“We’ve Lived That Nightmare Before”

October 10th, 2022

Bucs GM Jason Licht

When Joe railed about last year’s secondary and players like the bottle of cologne, cornerback Pierre Desir, and washed out Richard Sherman, some fans called Joe an A-hole and worse. [read more]

Leonard Fournette Among League Leaders In Catches

October 10th, 2022

Lenny gets some YAC Sunday.

Yes, Playoff Lenny is a complete back. And here’s the latest evidence. [read more]

Tom Brady Does Not Get All The Calls

October 10th, 2022

This launching Von Miller shot to Tom Brady’s head in January left Brady bloody — and with a flag for complaining.

National talking heads are barking loudly after yesterday’s game about how Tom Brady gets regular gifts from officials that other QBs don’t.

Man, what short memories some people have. [read more]

Delusional Falcons (And Bucs) Fans

October 10th, 2022

“Blaine, why won’t Tom hug me?”

Joe is a having a good laugh at the notion held by some fans (even a handful of interns at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters) that the Falcons would have won yesterday if not for a bad call on defensive tackle Grady Jarrett.

That assumes something nearly impossible. [read more]

Bucs Victimized By A Worse Blown Call

October 10th, 2022

Super Bowl coach says the Bucs, not the Dixie Chicks, were hosed by a bad call.

Please do not get Joe wrong: Joe loved how the Dixie Chicks got totally robbed on the Grady Jarrett sack that the zebras claimed was roughing the passer. [read more]

Five Things

October 10th, 2022

(Photo courtesy Buccaneers.com.)

The Bucs are in sole possession of first place. No apologies for a win. No effs given. Survival of the fittest. Grab your coffee and let’s get rolling. It’s Victory Monday! [read more]

Atlanta Helped Dig Its Own Grave

October 10th, 2022

Runaround quarterback.

If Marcus Mariota was an NFL quarterback and not a gimmicky, misplaced spread-option QB, the Bucs might have been in a world of hurt yesterday. [read more]

Beware The Angry Bear Come January

October 10th, 2022

Atlanta coach Artie Smith.

In this crazy NFC playoff race, who knows what might happen? The Bucs could get the No. 2 seed (Joe would wage cash that the road to the Super Bowl goes through Philadelphia. The Eagles’ schedule is softer than a Lovie Smith defense). [read more]

Jason Licht Is Very Happy With Luke Goedeke And Robert Hainsey

October 9th, 2022

High marks for rookie left guard Luke Goedeke.

The architect of the Buccaneers’ offensive line is pleased with his work and certainly will disagree with the ridiculous (Joe’s adjective) Luke Goedeke bashers out there. [read more]

Bucs’ Run Defense Officially Is A Problem

October 9th, 2022

Todd Bowles arrived in 2019 and the Bucs proceeded to have a historically good run defense for two-plus seasons.

Now that run defense officially is just a fond memory. [read more]

Two Missed Scotty Miller Pass Interference Calls

October 9th, 2022

Photos don’t lie, and this one is especially telling with general manager Jason Licht seen on the left with his mouth agape, probably wondering when the flag will come out on this bomb to Scotty Miller.

This photo represents the second of two non-calls that went against Miller and the Bucs today. [read more]

Playing A Full Four Quarters

October 9th, 2022

Discusses second-half swoon.

So why didn’t the Bucs blow out the Dixie Chicks this afternoon? Bucs coach Todd Bowles has ideas. [read more]

Ira Kaufman’s 10 Takeaways From Bucs-Falcons

October 9th, 2022

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The frustration kept building inside Rich McKay during the elevator ride down from the owner’s suite.

By the time McKay reached the Atlanta locker room, his anger boiled over as he slammed the door with his game program. Arthur Blank had a look of disbelief after the Bucs held on for a 21-15 triumph against the gritty Falcons.

With a 21-0 advantage after three periods, the Bucs were on their way to a laugher — before things turned serious. Two touchdown drives and a 2-point conversion pass triggered anxiety for Buc Nation — and there was plenty of time left for another Atlanta possession.

Then came two flags, both controversial and both critical. The first came as Tom Brady’s third-down pass to Chris Godwin fell incomplete. [read more]

Stop The Style Points Freakout

October 9th, 2022

The Bucs led 21-0 today in the fourth quarter and crapped the bed trying to close out the game at The Licht House.

Still, Atlanta never had the ball with a chance to win yet some Bucs fans are in full meltdown mode. [read more]

Breakout Games For Young Defensive Linemen?

October 9th, 2022

Best game yet?

If today was a sneak peek into how the young Bucs defensive linemen can play, the Bucs will be in good hands for quite a few years. [read more]

The Phantom Roughing-The-Passer Call

October 9th, 2022

Bucs catch massive break.

Joe has to call it like he sees it. And the Bucs, for some reason while inviting the Dixie Chicks to pull off a galling upset win in the final minutes, were given the greatest of gifts that allowed the Bucs to kill the final three minutes of the game. [read more]

Receiving Lenny

October 9th, 2022

Reason to smile.

When Bucs running back Playoff Lenny was drafted by the Jags in 2017 he was largely known as a run-only running back, a non-factor in the passing game. [read more]

Sack Attack

October 9th, 2022

Hassled by Bucs pass rush.

The Bucs’ front line came to play today and no one was more stoked than Joe. [read more]

Vintage Tom Brady

October 9th, 2022

What a kickass dissection of the Falcons it was today by Tom Brady as the Bucs snapped their two-game losing streak at The Licht House. [read more]

Welcome To The Offense, Cade Otton!

October 9th, 2022

Rookie TE Cade Otton

It’s sort of fitting that rookie tight end Cade Otton had his first strong game after veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph dropped a pass over the middle on the Bucs’ opening drive today. [read more]