For those of you unfamilar with Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, hide the kids, lock up your wife, take a seat.

Russo, who hosts a national sports talk radio show on both Sirius and XM radio, made his radio bones in central Florida before moving on to New York and WFAN.

Anyway, Russo explains in his own unique way why the NFC South — not the NFC East — is the best division in the NFL.

Please adjust your volume controls accordingly. Russo is, in a manner of speaking not for the docile. If you like boring, mundane, droning radio that is all too common in the Tampa Bay area, Russo is not for you.

He's running and cutting, so he should play. You can't flex when you're not on the field.

If you watched the Bucs on TV yesterday, you saw a segment showing Joey Galloway working out on the field before the game.

The White Tiger was looking quick, starting, stopping, cutting, etc. And he was smiling.

Joe was pumped.

Today, Jon Gruden says at his news conference that his brother, presumably Jay Gruden, threw Galloway 100 passes on the RayJay field before the game.

Gruden says Galloway looks good and they’ll know more when they see him for real on Wednesday in practice.

Joe wonders, What the hell more is there to know?

Right now, Galloway can sprint around the field and help open up the offense. He’s got a foot injury, not busted ribs or a bum shoulder. He can handle one or two hits. Put him out there. All he’s got to do is run 20 routes against Seattle and it will help the team. It’s not like Antonio Bryant is shredding opposing defenses.

There’s not a reason in the world to save Galloway.

Gruden suggests the Bucs should talk to Mike Alstott about a return.

Asked about the Bucs’ injuries to its fullbacks, Byron Storer and B.J. Askew, Chucky said today that the team should try to talk Mike Alstott into returning to the team. Sunday night’s home game against Seattle is Mike Alstott night, honoring the legendary Bucs fullback.

Chucky dismissed the idea of Earnest Graham continuing to play a substitute role at fullback.  

“Earnest is a heck of a tailback,” Gruden said. “We’re in trouble [at fullback]. Byron is questionable. … We’ll see how Byron’s MRI looks and how B.J. feels in the comng days. …Using a tight end at that position has always been part of the contigency plan at that position. … We have to do something. …Mike Alstott will be celebrated Sunday night. Maybe we can talk him into playing.”

Joe assumed Gruden was joking when he first mentioned an Alstott return, but Gruden mentioned the possibility later in his Monday news conference.

When Alstott retired last year, he said a second neck injury would prevent him from returning to football. Is there a chance he’s gone for more opinions? Is there a grain of truth to Chucky’s comments?

If Storer or Askew is going to be out long term, then maybe it’s not so crazy for Alstott to return temporarily. With the bye week coming up and his knowledge of the offense, is it that ridiculous that he could give it a try?

… In this last scene, Jon Gruden proclaimed his love for his former girlfriend, Jeff Garcia.

Of the many media looks at Chucky’s nonsensical quarterback drama, David Whitley, of the Orlando Sentinel, gives a fun look at the local Soap Opera.

"Get out there and throw a pick, so I don't look like an idiot."

Whitley, like any other thinking American, says it’s clear the Bucs are much better without Son of Bob in the lineup.

It was obvious from the first play, when Garcia hit Alex Smith for a 29-yard gain. The Bucs had only five passes longer than 20 yards in the first five games.

“It was good to take those shots,” Garcia said.

Translation: We should throw deep more often but I can’t say that publicly or Gruden will try to sign Fran Tarkenton.

SI.com's Peter King annointes Geno Hayes as the special teams Player of the Week.

Once again Joe’s going to pimp SI.com’s Peter King and his Monday Morning Quarterback column (which BTW runs weekly throughout the year, not just the football season). For good reason. This week King lauds Bucs linebacker Geno Hayes as the NFL’s special teams Player of the Week.

Why, check out this video. Props again to Geno. His superb play got the Bucs rolling in the right direction Sunday.

For those who haven’t read King’s MMQB, do yourself a favor and make it required Monday morning reading. It’s good stuff.

Heading into Week 7 always seems like an intelligent time to start schedule watching. That’s the fan ritual of figuring out your team’s final record just by looking at their upcoming opponents. Never fails, right?

A look at the Bucs' schedule reveals the playoffs should be in the cards.

The Bucs are 4-2 with 10 games to play.

What’s left, in order:

vs. Seattle, @ Dallas, @ Kansas City, BYE, vs Minnesota, @Detroit, vs. New Orleans, @ Carolina, @ Atlanta, vs. San Diego, vs. Oakland

The Bucs are significantly better than  Seattle, Kansas City, Minnesota, Detroit and Oakland. Combined those teams have a miserable 6-20 record. So give Tampa Bay five more wins there, and nine for the season.

