The old Pound the Rock slogan, even though Team Glazer has cancelled Jon Gruden, seems to have found its way back into One Buc Palace. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Perhaps Joe is walking into a trap, but Joe feels if Bucs coach Todd Bowles will unchain his offense and worry more about scoring points and winning a game as opposed to guys sucking wind in January, the Bucs can beat the 49ers on Sunday. [read more]

Mr. Irrelevent.

Can the Bucs defense be relevant enough to stop Mr. Irrelevent? [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

It sure smells like to Joe that Bucs coach Todd Bowles is actually looking for reasons not to use an offense his team runs so well. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 7:44 p.m. Last week’s results linked here.

Pat Kirwan

So what’s next for free agent to be Tom Brady?

That’s unclear, but Joe particularly was disturbed to hear chatter about Brady playing elsewhere because of the source. [read more]

New returner?

Joe may have broken news to Scotty Miller today he wasn’t expecting. [read more]

A fresh Buccaneers injury report for this week is out and there’s one new injury on it. [read more]

What a game it was, and Derrick Brooks is all over it with Ira Kaufman. Check out the latest from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Jaelon Darden got fired yesterday and the offensive line was targeted by Todd Bowles in two separate interviews, plus guys getting praised are being nitpicked at the same time. [read more]

After 127 NFL starts, Bucs ironman left tackle Donovan Smith is a high-mileage veteran at 29 years old. [read more]

“What are we watching, Mean Gene?”

Always candid Warren Sapp pulled no punches on The Rich Eisen Show yesterday.

Among other things, legendary No. 99 thinks the Bucs will take out the Cowboys with ease if/when they meet in the playoffs. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians

This nugget absolutely fascinates Joe because it’s very different from something Bruce Arians was adamant about when he arrived at One Buc Palace. [read more]

While the nation is obsessed with Tom Brady’s magic to conclude Monday night’s game, that’s not the sole focus at One Buc Palace.

In fact, it might not be half the focus when it comes to edging the slimy Saints 17-16. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Veteran safety Keanu Neal’s fifth start of the season on Monday sure looked like his very best. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

There is no question when the Bucs run a hurry-up offense, they move the ball. They score. [read more]

Talks Tom Brady trust.

It’s kind of interesting to Joe how with the rookie class, the two or three guys having the most impact on offense are perhaps not the rookies expected to ball out. [read more]

Rare cat.

Sometimes even Joe has to take a step back and absorb the magnitude of witnessing Tom Brady do his Tom Brady things. [read more]

Discusses Tom Brady’s magic.

One guy on the Bucs has seen so many of Tom Brady’s engineered comebacks, he’s lost track. [read more]

The Buccaneers’ ho-hum return man is no longer on the roster. [read more]