Ira Kaufman Reacts To The Bucs-49ers Game, Talks The End For Devin White, New Directions, A Clearly Defined Team, And More

November 21st, 2023

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November 21st, 2023

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Hot YaYa Diaby

November 21st, 2023

Play this man (more)!

If Joe doesn’t see this man get more snaps in Indianapolis on Sunday, there is a good bet you will see Joe at Kilroy’s after the game doing shots. [read more]

BSPN: Time For Bucs To Draft A Quarterback

November 21st, 2023

Draft advice from four-letter.

This is going to anger two crowds. [read more]

Bucs Playoff Probability Percentages Not Awful

November 21st, 2023

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Yeah, the Bucs lost on Sunday. Yeah, Joe knows it’s another step back for playoff probability percentages. The good news is the slimy Saints and the Dixie Chicks didn’t play. [read more]

CBS: Bucs Just Don’t Have The Talent

November 21st, 2023

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe has been trying to spin Sunday’s loss into something comforting. [read more]

“Everyone On This Team Thinks That We Should Have Won That Game”

November 20th, 2023

Lots of big time positives to take from the Bucs’ 27-14 loss to the 49ers on Sunday.

That comes straight from a thoughtful player at One Buc Palace. [read more]

“It’s Frustrating”

November 20th, 2023

Antoine Winfield, Jr.

Joe believes the Bucs are a few plays from a 6-4 record rather than the 4-6 they’re stuck with now.

Other fans believe the Bucs are just a couple of mistakes from hanging with the NFL’s elite! [read more]

MRIs For Lavonte David, Jamel Dean And Carlton Davis

November 20th, 2023

The big-money players in the Bucs’ secondary, Carlton Davis and Jamel Dean, went down with significant injuries yesterday. [read more]

Rachaad White Is Too Soft, Says Bucs Running Backs Coach,

November 20th, 2023

Rachaad White

In August, Rachaad White explained that being a tough-guy, relentless running back in practice was foreign to him and his Bucs position coach was drilling into him the value of training that way. [read more]

Baker Mayfield Talks Controlling Destiny

November 20th, 2023

Yes, the Buccaneers are poised to make a postseason run. [read more]

Todd Bowles Lauds YaYa Diaby

November 20th, 2023

Gets love from coach, not snaps.

Mixed messages seeped from the bowels of Levi’s Stadium last night. [read more]

Bucs Open As Favorites In Indianapolis

November 20th, 2023

Team Glazer is watching.

The heck with the Colts’ two-game winning streak and their rested bodies coming off a bye week, Tampa Bay is the betting favorite to win in Indianapolis on Sunday. [read more]

Rachaad White: Defenses Offering Opportunities

November 20th, 2023

Taking advantage.

Joe is really impressed howRachaad White has grown into maybe the best receiving back in the league. That’s right, he’s been that good for the past month. [read more]

Have The Bucs Found Their Punt Returner?

November 20th, 2023

He broke one.

After his first big return of the 2023 season, and a dynamic one it was, Bucs return man Deven Thompkins ranks 20th in the NFL among full-time returners. [read more]

Rotation Explanation

November 20th, 2023

Rookie Bucs edge rusher YaYa Diaby.

Yeah, the fact Yaya Diaby got pulled for over a quarter in what was then a tight game yesterday still sticks in Joe’s craw. [read more]

Lack Of Targets To Mike Evans And Chris Godwin Spelled Out

November 20th, 2023

One target combined in first half.

It is absolutely criminal how few targets Chris Godwin gets. It’s to the point that Joe would rather see the Bucs trade Godwin in the offseason if they aren’t going to use him. [read more]

Five Things

November 20th, 2023

Deven Thompkins dodges 49ers punter Mitch Wishnowsky. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Rough game yesterday. There were bright spots and some things that gave Joe hope and promise. Not enough to outweigh the bad. Let’s get into it. [read more]

Did Bucs Hang Baker Mayfield Out To Dry?

November 20th, 2023

Needs a run game?

The Bucs have the best quarterback in the NFC South. That may not sound like much but generally, that should mean a team wins a division. [read more]