Among the remaining five games, the critical stretch is three in a row against division opponents late in the season, vs. New Orleans, @ Carolina and @ Atlanta. If the Bucs win two of those games, they should win the division at 11-5, even with losses at Dallas and home to San Diego.

Joe’s planning for the playoffs, if (big if) Garcia stays healthy for at least the next seven games.

Geno Hayes blocks Jason Baker's punt and later scores the Bucs first touchdown.

Of course the videos come courtesy of the good people of the NFL Network.

Of course the videos do not have embed codes.

First is a three-minute clip of highlights replete with Gene Deckerhoff calling the plays.

Second is the NFL Network’s take on the game with Jim Mora and Tom Waddle providing the analysis.

Third, Chucky talks about the win, and raves about new fullback Earnest Graham. Chucky also admits Garcia is the starter next week. Thankfully. Jeff Garcia also talks to the NFL Network.

Joe believes that with Jeff Garcia back at quarterback, the Bucs are one of the best teams in the NFL, something the Bucs were not with Son of Bob.

For some demented, hardcore Son of Bob lovers, Joe has a few numbers for you:

In Jeff Garcia’s (all too long) delayed return to the starting lineup, he had four completions over 20 yards, something that was invisible in recent games with Son of Bob.

Garcia was not sacked once. That’s not only a testament to the offensive line, which is gelling into one of the NFL’s best, that’s also a nod to Garcia’s mobility to escape trouble and move the chains.

The only thing Son of Bob moved when he got into trouble in the pocket was his bowels.

And the most important of all numbers: Garcia was not intercepted. Not once! Son of Bob was little more than an interception machine which killed drives and enabled teams to not just come back on the Bucs, but win the game.

Watching Garcia at quarterback was refreshing. Let’s hope for the Bucs’ sake that the next time any Bucs fan sees Son of Bob behind center, it’s wearing another team’s uniform.

With Garcia at QB, the Bucs are one of the best teams in the NFL.

The Bucs' crappy pass rush hasn't taken down a quarterback in 10 quarters.

Please don’t say the Bucs were near perfect in Sunday’s win against Carolina.

The goal is to craft a Super Bowl team – not a soft division winner – and the Bucs are miles away from challenging for the NFC title.

The pass rush continues to be invisible.  Tampa Bay’s last sack? Try Barrett Ruud taking down Aaron Rodgers in the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers. That’s 10 quarters now without dropping a quarterback.

The Bucs’ success against the Panthers is a testament to their tremendous linebacker and secondary play. (The Bears sacked Delhomme three times. The Vikings dumped him five times.)  Just freakin’ imagine how dominant this D could be if they could get some real pressure up the gut or off the edge.

Monte Kiffin deserves the benefit of the doubt here, but he’s not a wizard.

No matter how Monte schemes, he can’t turn Greg White into Warren Sapp, or Gaines Adams into Simeon Rice. And no matter how many cartwheels Jovan Haye does, he and Chris Hovan will never be mistaken for Pro Bowlers.

Our "new" fullback is the ultimate team player.

Hey, Earnest Graham. You’re our leading rusher, our stud running back, but today you have to play fullback and block for Warrick Dunn.

Screw whatever contract incentives you might have for total yards, receptions and a Pro Bowl appearance. We need you, Earnest.

That was the hand dealt Graham today in the Bucs’ dominating win at home against Carolina. With fullback B.J. Askew out and reserve FB Byron Storer hurt in the game, Graham moved to fullback.

And he did it with smiles, class, and he did it well. Dunn ground out 115 yards on 22 carries, many of them with No. 34 leading the way with punishing blocks.  Graham had just 11 yards on five carries.

With so many egos and law-breaking turds in sports, Graham’s selfless and inspired effort reminds us what team ball is all about. In any era, Graham’s effort would be lauded and rewarded.

Chucky did the right thing calling Graham’s number for the Bucs late 1-yard TD run.

Joe tips his cap to Graham, too.

Geno Hayes punt block and touchdown in the first quarter got the party started for the Bucs, who played their first complete game of the season.

The Bucs are now atop the NFC South. Monster win by the Bucs, just huge. The Bucs are now tied with Carolina and the Dixie Chicks in first place and have the (current) tiebreaker on both, with wins over each team.

