Bucs assistant general manager John Spytek.

Sure, Joe could nitpick the Buccaneers’ front offfice for their 2023 season peformance, but Joe can’t go there in any significant way. Team Licht did a hell of a job.

The talent was in the house to make the NFL’s final 8, and Joe could argue the Bucs had the players to land in the NFC championship game. [read more]

Rams QB coach Zac Robinson.

There you go, Todd Bowles. Now you’re talking. [read more]

Rams QB coach Zac Robinson.

UPDATED 12:53 p.m. NFL Network reports the Bucs have asked to interview Zac Robinson.

Joe caught some flack yesterday after writing that former Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales bolting to Carolina to take over the Stinking Panthers lessens the chances that both Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans will return to the Bucs next season. [read more]

Big news!

Attention Kyle Trask occult: You will need to clear your schedule for the rest of the day. Joe hopes you are well-stocked at home with many cases of Bromosa. [read more]

NFL OC Kellen Moore.

Well, this interesting. [read more]

Help.

If Joe had to point to one Bucs area that let the team down Sunday in the loss to Detroit, it was the edge rush. [read more]

Returning to Tampa?

When the Bucs chose their last offensive coordinator one year ago, Dave Canales, the team had no starting quarterback in place. The only QB on the roster was zero-experience Kyle Trask. [read more]

Pressure.

“This Joe” strongly believes that the exit of former Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales to Carolina puts Baker Mayfield’s status with the Bucs in jeopardy, both in the short-term and long-term. [read more]

Can still lay the lumber.

Thirteen tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a quarterback hit. [read more]

It’s a Race To 10 in Atlanta!

Quite a day for Bucs fans this has been. [read more]

“What am I gonna do with you, Dean?”

Joe is taking a break from the offensive coordinator vacancy to focus on one of the most painful plays of the season. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

It just so happened that Bucs coach Todd Bowles was in the middle of a podcast interview with me when news broke that his offensive coordinator, Dave Canales, would be the new head coach of the Carolina Panthers. [read more]

Domino effect?

The arrow is pointing down. [read more]

Lions QB coach Mark Brunell.

Let’s face it, this time last year Bucs coach Todd Bowles got lucky. [read more]

“Hey Todd, if you hire one of my guys, I’ll come back to practice.”

(Former) Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales getting hired to be head coach of the Carolina Panthers today opens an interesting possibility. [read more]

Joe got this wrong, quoted the NFL rule but missed a fine-print qualifier. Apologies.

Well, that was quick.

Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales has gone from first-time playcaller with Tampa Bay to the head coach of the Stinking Panthers in the NFC South. [read more]