Cam Brate Admits He May Have Played His Last Game With The Bucs
January 17th, 2023
The end?
At least if Monday was Cam Brate’s final game with the Bucs, his last catch was a touchdown. [read more]

The end?
At least if Monday was Cam Brate’s final game with the Bucs, his last catch was a touchdown. [read more]

“No, Mr. Glazer, you can’t draft coaches.”
Cue the draft lunatics! Their season has begun!
With the Bucs’ brutal playoff loss to Dallas last night, Tampa Bay now officially sits with the 19th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft by virtue of them having the worst record among the losers on wild card weekend.
The last time the Bucs owned the 19th pick they selected O.J. Howard in 2017.
Edge rusher? Quarterback? Defensive tackle? Joe’s not ready to dive in.

Explains why Bucs defense was soft.
So Joe knew few Bucs would be in the talking mood after such a disgraceful display of football in front of a national television audience. [read more]

Tristan Wirfs
Inside the solemn Buccaneers postgame locker room, Joe noticed a sheet of paper in the lockers of two players, it was titled “Fast and Confident.” [read more]

Todd Bowles
Joe is stunned Todd Bowles’ defense got its ass handed to it tonight.
That’s the strength of the team and the strength of the head coach. [read more]

Unprepared defense.
Joe was convinced first-year Bucs coach Todd Bowles was safe to return next season. [read more]

The season is over. Our beloved Bucs came out tonight and played exactly like they have nearly all season: sputtering offense and inconsistent defense. But this time there were no late-game heroics, barely a whimper.
Tampa Bay got sent on vacation with an old fashioned ass-kicking. [read more]
Opening night.
Packed House.
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He’s back!
Monday evening is when Tom Brady’s weekly, pre-recorded podcast usually drops, but it went early today because Brady and his fans are a little busy tonight. [read more]
About a year ago against the Rams, a lot of chatter emerged just before the game that Tom Brady had invited a load of relatives to The Licht House because it very possibly was his last game. [read more]

The massive ESPN contingent in Tampa today included six-time Buccaneers Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. [read more]

Wild Card Round Edition
Cowboys (12-5) at Bucs (8-9)
Kickoff: 8:15 p.m.
TV: ABC (WFTS-TV Channel 28, locally).
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Bucs C Ryan Jensen.
[UPDATE: 10:26 a.m.] Here we go! [read more]

Would Jerry Jones pull the trigger?
There were very, very few things good or cool about the Bucs prior to the team’s 1979 season when they won the franchise’s first division crown and were 10 points away from a Super Bowl. [read more]

Bucs have a shot with Playoff Lenny.
Kay Adams believes you bank on a reliable investment. [read more]

Will he finally learn?
Joe has no idea why failing Bucs offensive coordinator hates play-action passes. But he sure does. [read more]

Insiders react.
Tom Brady wasn’t born yesterday. [read more]