper.

10th possession
Detroit – 8:54
1st-10, DET25 8:54 Smith rushed up the middle for no gain.
NOF.
2nd-10, DET25 8:13 Stanton passed to M. Norris to the left for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
3rd-7, DET28 7:30 Stanton passed to Johnson to the right for 10 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, DET38 6:51 Stanton incomplete pass to the left.
NOF.
2nd-10, DET38 6:47 Smith rushed to the right for 14 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB48 6:07 DET committed 10 yard penalty.
Cuts inside and gets good penetration. Just as he is about to hit Stanton Peterman takes him out of the play.
1st-20, DET42 5:54 Johnson rushed to the left for 10 yard gain.
Great jump but Backus drills Adams just as he was about to take out Smith.
2nd-10, TB48 5:05 Johnson rushed to the right for 2 yard gain.
Tight end Michael Gaines does a great job of blocking Adams but drives him right into Johnson’s path for a tackle.
3rd-8, TB46 4:24 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
3rd-13, DET49 3:57 Stanton incomplete pass to the left.
At left end, Adams runs a stunt inside and gets caught in the pileup. NIP.
4th-13, DET49 3:39 N. Harris punt. I. Hilliard returned punt for no gain. I. Hilliard fumbled. FitzSimmons recovered fumble.
NOF.
1st-10, TB26 3:35 Smith rushed to the right for 4 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-6, TB22 2:57 Stanton incomplete pass to the right.
NOF.
3rd-6, TB22 2:53 Stanton incomplete pass to the left .
NOF.

4th Quarter
11th possession
Detroit – 12:42
1st-10, DET28 12:42 Culpepper sacked by G. White. Culpepper fumbled. Culpepper recovered fumble.
NOF.
2nd-19, DET19 12:07 Smith rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
3rd-16, DET22 11:18 DET committed 5 yard penalty
3rd-21, DET17 11:00 Culpepper passed to Cason to the left for 15 yard gain.
Cuts inside on a loop stunt but gets no pressure.

12th possession
Detroit – 7:41
1st-10, DET26 7:41 Culpepper passed to Standeford to the left for 18 yard gain. Standeford fumbled. Allen recovered fumble.
Drops into pass coverage and nearly gets a paw on the pass.

JoeBucsFan.com analyst Steve Campbell was horrified by some of the play on the Bucs offensive line in Sunday's win at Detroit. But Campbell loved Jeff Faine's effort.

By STEVE CAMPBELL
JoeBucsFan.com analyst

The Bucs overcame shaky performances by some key members of its offensive line to post a 38-20 victory on Sunday in Detroit. The six sacks the Bucs allowed were alarming, but it’s not all as bad as it sounds. Two were on naked bootlegs which is not the fault of the offensive line. Another sack happened when Jeff Garcia’s feet got tangled up with one of his linemen.

With such a young line, you sometimes have to take the good with the bad. They opened up some nice holes for Warrick Dunn, especially in the first half. Don’t be alarmed with the offense in the second half. After Clifton Smith’s punt return made the score 28-17, it was obvious to anybody who was watching that Detroit had no chance of coming back. The Bucs defense had found its groove, and Jon Gruden went ultra conservative in the second half. He was content to slam Cadillac Williams into nine-man walls, and when you do that you usually get few points and yards, but most importantly you get a victory. No reason to do something stupid on offense and give a team like the Lions life.

On to the individual evaluations:

Donald Penn (LT): After so many outstanding games in a row, this was a bit of a clunker for Penn. It started on the third offensive play for the Bucs when defensive end Corey Smith got a good jump and Penn looked really slow and lethargic coming out of his set. The result was a sack and Penn was content to call for an offsides penalty on Smith.

Arron Sears (LG): Sears resorted to his early season bad habits of leaning and not moving his feet on pass plays. He gave up a sack to Chuck Darby, who had been the invisible man on the Detroit defensive line all season.

Jeff Faine (C): Faine played pretty well. On Warrick Dunn’s 13-yard touchdown run, Faine made a textbook seal block on Darby and peeled off to get just enough of a piece of middle linebacker Paris Lenon to spring Dunn to paydirt. Faine was very effective on the second level most of the day, constantly in Lenon and Ernie Sims’ faces.

