Talks Bucs run defense.

One reason Joe thought the Bucs would give the 49ers a game last week is that the Bucs had been playing decent defense. Maybe even good defense. [read more]

Deep data dive.

Very interesting data from a stat-geeky site that may shed light on what’s going on between Tom Brady and Mike Evans. [read more]

Bucs QB Tom Brady.

So Joe suspects unless word comes from Tom Brady or Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, fans will increasingly hear the following more and more as the free agency dinner bell creeps closer (legal tampering begins March 13). [read more]

Rare sense of frustration.

Intentionally or unintentionally, Bucs failing offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich comes across at his weekly press conferences as a guy happy to be where he is and doing his best to make sure the Bucs max out their talent. [read more]

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Injury and status updates.

Three days before the Bucs face one of the hottest teams in the NFL with a searing offense, the Bucs have three star players who did not practice today, two on defense. [read more]

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The Free Stretch podcast is the unofficial start to the weekend. As usual, it dives deep into all things Bucs will presenting the biggest of big pictures. Follow host Bobby Fenton 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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For 5+ years, The Free Stretch has been here for Bucs fans after being heard on several radio stations dating back to ancient times 2006. Bobby also hosted a national show on Sporting News Radio. [read more]

Tom Brady’s Tampa career started with an unauthorized and mysterious COVID lockdown visit to Byron Leftwich’s house in South Tampa. [read more]

“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]

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]