The Bucs knew the Panthers would pound the rock today and they didn’t do a good job stopping it.

So what happens next Sunday against Atlanta’s punishing run game? [read more]

Enforcer.

Score Round 1 in favor of Cody Mauch. [read more]

Baker Mayfield didn’t play well today. Again. [read more]

Resurrection.

It seems like one of the most elementary basics of football has been lost on the Bucs offense this year. And it has nearly driven Joe into a full-blown alcoholic. [read more]

Playoff hopes not dead yet.

Todd Bowles may save his job after all. [read more]

“We control our own destiny,” Todd Bowles proclaimed after the Bucs win against the Panthers.

He’s right. The Bucs don’t need to rely on anyone to win the NFC South. [read more]

Joe wonders how much more money Mike Evans made today. [read more]

Joe loved seeing the second rushing touchdown of Chris Godwin’s career today. [read more]

How bout those Buccaneers! Down go the hapless Panthers, though they made the game far too close.

Now Joe has the answer to your most important question. [read more]

Baker Mayfield will face his old team.

Big, big, big game at The Licht House. It’s a must-win for the Bucs and the Todd Bowles regime against a sorry and sucky Panthers team.

COMMENT ALL GAME LONG below. 

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Todd Bowles

Former Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter was fired after posting a .396 winning percentage over three Tampa Bay seasons (2016-2018). [read more]

Joe can’t emphasize enough how the Bucs should run away with today’s football game at The Licht House. Yeah, the Panthers are that bad.

Consider what happens when they throw the football. [read more]

(Please wager responsibly.)

It’s that time on a Sunday when fans get very serious about their upcoming NFL wagers. [read more]

Impact.

In the Bucs’ rookie Class of 2023, only three draft picks really haven’t made an impact. [read more]

Gametime decision.

The Bucs yesterday elevated two receivers from the practice squad. A move like that often means someone at receiver may not play.

That receiver could be Chris Godwin. The Bucs’ star has a neck injury of some sort and officially is listed as questionable today against the Stinking Panthers.

After midnight, Adam Schefter of BSPN reported Godwin “likely” will play but the Bucs won’t formally activate him until they speak with Godwin before kickoff.

Even though the Stinking Panthers are really bad, Joe believes the Bucs need all the help they can get.

Still reason to smile.

Yes, Joe knows most of Bucs fandom is depressed these days because the Bucs are 4-7. Joe gets it. [read more]

Big game today?

Joe could argue the early results show the Bucs had a nice draft this past spring. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Nothing frosts Joe more than coaches who don’t use superior talent or use it the wrong way. If the 2023 season ended at noon today, this would sum up the Bucs season. [read more]

Game 12

Stinking Panthers (1-10) at Bucs (4-7) 

Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10 locally) with Tom McCarthy, James Lofton, Jay Feely and Tiffany Blackmon.

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