Davin Joseph (RG): This was a bad, bad game for Joseph. If I gave out the opposite of game balls, Joseph would get it for this game. Lion defensive tackles Cory Redding and Shaun Cody used and abused Joseph all day long. The scoop block is a really hard block to make for an offensive lineman, but Joseph at times looked like he didn’t even make an effort to get his head across the chests of the Lion players on backside runs.

Jeremy Trueblood (RT): Other than Faine, Trueblood was the only Bucs lineman to play well. He was his usual nasty self. This was evident on the second Bucs offensive play when he went to the second level and rag-dolled Ernie Sims ten yards down the field. By the way, what happened to Sims? At FSU he was a vicious, hard-hitting SOB. On Sunday, I’ve never seen a linebacker get thrown around so much. I guess it just happens that way in Detroit.

Game ball: Faine.

Don't throw in the towel yet. Joe thinks Monte Kiffin won't want to give up his Gulf-front mansion in Redington Beach for a suburban Tennessee home

If thoughts about Monte Kiffin leaving the Bucs are burning a hole in your stomach, tune into 620 AM, The Sports Animal, today at noon for the The Blitz with Justin Pawlowski.

Pawlowski will broadcast live from Gators On The Pass in Treasure Island. You can share your angst with him.

And if you head out to Gators, a short detour up Gulf Boulevard might help you feel better about the whole Monte Kiffin situation. 

You see, that’s where Kiffin lives in a Gulf-side mansion in Redington Beach. We’re talking 5,000+ square feet with an elevator, spa, pool, private beach and sweeping views of the Gulf of Mexico.  

Kiffin dropped about $1.5 million on the place in 2001, and despite the plummeting property values of the past two years, he’s made a tidy profit. Joe took a look at the property appraiser’s records in Pinellas County.

Does Monte want to give up the sweet life on the beach for some suburban home in Tennessee? Joe hears the grouper fishing is terrible in Knoxville.

 Say it ain’t so, Monte.

Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin's son Lane accepted the head coaching job at Tennessee, so reports the Associcated Press. Rumors persist Monte Kiffin will join him. Monte Kiffin can easily quash all the rumors with a simple statement Sunday declaring he will remain with the Bucs. Will he issue such a statement?

OK, so the Associated Press reported late Friday that Lane Kiffin has accepted in principal to become the next coach at the University of Tennessee succeeding Phil Fulmer.

So much for the Chucky rumors to Tennessee, huh?

Anyway, with the magic of Google, readers can find all sorts of digital whispers that Lane’s father and Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin will join his son as the Volunteers’ defensive coordinator.

Whether that happens or not is up to Monte. He could simply tell the assembled members of the fourth estate Sunday when the Bucs host the Saints that he has no interest in returning to the college ranks and will remain in Tampa, thereby putting the issue to rest. Or Monte can play dodgeball saying how he is flattered by the rumors and he is close to his son but loves living in the Tampa Bay area and loves coaching in the NFL… yada… yada… yada.

Which is it Monte? Are you staying or are you going?

Joe broke out in a cold sweat when Fox Sports Radio's Lee Hamilton laid out a logical scenario why Michael Vick will be the Bucs starting QB next season.

After shoving as much turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, yams, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie into his face as humanly possible yesterday, Joe needed a nap. Being the sports geek Joe is, he listened to sports radio while he tried to catch some Z’s, in this instance, Fox Sports Radio.

Host Lee Hamilton was talking about Michael Vick and his chances of being reinstated by Roger Goodell for next season. If that happens, Hamilton predicted he would sign with the Bucs.

Joe nearly had a stroke at the thought. But Hamilton explained why:

Jeff Garcia is in the final year of his contract. Hamilton predicted Garcia won’t be resigned by the Bucs. Joe believes Garcia might be giving out subtle hints at this.

Hamilton went on to explain Chucky likes to collect quarterbacks as if they are coins or stamps. The fact Vick still has a cannon for an arm and despite being out of football for two years is likely still quicker than most QBs would be too irresistible for Chucky to pass on.

Besides, Chucky doesn’t give a damn if a guy has a history of abusing women and leaving used condoms on his neighbors’ property. Chucky only cares if a guy can play football.

Hamilton was so dead-on in his analysis Joe almost broke into a cold sweat. So much for the nap. Based on this information, Joe only prays that Goodell never reinstates Vick.