Joe can’t say enough how well the team played. Just great. The defense was lights out, the offense was better than expected, the special teams were simply special the way they kep the Panthers either pinned on their side of the field or creating points.

Way to go Bucs!

Jeff Garcia and his wife Carmella have been busy since he was benched for Son of Bob. Joe cannot think of a better way to forget such an insult.

Joe has some quick halftime notes:

* Boy, this offense sure looks so much better sans Son of Bob. First two pass plays, two long completions. Jeff Garcia: Just what the doctor ordered.

* Aside from one Carolina drive the Bucs defense looks strong as ever. And even when it appeared the Panthers might score a touchdown, the defense comes up with a big play.

* Geno Hayes, welcome to the NFL. Way to scoop and score. Mickey Andrews is smiling somewhere.

* What is this, high school? The refs are throwing flags on any little bit of celebration. Joe understands flagging Jermaine Phillips for acting like a fool after his big hit. But a defensive lineman doing a cartwheel? Instead of getting penalized, Jovan Haye should get a bonus. Joe has never seen a 285-pound defensive tackle do a cartwheel. That’s special.

* So now Joe knows how Garcia was passing the time when he was benched for Son of Bob. Carmella is with child.

* Memo to Fox broadcasters: The name of the team is “Tampa Bay,” not “Tampa.” Do you call Green Bay “Green?” Do the Padres play baseball in “Diego?” Do the Giants play football in “York?” Do the Cardinals play baseball is “Louis?” Honestly, Joe doesn’t think he heard either the play-by-play man or analyst refer to the team as “Tampa Bay” once. It’s always “Tampa.” How difficult is it to utter the word “Bay?” That’s pretty weak man.

Panthers (4-1) at Bucs (3-2)
Week 6
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
TV: WTVT Channel 13 (DirecTV/NFL Sunday Ticket 710).
Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network (in Tampa WFUS-FM, 103.5 and WDAE-AM, 620); Sirius Channel 140.
Weather: Per AccuWeather.com, perfect Florida weather to start the game with a forecast kickoff temperature of 86 and sunny with expected thunderstorms in the second half.
Odds: Per Bodog.com, Bucs -1.5.
Outlook: While it may be too early to label this game a “must win” situation, a loss would put the Bucs two games behind Carolina in the NFC South race.
The two teams are somewhat mirror images of each other. The Panthers have a nasty defense and a powerful running game. The Bucs could have a powerful running game if Chucky would allow it. His words of wanting to run the ball are quite hollow to Joe.

The Bucs will have to play their best game on both sides of the ball. Fortunately Jeff Garcia will be starting at quarterback and not Son of Bob. That give the Bucs a bit of an advantage. If Chucky can refrain from being Chucky for just once, and pound the ball, the Bucs have a good chance. If Chucky is Chucky and decides to try to force passes 35+ times a game, it will play right into the Panthers’ hands and Joe is not very confident the Bucs will be able to pull out a win.

JoeBucsFan.com analyst Steve Campbell was impressed with guard Davin Joseph's play in his first game coming off an injured foot.

JoeBucsFan.com analyst Steve Campbell reviews the Bucs’ offensive line play in Week 5 and projects what fans can expect against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

In the 1990s, Campbell was a NCAA Division I lineman and played semipro football (he likes to say he was a tackling dummy for a future NFL defenisve tackle). His analysis appears here weekly.

So, the encouraging thing is that the breakdowns were more mental than physical. Still, these penalties have to stop, because the defense they are facing this week at Raymond James Stadium will thrive on bad down and distance situations.

I still don’t like the run/pass ratio called by head coach Jon Gruden. The Bucs rushed 21 times for 133 yards. Once again, that’s a very efficient average and for a game in which the Bucs didn’t trail by a large margin, Gruden can do better than a 37/21 pass/run ratio. I realize that this ratio was altered by the first down penalties, but they simply have to run the ball this week against the Panthers.

