“You Take Baker Mayfield Out Of There Right Now And Put Kyle Trask In, You’re Talking About First Pick In The Draft”

November 4th, 2023

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]

TV Map For Bucs-Texans Game

November 4th, 2023

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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Damned If You Do; Damned If You Don’t Facing C.J. Stroud?

November 4th, 2023

Houston QB C.J. Stroud.

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

Aaron Stinnie The Run Blocker

November 3rd, 2023

Key to run game?

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

Bucs Players Ruled Out For Sunday

November 3rd, 2023

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]

“I Think He Is Incredibly Underrated, Incredibly Overlooked”

November 3rd, 2023

“Looking at you, Ira”

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

Dave Canales: Penalties Begin With Me

November 3rd, 2023

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]

Hot Seat Chatter Resumes

November 3rd, 2023

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]

Encouraging Injury Report

November 3rd, 2023

Injury report.

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

Contract Guru: “No Chance” Antoine Winfield Jr. Doesn’t Surpass $20 Million Per Year

November 2nd, 2023

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

Dave Canales Admits Offense Still A Work In Progress But He’s Beginning To See Positive Signs

November 2nd, 2023

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]

Todd Bowles Confidence Poll (Week 9)

November 2nd, 2023

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

The Great Cadence Caper Explained

November 2nd, 2023

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]

“Dang, We Needed This”

November 2nd, 2023

Playcaller Dave Canales and No. 2 quarterback Kyle Trask.

Lots of love for Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Opening Slide

November 2nd, 2023

Bucs playcaller Dave Canales.

Fast starts can be game changers. Playing with a lead usually opens a team’s playbook on both sides of the ball.

The 2023 Bucs average 1.86 points in the first quarters of games. [read more]

Cody Mauch Is A Rookie

November 2nd, 2023

Todd Bowles breaks down.

Of course, Joe would be chugging Big Storm Brewing beers all week long if every rookie the Bucs drafted balled out like Tristan Wirfs and Antoine Winfield did in 2020. [read more]

Teams Making Changes To Change Results

November 2nd, 2023

Time to shake things up?

So yesterday was a big news day in the NFL and Joe wonders if there may be any ripple effects in the waters of Tampa Bay. [read more]

Attack Mode

November 2nd, 2023

Be aggressive.

Earlier this week, Bucs coach Todd Bowles was threw shade at his starting secondary. [read more]

Mixed Bag On Bucs Injury Report

November 2nd, 2023

Updates.

So last night was the first injury report the Bucs issued for Texans Week. There is both some good and some bad involved. [read more]

Ira Kaufman Explains His Trade Deadline Frustration, Dives Into The Value Of Another NFC South Title, Luke Goedeke’s Huge Red Flag Reveal, And Much More

November 1st, 2023

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Best In Class Tackles Week 8 In The NFL, With A Hearty Side Of Bucs Talk

November 1st, 2023

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Report: Mike Evans Was Unavailable At Trade Deadline

November 1st, 2023

“Hey Douglas, you think I can be had that easily, you’re full of it!”

Apparently, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht wasn’t fooling around yesterday morning when he made an appearance on “Good Morning Football,” seen on NFL Network. [read more]