“Clyde, we can’t work much harder than we are. I don’t even have to leave early anymore.”

The fantastic news is that there is no quit in the Buccaneers, according to Tom Brady. [read more]

Joe nearly spilled an open can of Big Storm beer (Sunny Key Lime) during today’s Tom Brady news conference. [read more]

It’s that time of year again, when Tampa Bay’s big PGA Tour event returns. And there’s no better way to watch it than in the Hooters Owl’s Nest.

Just some quick pre-holiday-frenzy thanks from Joe.

With 16 days remaining in December, it’s already clear that Joe will bust 25 million pages viewed on this here website for the calendar year of 2022. That’s a new record.

Thanks to all who make this space a regular hangout, and to the vast majority of you who come when the spirit moves you or a headline grabs you from another space.

Joe is grateful to be the premier media outlet for Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans for the past several years, and that won’t change in 2023. Thankfully, GM Jason Licht has a crafted a quality roster worth paying attention to, even though it’s been coached into the ground this season.

Bucs LT Donovan Smith.

Mental health and the workplace has been a recent topic among Bucs fans. [read more]

Bucs breakdown.

Statistically speaking, a guy who has a bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame thinks the Bucs’ defense has a chance to bail the team out. [read more]

Joe wonders what Tom Brady thought when he saw Sunday’s film of the Bucs defense.

Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks set his thoughts free when it came to the poor tackling. [read more]

Missed.

As Joe wrote when Bucs sack Shaq Barrett was lost for the season in October with an Achilles injury, good luck finding a team that lost its best pass rusher in midseason, didn’t replace him, and still won a Super Bowl. [read more]

The Tom Brady sideline video circulating through social media is worth watching. [read more]

Hooked on football.

Interesting background on what may be going through the mind of Tom Brady when it comes to his near future. [read more]

One might think that since Tom Brady has been such a legendary winner through his time with the Patriots and Bucs, he hasn’t dealt with many three-score losses like the Bucs suffered on Sunday. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 6:10 a.m. Poll closed at 8:59 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.

Hung out to dry.

Joe first thought it was a joke. [read more]

Seems safe.

So it is 10 days before Christmas and a handful of coaches are looking around the corner for the grim reaper. [read more]

“Yes Mr. Glazer, I think Bill O’Brien would prefer working for Todd over Nick Saban.”

Man, Team Glazer will have a tough call on their hands in a few weeks. [read more]

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Being a Bucs fan can be painful, and nobody takes losses harder than JoeBucsFan draft guru Sean Sullivan. He’s all fired up to vent and to bring you up to speed on guys you followed during draft season.

Listen or download above, or subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and other platforms. All the fun is presented by Bill Currie Ford, home of the nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles. Sean also is the eager Bill Currie Ford GM ready to help you personally with all of your automotive needs. Fire off questions on football and more to Sean at BestInClass@BillCurrie.com.

Everybody’s favorite Hall of Fame linebacker sits down with Tampa Bay’s sage to talk all things Bucs-Niners fallout. More painful Bucs postgame chatter from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

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Recently on Spectrum Bay News 9, Todd Wright suggested there is a specific “path” for the struggling Bucs to make a deep postseason run. He explains in this episode of The Todd Wright TODDcast, presented by Brandon Legal Group and Bill Currie Ford. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Bill Currie Ford. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen on Stitcher here, Google Podcasts here, and on other platforms.

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“I don’t see it, Mr. Glazer.”

Well-plugged in guys keep barking on huge national forums about how Tom Brady playing for the Raiders next year is such a great fit and downright likely if Brady continues his quarterbacking career. [read more]

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If the Bucs close out the season with victories against Carolina and Atlanta, they’ll be division champs once again.

That’s a stone-cold fact, but it shouldn’t minimize the importance of Sunday’s matchup with the Bengals.

Why is that? [read more]