Possible return turns dim.

Joe has to admit to thinking the same thing last night. [read more]

Job security.

After yesterday’s game, the wolves are out for the Bucs. [read more]

How far has the Buccaneers offense fallen? Joe will start with a disturbing nugget ESPN pumped out during the second half of yesterday’s game. [read more]

Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

If this rotten NFC South wasn’t as horrible as it is, Joe would be calling for a firesale this morning to load up on draft picks to go get Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud. Alas, the 3-4 Bucs are tied with the Dixie Chicks in first place. Imagine. So let’s get going on this grim Monday. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Every NFL head coach says the same thing: his team will face adversity each season and how it responds will reflect its leadership, character and toughness. [read more]

Tom Brady exit near?

Remember last week when Joe’s good friend Rock Riley asked Tom Brady about Chris Simms saying he wouldn’t be shocked if Brady retired before the season ended? [read more]

Questions Bucs’ heart.

Another Bucs player is wondering about the passion or lack thereof with the Bucs. [read more]

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There’s only one question left to ponder. WATGT.

What are the Glazers thinking?

At the moment, they have to be thinking they made a mistake sliding Todd Bowles into the head coach position instead of pursuing other options. There’s plenty of time for Bowles to restore the confidence of ownership, but four losses in five games has eroded his credibility with the fan base — and perhaps with his players.

It’s hard to imagine a worse two weeks in Buc history, considering the expectations for this team and the quality of the opponents. Tampa Bay just lost to a pair of floundering franchises armed with backup quarterbacks.

The Bucs never led in either game — and Sunday’s effort was particularly alarming. Carolina owner David Tepper is probably stewing about his team’s 21-3 victory because the Panthers are angling for a top draft pick. [read more]

Mike Evans

Welcome to 2015.

Allow Joe to flash you back to the first defensive snap of that season and the insane comment by Lavonte David after that game — and to what Mike Evans said this afternoon. [read more]

Bucs OL Nick Leverett.

Fans have been hollering for it. And it finally happened for them. But will it continue? [read more]

Joe has heard Bucs general manager Jason Licht talk about the lasting, positive effect Tom Brady will have on the Tampa Bay franchise long after he leaves the team.

Licht’s logic was simple: [read more]

So the Bucs pounded the ball into stud receivers Chris Godwin and Mike Evans today and still couldn’t score a touchdown. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles may have painted himself into a corner. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 4:01 p.m. Flash poll closed at 4:50 p.m.

The truly saddest aspect to this Bucs football team that was kicked in the groin by the Panthers and their fourth-string quarterback today, 21-3, is that Tampa Bay truly is a soft football team.

Soft. Soft. Soft. [read more]

Brutal.

Are the Bucs now the worst team in the NFL? That sounds downright moronic to type, especially with a healthy Tom Brady, but the results are the results. [read more]

Stubborn to the bitter end.

Good coaches roll with the punches. They don’t wait until halftime. They don’t wait until there is a dead-ball foul or a timeout. They adjust at worst on the next series or the very next play. [read more]

Team Glazer.

Joe got this a lot on Twitter this afternoon, so Joe will address the subject here. [read more]