Akiem Hicks explains.

Look, the last two years were fun as could be. A Super Bowl win and a team that looked like it was headed to a second straight title game but got tripped up. [read more]

Talkin’ takeaways.

Joe hears this sentence about once a week over at One Buc Palace. And it seems to be coming true. Again. [read more]

“Technique is flawless.”

Now this is a pretty cool breakdown. [read more]

Finalist.

It seemed like a no-brainer. But Joe gave up predicting how voters’ brains are wired. [read more]

“We’re going to be talking about you misjudging that sure pick for a long time.”

Starting cornerback Jamel Dean missed two games with a toe injury and was thrust into a full-time role Sunday in the comeback win against the Panthers.

So how did it go, Coach Bowles? [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Earlier today in his normal Wednesday press conference, Bucs coach Todd Bowles again was asked for an update on rehabbing Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen. And again, Bowles was vague. [read more]

The famous Tom Brady Effect seems to have a new nuance.

Now there’s Brady Fear in the mix. [read more]

Robert Hainsey and Nick Leverett

The Bucs have nothing against the stand-up job that’s been done by first-year center Robert Hainsey and backup turned starter Nick Leverett at left guard.

But it just hasn’t been good enough. [read more]

Man, they love Kyle Trask at One Buc Palace. Not enough to make him an active backup quarterback on a gameday (not yet), but he is appreciated. [read more]

Bucs C Ryan Jensen.

So for those working their rosaries in the hope/prayer Ryan Jensen can start the Bucs’ first playoff game next weekend, this one’s for you. [read more]

Late push for cash.

Until very recently, Joe thought that Bucs corner Jamel Dean had forced Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht between a rock and a hard place. [read more]

Surprising stat.

Here is something Joe never realized. [read more]

Bucs OLB Anthony Nelson.

Joe loves former NFL offensive lineman and current NFL talking head Brian Baldinger a lot. But man, these guys from the northeast sure do whine about humidity. [read more]

“Easy throws.”

A former NFL suit whose son is on the coaching staff of the Stinking Panthers openly scoffed at how the Bucs beat Carolina on Sunday. [read more]

Hall of Fame head coach and Buccaneers Ring of Honor member Tony Dungy, aka Father Dungy, sees a winning formula within the 8-8 Bucs. [read more]

Cameron Brate

Nine-year Bucs veteran tight end Cameron Brate was benched Sunday, a healthy scratch. [read more]

Here’s one for the blame-the-offensive-line crowd. [read more]