Unusual job prep.

Now Joe wants to be clear: Joe has no concrete idea if Bucs quarterback Tom Brady will call it quits after the 2022 season. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

If you think about it, even though the offense has been mostly underperforming, the Bucs defense has played pretty strong. [read more]

Byron Leftwich

Joe already explained Byron Leftwich’s pipeline to an interview for the Indianapolis Colts head coaching vacancy.

And that was before Bucco Bruce Arians told Ira Kaufman he will be working hard on Leftwich’s behalf soon. [read more]

Filling the void.

Last week Joe did a double-take like you would see in a Looney Tunes cartoon. With the sound effect and everything. [read more]

Challenging time ahead for Lombardi Lenny?

A former Buccaneer is pounding the drum for the Bucs to transition to having rookie running back Rachaad White to carry most of the mail. [read more]

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Just get in.

That’s the motto for the 2022 Bucs following a bye week that should set them up nicely for a late-season run. Five of Tampa Bay’s final seven opponents currently sport losing records and there ought to be an investigation and a special counsel appointed if this club doesn’t finish first in the deplorable NFC South. [read more]

So why did Bucs running backs break out for 136 yards on the ground in their last game? [read more]

Devin White

Todd Bowles emphatically put his foot down yesterday when it came to Buccaneers savior linebacker Devin White. [read more]

Awakening?

With Bucs sack king Shaq Barrett out for the year after blowing an Achilles in the loss to Baltimore, a lot of pressure is on a former first-round pick to make a name for himself. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe noticed a common theme while browsing various websites. [read more]

New season ahead?

For a moment there, Joe didn’t know if he was watching reality. [read more]

Our beloved Buccaneers are at a pivotal time in the season, and Bucs legend Derrick Brooks and Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman are all over it. More insight from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

It seems the Browns are on death watch. Will the Bucs apply the final shovel of dirt? [read more]

A Tom Brady sitdown in Germany left one noted NFL voice in awe.

Great job by NFL Network voice Rich Eisen sharing his private time with Tom Brady before the Bucs-Seahawks game. [read more]

Joe thinks it’s a safe bet that Tom Brady won’t retire next year because he can no longer play at a high level. [read more]

Russell Gage

Joe sure hopes the Bucs aren’t considering messing with the good mojo that is left guard Nick Leverett. [read more]

After two months on injured reserve with a bad ankle, the Bucs cleared running back Giovani Bernard for practice today and can place him on the active roster anytime within the next 21 days.

Yes, the Bucs can win — and have won — a Super Bowl without Bernard. But he seems to be a comforting veteran presence for Tom Brady, and that’s always a good thing.

Bernard caught three touchdown passes last season but didn’t have a touch on offense in two games this season before getting hurt.