On to the grades:

LT Donald Penn: Penn was beaten badly on an inside move by Ebunezer Ekuban for a sack early in the game. The inside move is something that Penn has struggled with in the past two weeks. Grade: C

LG Arron Sears: Not a bad game for Sears. He cleaned up his pass blocking and was adequate in the run game. Grade: B-

C Jeff Faine: This actually may have been Faine’s best game as a Bucs lineman. Nothing extraordinary, but a solid job. Grade: B

RG Davin Joseph: For a guy who missed the first four games, Joseph didn’t show a whole lot of rust. He threw a really nice seal block on MLB Nate Webster to spring Warrick Dunn on his 38 yard run. Really nice technique shown by the third year guard from Oklahoma. Grade: B

RT Jeremy Trueblood: Blocking a DE 10-inches shorter than him proved to be a difficult task for Trueblood. He was a little too upright in his pass sets, a habit that Jeremy had seemed to avoid this season. Trueblood also needs to stay mentally focused this week and avoid the false start penalties. Still, I’m not going to rail on Jeremy too bad. This was his first “bad” game of the season after three outstanding games in a row. Grade: D

The Carolina Panthers bring a defense to town that seems to have regained some of the prominence it lost last season. As always, the Panthers defense revolves around All Pro defensive end, Julius Peppers. Peppers, who had a mysteriously quiet 2007, has moved to the right side and seems poised for a big year. With a solid performance, this could be a money-making game for Donald Penn.

On the inside, the Panthers use gigantic Maake Kemotua (6-1, 350) and Damione Lewis to plug the middle. As a rookie, Sears had his way with Lewis last year. The game in Carolina, in which the Bucs rushed for 200 yards was one of the more impressive games I had witnessed by a rookie guard in the NFL. The Bucs will need that again this week from Sears and Joseph if they expect to have a chance this Sunday.

 Trueblood will face the tandem of Tyler Brayton and Charles Johnson. Johnson is a player out of the University of Georgia that I really liked in college. He seems to be coming into his own in his second year.

Make no mistake, the Bucs will have to establish the run to have a chance this week. If they don’t, the Panthers will pin their ears back. With happy-feet Garcia back at quarterback expect the Bucs to use a lot of play action rollout type plays. That seemed to give the Panthers fits in Carolina last season.

Joe is a little late on this but better late than never. Each week Joe documents Bucs defensive end Gaines Adams’ every move on the field.

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

Denver – 14:56
First possession
1st-10, DEN19 14:56 Cutler incomplete pass to the right.
Adams is pushed right as Cutler rolls left.
2nd-10, DEN19 14:49 Young rushed up the middle for 8 yard gain.
Adams again is pushed to the right.
3rd-2, DEN27 14:14 Pittman rushed to the left for 1 yard gain.
Tight end Daniel Graham slides Adams just enough to the right for Pittman to run inside of Adams.

Denver – 11:47
Second possession
1st-10, DEN16 11:47 Young rushed to the right for 3 yard gain.
Adams slides off block to get an assist.
2nd-7, DEN20 11:14 Cutler passed to Royal to the right for 4 yard gain.
Spin move inside nearly allows Adams to get a hand on Cutler.
3rd-3, DEN24 10:39 Cutler passed to Marshall down the middle for 6 yard gain.
At left end, Adams loops outside but gets no pressure.
1st-10, DEN30 9:58 Young rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain.
Left tackle Ryan Clady owns Adams.
2nd-8, DEN32 9:26 Cutler passed to Hall to the left for 6 yard gain.
NOF.
3rd-2, DEN38 8:46 Cutler incomplete pass to the right.
NOF.

Denver – 4:21
Third possession
1st-10, DEN23 4:21 Cutler incomplete pass down the middle.
Adams loops right but is owned by Clady.
2nd-10, DEN23 4:17 Hall rushed to the right for 1 yard loss.
Again, Clady takes care of Adams.
3rd-11, DEN22 3:34 Cutler rushed to the left for 12 yard gain.
At left end, initially Adams gets past right tackle Ryan Harris but Cutler runs right.
1st-10, DEN34 3:00 Cutler passed to Stokley to the right for 11 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, DEN45 2:34 Hall rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-7, DEN48 1:58 Cutler passed to Royal to the left for 12 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB40 1:20 Young rushed to the left for 6 yard gain.
Clady initially blocks Adams but Adams slides off the block and nearly gets Young as Young runs to Adams’ right.
2nd-4, TB34 0:43 Cutler incomplete pass to the right.
Adams runs right; Cutler throws left.
3rd-4, TB34 0:38 DEN committed 10 yard penalty.
At left end, Adams runs outside and Cutler runs to the opposite side of the field. Adams runs all the way across the field to force Cutler out of bounds.
3rd-14, TB44 0:17 Cutler passed to Pittman to the left for 7 yard gain.
Adams lines up on a very wide split and sprints in but gets no pressure on Cutler.

