Someone who is stacking wins.

A week ago in NoCal, Bucs coaches believed rookie right guard Cody Mauch had his best game. [read more]

Unhappy.

Comments from Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett yesterday were equally encouraging, eye-popping and disturbring at hte same time. [read more]

Not much hope left.

At 4-7 there is no way to spin it. Bucs coach Todd Bowles may not think his team is “snowballing” but the Bucs sure are not a good team. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Yesterday, Bucs coach Todd Bowles pushed back when a reporter at his day-after presser said the Bucs’ sinking pirate ship is “snowballing.” [read more]

Rachaad White

Buccaneers running back Rachaad White is being celebrated at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Shrinking public faith.

It seems the way a growing number of Bucs fans have lost what little confidence they had in Bucs coach Todd Bowles is shared by the wagering public. [read more]

Monday press conference.

The Bucs have lost six of their last seven games. For Joe, that’s spiraling. [read more]

Rex Ryan laughing it up a Bucs practice in 2017.

Bucs fans everywhere are talking about a looming head coaching change. [read more]

Playoffs?

It was a rough weekend for Bucs optimists, but hope is easy to find if you want to. [read more]

Fired; Bucs on upset alert.

Joe usually waits until Wednesday to start chatter on the next Bucs’ opponent. This is too juicy and sad to pass up. [read more]

Postgame chatter.

Todd Bowles threw a couple of thought-provoking comments out there yesterday afternoon following his team’s sad loss to the Colts. [read more]

Leader of NFL rookies.

The Kancey Man can! [read more]

Kyle Trask speaks about his play yesterday. And Baker Mayfield talks about his backup.

Did you really think Joe would walk out of Indianapolis without talking to Kyle Trask about his momentus day yesterday? [read more]

Woke up?

In the past few days, regular readers and followers of Joe on Twitter, the site currently known as “X,” have likely noticed Joe had been pounding his keyboard to “#FreeYaYa.” [read more]

Joe thinks a guy typing for NFL.com sort of perfectly described Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka zeros in on Colts QB Gardner Minshew for a sack in yesterday’s Bucs loss. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Sad day yesterday. But Joe has a full plate of meaty subjects to get to. Chug your coffee and let’s get into it. [read more]

Devin White says he’s not blaming injuries for his play.

But he also says injuries have been — and still are — a huge part of his 2023 season. [read more]

The Bucs suffered an embarrassing loss this afternoon in Indianapolis, but it was a big day for the Free YaYa movement. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Take a good, hard look at your Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You won’t recognize ’em next season.

In tumbling to 4-7, the fumbling Bucs now must win at least five of their final six games to avoid another losing year. Does this team look capable of a run like that?

Hardly.

It’s time to face the music at One Buc Place, a funeral march toward major changes. Even another division title seems unlikely in the wretched NFC South as the Falcons and Saints are now each a game up with six weeks remaining.

Sunday’s 27-20 setback at Indianapolis followed a typical pattern: Tampa Bay fell behind early, made a fourth-quarter push and ultimately came up short.

The culprits this time around — poor run defense, a couple of key penalties and subpar pass protection. It’s hard to believe this club was once 3-1 and seemingly on its way to a third consecutive division crown.

Todd Bowles, now 12-17 since replacing Bruce Arians, contends the mistakes are correctable. What else can he say? [read more]