Atrocious Special Teams
September 24th, 2025
Special teams chatter.
Man, Thomas McGaughey should be thanking his lucky stars. [read more]

Special teams chatter.
Man, Thomas McGaughey should be thanking his lucky stars. [read more]

It feels like confession week for Todd Bowles. [read more]

Asked about revived Colts quarterback Daniel Jones this week, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford started talking about Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Devouring snaps and accolades.
On Sunday, the Bucs upped their record to 6-3 when defensive tackle Calijah Kancey is not in the lineup.
Joe’s a big Kancey fan, but facts are facts. [read more]

Injured.
Even the backups/special teams guys are getting hurt. [read more]

Saved by the coach.
Lavonte David knew nothing but losing in the NFL prior to the Bucs winning the Super Bowl for the 2020 season. [read more]

So what broke down when the bumbling, stumbling Jets offense managed two long fourth-quarter touchdown drives on the Bucs defense Sunday? [read more]

Desmond “Big Gator” Watson has been added to the Tampa Bay practice squad after weeks of being ostracized for being overweight. [read more]

Will be a couple of weeks before we see this scene again.
The only positive spin Joe can put on this is that at least Mike Evans isn’t going on the injured reserve list. [read more]
For those who remember the very end of the Bucs’ 2023 season, these comments from Todd Bowles are dripping with irony. [read more]

Eli Manning has a career regular season record of 117-117 and is considered a strong candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [read more]

Mic’ed up.
Relive the Bucs’ win over the J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets through the voice of Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Cornerback Jacob Parrish sacks Jets QB Tyrod Taylor.
Joe has to assume that when Bucs veteran corner Jamel Dean reworked his contract before the season, it somewhere included a bonus for interceptions. [read more]
Now here’s an argument in favor of starters playing more in the preseason. [read more]

Soon to get stronger.
The wild thing to Joe about the Bucs being undefeated after three games is the Bucs are doing this with a fully decimated offensive line. [read more]

Looking at lucky stars?
The Bucs are now the kings of the comeback, the standard bearer for cardiac rallies. The new never-say-die team. [read more]

No one in Atlanta is laughing.
You just hate to see it. [read more]

Back to right tackle smart?
Sunday morning, Joe typed that when Bucs All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs returns, with all the other injuries the Bucs have at offensive line, might it be better to temporarily keep Graham Barton at left tackle, Ben Bredeson at center and put Wirfs back to right tackle where he played when the Bucs won the Super Bowl for the 2020 season? [read more]

Bucs edge rusher Haason Reddick.
As winners of two of the last eight Super Bowls, the Philadelphia Eagles have become the gold standard in the NFC. [read more]

Steve Spurrier, the original Bucs quarterback, swings a sword after he gave Bucs fans a hype speech from the pirate ship Sunday. Spurrier was one of an estimated 140 ex-Bucs who took part in the Bucs’ celebration of 50 seasons in the NFL.
Joe got a ton of questions both Sunday and today about which ex-Bucs showed up as the team celebrated 50 years of Bucs ball. [read more]