Interesting Receiving Stats
October 10th, 2023
Surprising stat.
It seems just based on raw numbers, the Bucs could do a better job catching passes from Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Surprising stat.
It seems just based on raw numbers, the Bucs could do a better job catching passes from Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Will he pass the test?
Of course, the folks who didn’t think much of Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield before the season aren’t easily knighting him as the Comeback Player of the Year. Not quite yet. [read more]

Playing the pass.
If Bucs savior inside linebacker Devin White had a vulnerable element to his game, it was pass coverage. [read more]
Through yesterday’s NFL games, the Bucs rank second in the league in takeaways per game at 2 1/2. Only Buffalo is better. [read more]

Cornerback Carlton Davis.
After opening day in Minnesota, Bucs No. 1 cornerback Carlton Davis disappeared from the lineup for two games with a somewhat mysterious toe injury. [read more]

Playoff-bound Bucs?
What’s so awful about playoff talk in early October? It sure beats draft talk in early October. [read more]

Bucs OC Dave Canales.
Joe is pretty sure this is a favorite quote of former NFL suit Michael Lombardi, one that fits the NFL so well: [read more]

Right tackle Luke Goedeke
Head coach Todd Bowles played along in a game few coaches like to play after only four games. [read more]

“Watch and learn, Kyle.”
Joe sure hopes what the Bucs’ 20th-ranked offense has accomplished is sustainable. [read more]

Vita Vea might have to go shopping for a thank you card. [read more]

Don’t believe QBs in August.
Very interesting behind-the-scenes intel from Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales on NFL quarterbacks and self-scouting. [read more]

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht has tough decisions to make in a few months. [read more]

Gave Baker Mayfield a sign.
UPDATED: Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield hopped on the “Pat McAfee Show” last week and, of course, he got in Bucs talk despite being on the “College Gameday” set in Dallas as BSPN was pimping the Oklahoma-Texas game. [read more]

Lions RB David Montgomery.
We all know Bucs coach Todd Bowles wants to shut down the run of an opponent’s attack, first and foremost. He will have a test on Sunday, Creamsicle Day. [read more]
Big wins for the slimy Saints and Falcons today. Both are now 3-2.
So much for the miserable NFC South. [read more]

Explosive allegations.
Bucs fans know former Pro Bowl receiver Keyshawn Johnson and Bucs icon and Hall of Famer Warren Sapp united in 2000 in an effort to get the Bucs over the hump and into the Super Bowl. [read more]
Joe’s popcorn, Big Storm beer and Hooters buffalo shrimp will be on a glorious coffee table at 1 o’clock today for a feast of NFC South games. [read more]

Bucs OC Dave Canales.
Though Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canalas has stated he may incorporate more vertical passing because he trusts his pass blocking, that doesn’t mean he wants to abandon the run. [read more]

Hat tip to Bucs defense.
Baker Mayfield is having a career resurgence. [read more]