Little help for his QB.

Joe is in a Christmas mood right now, though Joe doesn’t want to play Santa Claus as badly as Tom Brady did in the second half tonight. [read more]

Missing person alert.

There is a difference of opinion at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters, and it’s not over what to buy, a case of Bromosa or Palm Bender while at Big Storm Brewing. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht left Bucco Bruce Arians alone through much of today’s game. Licht was on the sidelines early while Arians stayed in a booth upstairs at The Licht House. [read more]

“So now you like turnovers?”

Joe never dreamed of typing the following. And Joe is guessing you didn’t either. [read more]

Butchered key play.

One of the non-Tom Brady gaffes that led to the Colts-like collapse of the Bucs tonight came on special teams. [read more]

Carlton Davis.

Damn, a Bucs key to victory today was holding stud Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase to a human game, and they got the job done. [read more]

More history coming from our beloved Buccaneers.

Today was the first time Tom Brady lost a game after having a 17-point lead at halfime, and he locked down the first eight-loss season of his 23-year career. [read more]

Yes, the same guy who wouldn’t let Tom Brady try to beat the Browns in regulation with timeouts in his pocket presided over a fake punt today with the Bucs leading 17-3 and the ball on the Tampa Bay 26 yard line.

Shame on you, Todd Bowles. [read more]

First, Joe will celebrate the obvious. Our beloved Buccaneers showed up and played a competitive first three quarters against a Super Bowl caliber team.

It had been a while. And it bodes well for the remaining Bucs regular season schedule, all against absolute crap football teams.

Now for the bad news, Tampa Bay choked away a 17-0 lead against the Bengals — at home, in part because of a momentum-killing fake punt call deep in Bucs territory that made no sense and was executed horribly. [read more]

Comment all through this evening’s critical Bucs-Bengals game with fellow fans and the ridiculous haters who find their way in.

Please play nice. It’s not hard.

Go Bucs!!!

Joe was treated to ugly ass football early this afternoon courtesy of the three NFC South teams not named the Bucs all on the field. [read more]

Mixed news on the Buccaneers’ injury front today. [read more]

“Sorry, Tom. I’d do it again.”

One of the more interesting nuggets of the Buccaneers’ offseason was young Super Bowl right guard Alex Cappa turning down Tom Brady’s pleas for his return.

That doesn’t happen every day. [read more]

Donovan Smith

While most Bucs fans confidently state Tampa Bay has little-to-no shot to beat the Bengals today, there are still plenty of Bucs fans waking up this morning with optimism. [read more]

Right guard Shaq Mason.

Joe always thought Cincinnati’s defense was underrated. Yeah, Joe Cool and Ja’Marr Chase get all the headlines — they deserve it — but the defense was solid, Joe thought.

So Joe asked Bucs right guard Shaq Mason for his impression. [read more]

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Anti-aircraft defense.

Joe spoke to veteran Bucs defensive back Logan Ryan last week about the Bengals’ pass game. Though receivers Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins are questionable, the Bengals’ main arse-kicker, Ja’Marr Chase, is healthy. [read more]

Bucs CB Carlton Davis.

For the Bucs to have a prayer today, they likely will need a couple of big plays from their defense. [read more]

Recruited by Tom Brady.

Joe loves hearing the inner workings of the NFL behind the scenes. And here is a juicy nugget Joe promised yesterday. [read more]

After today’s clash with the Bengals, the Bucs won’t play a good team — a winning team — for the rest of the regular season. [read more]