NFL history shows it’s hard to have a crappy record with a top-10 defense in the category of points allowed. [read more]

No. 1 tight end Cade Otton

When Joe thinks of things the Bucs might do before the Halloween trade deadline to enhance the roster for a Super Bowl run, Joe thinks of tight end — immediately after running back help. [read more]

Reflects on week off.

When a team gets a bye is pretty damn important. [read more]

Update.

Joe has noticed in the comments on this here website a growing frustration over the absence of first-round pick, defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. [read more]

The word from longtime ESPN NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler is that Mike Evans is heading to the MRI chamber for a look at the hamstring he pulled/tweaked Sunday in New Orleans.

There was speculation after the game that Evans only had a mild injury, and Fowler echoed that this morning on X.

The bye week landed at just the right time for Evans, who is more than one-third of the way to his 10th consecutive 1,000-yard season with 14 games remaining.

“Hey, Schefter, what do you think?”

One of the rare preseason Bucs believers in the national media, a big-name former Buccaneer, emphsized yesterday that Baker Mayfield’s hot start is not a fluke and maybe not even special. [read more]

Reflection pays off.

One thing Bucs fans likely have noticed by now, certainly they saw it in the win over the slimy Saints, is Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales uses a lot of different plays. [read more]

Receiver Deven Thompkins holds on.

It sure feels like there’s a special camaraderie on this Tampa Bay team. [read more]

Will stick to the run game.

Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales has made it clear: He’s not going to scrap the run just because the Bucs can’t run. You must keep at it, he has said. [read more]

Much of the nation will now see the return of the creamsicles.

If Joe had said two young quarterbacks who had seen some postseason success but whose original teams had given up on them, would lead their new teams with rich histories of losing to be flexed nationally over a game involving teams from New York and Philadelphia, people would have Baker Act’ed Joe. [read more]

Fun video.

Now this is something cool to kick off your Tuesday — Bucs offensive linemen getting their jobs done. [read more]

An orange scheduling change.

It seems FOX is all fired up to get the Buccaneers-Lions game in front of a larger network audience. [read more]

Third-down king.

The positive here is incredible, and that’s what makes it sort of a cautionary tale. [read more]

Baker Mayfield

Life is great when you’re completing 69+ percent of your passes, playing for a first-place team and being 100 percent appreciated by your teammates and coaches. [read more]

Much was made of the Mike Evans-Marshon Lattimore bout yesterday and Joe is giving a clear win to Evans in the twice-annual duel between the greatest receiver in Bucs history and one of the great jerks in slimy Saints history. [read more]

Manbeast Vita Vea wreaked havoc on the Saints.

More Vita Vea is a great thing. Joe’s been screaming about that for years.

Let the man play! He’s been getting more snaps this year and the results have been fantastic. [read more]

Hey, sometimes development and evaluation take time. [read more]