Had no explanation.

Good grief did the Bucs play sloppy today. Almost as sloppy as the Dixie Chicks. [read more]

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

As one might imagine, Bucs fans are hot under the collar tonight and the Bucs’ locker room seemed like a wake. If anyone spoke, it was under hushed tones, whispers. [read more]

“I’ve seen this before.”

So the Bucs and the Dixie Chicks were playing for the NFC South lead today. Somewhere, NFL strongman Roger Goodell must have been seriously considering contraction. [read more]

Joe just wanted to throw a chair this afternoon with the playcalling.

No, this post is not about the Indiana Hoosiers or its former famous coach Bobby Knight. And it’s not about Joe’s favorite book typed by embedded journalist John Feinstein about the 1986 Hoosiers and how they melted down under the intense pressure of expectations and the boot of their brilliant yet explosive coach. [read more]

Team Glazer could be planning a new course in five days.

Head coach Todd Bowles is in a very tough spot right now after today’s gut-punch loss at home to the Falcons. He might want to ice down his pants before sitting on that hot seat. [read more]

What a heart-attack inducing game by two teams that just weren’t very good today.

Sadly, the Bucs were a tick worse the weaksauce Falcons. Tampa Bay fell to 3-3 and Atlanta now leads the division at 4-3.

The Bucs defense was opportunistic but way too porous and collapsed in crunch time. [read more]

Comment all game long with fellow Buccaneers fans and a few haters. It’s a huge division game kicking off at 1 o’clock.

Be decent. And be respectful. It’s not that difficult unless you’re barking about zebras or Falcons.

Go Bucs!!!

Cornerback Jamel Dean.

Joe often writes here about player production. It matters.

Many stats try to hide that reality, but they can’t. [read more]

Shaq Barrett

The hustle is there in a huge way. So is the hunger, fire and health. The production is not. [read more]

Center Robert Hainsey talks running the ball.

The Bucs’ run game stinks. Has since last year when it was dead last in the league. It’s even worse now. [read more]

Major props from teammate.

If Bucs fans were impressed with the home debut last week of defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, just wait, said one Kancey teammate. [read more]

Talks Bucs’ defensive goals.

Despite some folks out there angry with the Bucs defense in last week’s loss to the Lions, Joe cannot agree. [read more]

Leadership.

This is for the leaders crowd. [read more]

Taking the next step.

So who is going to win the NFC South? Right now it looks like only the average team will survive. [read more]

Game 6

Dixie Chicks (3-3) at (3-2) Bucs 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally) with Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink.

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Teaching the offense.

Joe is offering readers the full Monty. Well, not exactly what you may be thinking (get your heads out of the gutter!). [read more]

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(Ira is known as The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports because, well, he is the sage of Tampa Bay sports. He’s been covering the Bucs since 1985, following six years on the NFL beat including starting on the New York Giants beat in 1979. Sage is a Pro Football Hall of Fame selector and is a member of the Hall’s prestigous senior committee. Ira drives a cherry red 2020 Ford Escape, “the fancy kind,” he purchased at Bill Currie Ford. Sage can be bribed effectively with a cannoli, a top shelf cuban sandwich or Bette Midler tickets.)

No regrets. None.

Jason Licht and Todd Bowles faced a tricky choice in the offseason. Try to bring back Lavonte David or decline to make a contract offer and allow him to leave in free agency.

In retrospect, the decision appears to have been a no-brainer, but it wasn’t. All over the NFL, teams move on from 33-year-old linebackers, even ones who have been faithful and productive for the franchise. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Man, Joe has lost count of typing this same damn thing. [read more]

Thinks Bucs’ offense may be a little soft.

JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman believes the most improved Bucs player is right tackle Luke Goedeke. [read more]

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Free football.

Big game tomorrow for the NFC South division. And as one could expect, the Dixie Chicks-Bucs game will be shown pretty much exclusively in the SEC footprint.

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Upside.

A few weeks ago, Jeremy Fowler of BSPN was at the Bucs-slimy Saints game in New Orleans. Joe has seen him around the Bucs a time or three since training camp. So when Fowler types about the Bucs, he’s no total stranger shooting from the hip. [read more]