Second quarter
Denver – 10:58
Fourth possession
1st-10, DEN12 10:58 Cutler incomplete pass down the middle.
Adams loops inside and is lost in the scrum.
2nd-10, DEN12 10:51 Cutler passed to Young to the right for 1 yard gain.
Fakes an outside move and cuts inside. NIP.
3rd-9, DEN13 10:09 Cutler rushed up the middle for 8 yard gain.
Gets past Harris on an outside move but Cutler runs inside.

Denver – 7:09
Fifth possession
1st-10, DEN36 7:09 Young rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain.
Blocked inside right past Young.
2nd-8, DEN38 6:40 Cutler passed to Graham down the middle for 10 yard gain.
Rushes outside. NIP.
1st-10, DEN48 6:08 Hall rushed up the middle for no gain.
Uses good hands to fend off the block and read the play, glides inside and tackles Hall.
2nd-10, DEN48 5:33 Cutler passed to Marshall to the left for 13 yard gain.
Minimal pressure from the outside and tries an inside move too late. NIP.
1st-10, TB39 4:58 Cutler passed to Hall to the right for 11 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB28 4:18 DEN committed 15 yard penalty.
NOF.
1st-25, TB43 3:53 Hall rushed up the middle for 9 yard gain.
Left guard Ben Hamilton moves over to take Adams out of the play as Hall runs right past Adams.
2nd-16, TB34 3:12 DEN committed 10 yard penalty.
Drops back into pass coverage but Cutler throws to the opposite side of the field.
2nd-26, TB44 2:49 Cutler passed to Royal to the left for 7 yard gain.
At left end Adams gets no pressure as he is caught in heavy traffic.
3rd-19, TB37 2:33 Cutler passed to Pittman to the left for 15 yard gain.
At left end Harris tackles Adams but no flag is thrown.
4th-4, TB22 2:21 Prater kicked a 40-yard field goal.

Third quarter
Denver – 10:52
Sixth possession
1st-10, DEN3 10:52 Cutler passed to Scheffler to the right for 33 yard gain.
Blocked well by Clady. NIP.1st-10, DEN37 10:17 Young rushed to the left for 7 yard gain.
Cuts inside, Young runs outside.
2nd-3, DEN44 9:43 Cutler incomplete pass to the left.
Swim move inside and then cuts outside gets just enough pressure to hurry Cutler.
3rd-3, DEN44 9:38 Cutler incomplete pass to the left.
At left end, fakes outside and loops inside but gets no pressure.

Denver – 7:52
Seventh possession
1st-10, TB47 7:52 Cutler incomplete pass to the right.
Adams rushes outside and nearly gets a sack.
2nd-10, TB47 7:46 Young rushed to the left for 5 yard gain.
Bull rushes inside but Young rushes outside.
3rd-5, TB42 7:16 Pittman rushed up the middle for 16 yard gain.
At left end Adams uses a swim move outside to get past Harris but Pittman rushes inside.
1st-10, TB26 6:38 Cutler passed to Scheffler to the left for 16 yard gain.
Rushes inside but Cutler rolls outside.
1st-10, TB10 5:41 Cutler passed to Stokley to the right for 10 yard touchdown. Prater made PAT
Drops back into pass coverage. NIP.

Denver – 3:41
Eighth possession
1st-10, DEN29 3:41 Young rushed to the left for 1 yard gain.
Caught in the scrum. NIP.
2nd-9, DEN30 3:16 Cutler passed to Stokley to the right for 7 yard gain.
Swim move inside but no pressure.
3rd-2, DEN37 2:43 Cutler passed to Stokley to the left for 8 yard gain.
Fakes outside move and rushes inside. NIP.
1st-10, DEN45 2:08 Young rushed to the left for 2 yard gain.
Held by Graham but no flag.
2nd-8, DEN47 1:35 Cutler incomplete pass to the left.
NOF.
3rd-8, DEN47 1:29 Cutler passed to G. Martinez to the right for 12 yard gain.
At left end an inside stunt nearly allows him to get to Cutler.
1st-10, TB41 0:59 Cutler passed to Stokley to the left for 11 yard gain.
Adams rushes inside; Cutler rolls outside.
1st-10, TB30 0:29 Cutler passed to Stokley to the right for 5 yard gain.
Adams is double-teamed and pushed outside but Cutler goes to the opposite side of the field.

4th Quarter
Denver continued
2nd-5, TB25 15:00 Cutler passed to Scheffler down the middle for 4 yard gain.
NOF.
3rd-1, TB21 14:26 Pittman rushed to the left for 4 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB17 13:51 Pittman rushed to the left for 6 yard gain.
Adams is blown off the line by center Kory Lichtensteiger but recovers nicely to tackle Pittman.
2nd-4, TB11 13:12 Hall rushed to the left for 2 yard gain.
Clady initially owns Adams but Adams slides off the block to make the tackle on Hall.
3rd-2, TB9 12:33 Cutler incomplete pass to the right.
NOF.
4th-2, TB9 12:24 Prater kicked a 27-yard field goal.

