The Impact Of Akiem Hicks
November 26th, 2022Joe remembers the loss to the Crows a few weeks ago when Bucs inside linebacker Devin White may have had his worst game. [read more]
Joe remembers the loss to the Crows a few weeks ago when Bucs inside linebacker Devin White may have had his worst game. [read more]
Byron Leftwich calling run plays up the middle has become so comical that it’s a punchline for Bucs fans. [read more]
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Rock lets you know what he saw and heard at One Buc this week after the win in Germany, a week off and preparing to beat the Browns. Matchups. gameplans and Rock’s Under the Rock segment and more. All you need to know for this game!
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There’s an uneasy yet hopeful feeling gnawing at Joe about the current state of the Bucs. [read more]

Free football.
Have Tom Brady, get TV eyeballs. That seems to be the FOX strategy this weekend as the Bucs play a losing team, yet a wide swath of America will get to see the game on free TV. [read more]
It could be worse. [read more]
Mike Evans was dropping irony in a recent interview. [read more]
It’s a safe bet that Donovan Smith won’t be re-Tweeting video of Rachaad White hammering Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs with the stiff-arm/punch that rocked the world two months ago. [read more]
So we learned today from Bucs coach Todd Bowles that beastly nose tackle Vita Vea will make the trip to Cleveland tomorrow and at minimum will give his injured foot a test drive pregame. [read more]
Todd Bowles gave an injury update today. [read more]
Many Bucs fans are unaware that Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll got skewered in Seattle for being outcoached 12 days ago against the Bucs.
And that “outcoaching” started before kickoff. [read more]
Has something changed on the Buccaneers’ offensive line or are guys just playing a little better, along with Nick Leverett being an upgrade at left guard? [read more]
Flash poll posted at 9:07 a.m. Poll closed at 11:01 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.
One reason Joe enjoys reading Warren Sharp and the stats his elves dig up is because of the gems they unearth. [read more]
It took a long, long while, but the Bucs’ running game finally was kick-started in Munich. [read more]
Yesterday was the first time Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich spoke to the local pen and mic club since the Bucs offense finally broke out and had a strong game in a win over the Seahawks in Munich. [read more]
So Joe is still trying to figure out if the best game the Bucs have played offensively right before the bye, over Seattle in Munich, was a fluke or a sign of things to come. [read more]
Bucs defensive back Logan Ryan was in the Bucs’ locker room yesterday — about a week and a half after he Twittered in the hours after the Bucs beat the Seahawks that he would return “soon.” [read more]
Joe loves when Tom Brady starts fast-talking.
As a rule, that’s when he’s being more transparent and candid. [read more]
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A full Thursday of football — even Thanksgiving — means lifelong Bucs fan and longtime media guy Bobby Fenton is here for you on The Free Stretch podcast. Fans have enjoyed The Free Stretch year-round since 2017 at JoeBucsFan.com. All kinds of Bucs talk and more. Follow Bobby on Twitter, @bobbygameday. The Free Stretch is always a fine listen, presented by Bill Currie Ford. Remember Bill Currie Ford’s nationwide lifetime warranty on new and USED vehicles!!
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