December 23rd, 2021

Hamstring issues.
Watching the “Apocolypse Before Christmas,” when the slimy Saints beat up the Bucs, the fact that both Playoff Lenny and Mike Evans went down with hamstring injuries raised Joe’s eyebrow. [read more]
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December 23rd, 2021

Decisions.
Interesting chatter about the Bucs and how they will attack the final three games of the season. [read more]
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December 23rd, 2021

Yes, Bucs legend Rondé Barber is well aware of injuries to running backs Leonard Fournette and Giovani Bernard within Tampa Bay’s pass-first offense. [read more]
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December 23rd, 2021

Joe is really surprised the Bucs got five players named to the Pro Bowl (and eight alternates who could make it to Vegas in February — provided the Bucs aren’t in the Super Bowl and provided the NFL even has the damn game because of The Sickness). [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Lavonte David will not require surgery. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Shaq Barrett is headed to his second Pro Bowl!
Five Buccaneers have earned the respect of NFL fans, their peers and coaches around the league.
And Lavonte David and Devin White are not among the honored. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Player magnet.
For once, the Bucs signed a big-name free agent that wasn’t about Tom Brady serving as a proxy for Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.
The Bucs have played 14 games. Two games shy of what once was a full season and three games short of what is now a full season. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Antonio Brown
The Bucco Bruce Arians-Antonio Brown relationship is an intriguing one. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Antoine Winfield, Jr.
The Bucs no longer really practice on Wednesdays. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Cam Newton will share his job
It’s a mess in Carolina. They went from a 3-0 start to a 5-9 record. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

RoJo! RoJo! RoJo!
Ronald Jones now has the opportunity he’s been seeking all season. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

The quote in the headline speaks loud and proud. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Scotty Miller
Scotty Miller, Tyler Johnson and Jaelon Darden were called to step up Sunday night in the absences of Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Antonio Brown and Breshad Perriman.
It didn’t happen. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Boxing career put aside?
New Bucs running back Le’Veon Bell joined the team this morning on the practice field at One Buc Palace. He is expected to speak to the Fourth Estate (and fans) after practice. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Tom Brady had a solid game on Sunday.
He really, really did, says his head coach. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Rough numbers. Loving coach.
Twice during Sunday night’s embarrassment against the slimy Saints, Joe twice watched rookie returner Jaelon Darden and got a Dexter Jackson vibe.
For new Bucs fans or those only familiar with The Lost Decade and the present, allow Joe to explain. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

Goal: NFL record or playoffs?
One thing Mike Evans is very proud of and Bucs fans like to point out when getting into barroom arguments over receivers is that Evans holds an NFL record. [read more]
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December 22nd, 2021

MVP race.
There is buzz around NFL circles that Bucs quarterback Tom Brady killed his MVP chances for the 2021 season by his offense getting shut out in the “Apocolypse Before Christmas” at the hands of the slimy Saints. [read more]
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