Denver – 8:54
Ninth possession
1st-10, DEN20 8:54 Young rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain.
Clady puts Adams on the ground and Young runs right past the fallen right end.
2nd-8, DEN22 8:19 Cutler passed to Marshall to the right for 6 yard gain.
Inside stunt. NIP.
3rd-2, DEN28 7:41 Cutler incomplete pass to the right.
At left end fullback Peyton Hillis blows up Adams.

Denver – 1:56
Tenth possession
1st-10, DEN14 1:56 Cutler passed to Scheffler to the right for 12 yard gain.
Swim move gets Adams past blockers but he is too far outside to get pressure on Cutler.
1st-10, DEN26 1:47 Pittman rushed to the left for 6 yard gain.
Adams cuts outside and Pittman runs inside.
2nd-4, DEN32 1:43 Pittman rushed up the middle for 6 yard gain.
Adams outside; Pittman inside.
1st-10, DEN38 1:38 Cutler rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss.
Victory formation by Denver. NIP.
2nd-11, DEN37 0:57 Cutler rushed up the middle for 2 yard loss.
Victory formation by Denver. NIP.
3rd-13, DEN35 0:28 Cutler rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss.
Victory formation by Denver. NIP. Game over.

Our self-described "nasty" right tackle is upset by his sloppy play

The Tampa Tribune has a story today about Jeremy Trueblood feeling the heat from the coaching staff for his sloppy play last week.

Trueblood was flagged three times – two false starts and one holding – during the 16-13 loss at Denver, contributing to Tampa Bay’s season total of 321 penalty yards, third-most in the NFL. Trueblood also missed Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey on a blitz, which resulted in quarterback Brian Griese’s elbow injury and the return of Jeff Garcia as this week’s starting quarterback.

Joe can’t be too upset with the big right tackle who considers himself a “nasty” player. We wish no pain upon Brian Griese, but if Trueblood’s missed block resulted in Garcia’s return, then it was for the greater good in Bucsland.

E-mail Joe how many yards Earnest Graham will gain against the Panthers on Sunday. Nail the closest guess, within 10 yards of the actual total, and you win a $20 gift card to Courtside Grille.

If you haven’t feasted at the Courtside Grille during football season, well, you haven’t taken on the Bay area’s best feeding frenzy and drinkfest on gameday.

Carmella is happy. It's showtime for her hubby. But No. 7 will miss Joey Galloway and B.J. Askew

Joey Galloway gave us all hope when he said he was cutting and close to ready this week, but it appears he’ll sit out his fourth consecutive game on Sunday against the Panthers.

The Tampa Tribune is reporting Galloway, along with Brian Griese and B.J. Askew skipped today’s walkthrough practice and will sit out on Sunday.

That makes Son of Bob the No. 3 quarterback behind Luke McCown and starter Jeff Garcia.

Joe likes the sound of that.

Jeff Garcia speaks on the NFL Network about how he is preparing for Sunday's Bucs-Panthers game.

It still irritates Joe that the NFL Network doesn’t embed codes so Joe can bring you the videos in full. But that doesn’t mean the NFL Network doesn’t have quality video, and it doesn’t mean Joe won’t bring you the links.

In the first video, Rod Woodson and Jamie Dukes break down the Bucs-Panthers.

Next up is NFL Films preview of the game.

Finally Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia discusses how he is preparing for the game. It appears he will be the starter but nothing official. Yet.

Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz of CBSSports.com take a look the key matchups in the Bucs-Panthers game. As usual, Casserly has some solid nuggets.

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Apparently, Derrick Brooks likes to mess with Jake Delhomme's head

Joe recommends today’s entertaining look at the history of the Bucs-Panthers rivalry in the Charlotte Observer.

The story takes a fun look back at the trash talking and memorable games between the two teams. Not that we wanted to remember the Panthers blocking two field goals and a punt to beat the Bucs in overtime in 2003.

Panthers QB Jake Delhomme is eager to play the Bucs again.

“I can remember throwing and hearing [Derrick Brooks] talk in that deep voice, ‘I’m gonna getcha, Jake, I’m gonna getcha,’ and just laughing, Jake Delhomme said.