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Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks and Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman are looking back and forward on today’s TAMPA TWO from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.
Bucs RB Ronald Jones.
Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network noted that various teams throughout the league are monitoring Bucs backup running back Ronald Jones in a potential trade. [read more]
Joe’s good news on Lavonte David reported early yesterday continues.
Bucco Bruce Arians said after practice today that David is progressing well from his ankle sprained against Miami 10 days ago and it remains a fingers-crossed situation for David playing on Sunday against Chicago.
Ugly.
Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians rattled off a long list of guys who did not practice today for the Bucs. And it included two new players. [read more]
Antonio Brown
The Bucs’ superstar No. 3 receiver — as hard as that is to believe — sprained his ankle against the Eagles on Thursday and was held out of practice today, Bucco Bruce Arians said.
What does that mean? Hard answers will come Friday, or perhaps Sunday just before kickoff.
Bucs TE O.J. Howard.
Some guys are good at it and some aren’t. There’s no shame so long as you are not asked to do what you cannot. [read more]
Jamel Dean
Joe has a feeling Jamel Dean will be a 10- or 12-year NFL player.
The reason is simple. [read more]
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The best?
Bucs receiver Mike Evans is a Hall of Fame receiver. He may not make fantasy footballers drool but he does make NFL defensive coordinators lose sleep. [read more]
Uncanny accuracy.
When breaking down his top offensive players in the NFL, former No. 1 overall pick quarterback David Carr decided to put an old man in his top-10. [read more]
Bucs DC Todd Bowles.
Even though the Bucs have been winning, their pass defense has not been playing winning football. [read more]
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
One way to get rookie edge rusher/athletic freak Joe Tryon-Shoyinka on the field is to face a bunch of young quarterbacks running for their lives. [read more]
Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles
Believe it or not, one critical NFL stat has our beloved Buccaneers ranking 30th in the NFL, a notch better than the Dolphins and Jaguars and a step behind the lowly Lions. [read more]
Bucco Bruce Arians speaks
NFL offensive coordinators love smelling blood in the water of struggling defensive backfields. [read more]
Hit by The Sickness.
There is a chance the Bucs may dodge a helluva player. [read more]
It seems beasting in the playoffs and the Super Bowl last season did not represent a green light to health in the mind of Vita Vea. [read more]
Bucs GM Jason Licht.
Jaydon Mickens is back with the Bucs. Sort of.
The Bucs’ return specialist was released yesterday to make room for offensive lineman John Molchon.
Mickens was signed back to the practice squad today.
Wait, there’s more: The Bucs re-signed cornerback Rashard Robinson who was on the roster earlier this year and played against New England. To clear a roster space for him, the Bucs waived Molchon.
Hope Joe has cleared some things up.
Hot streak.
Playoff Lenny is on a roll and the Bucs want to run the ball, presumably to open up the passing attack, never mind it’s already open. [read more]
It’s a little hard to believe Tom Brady has only twice led the league in a major quarterbacking category since he entered the NFL, especially a stat Jameis Winston mastered in 2019. [read more]
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Status.
Yesterday, Bucs Super Bowl-winning Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians told WFLA-TV Channel 8 sports anchor Dan Lucas that Lavonte David and foot-rubbing, car-littering film guru tight Rob Gronkowski might be able to play Sunday. [read more]
Cleaning up mistakes.
Last year the Bucs traveled to Chicago and got humbled by the Bears, in part because the Bucs played with their heads up their tailpipes. [read more]
