“See, it wasn’t that bad.”

Joe sure wishes he had John Breech as a professor in college. Joe would be happy as hell to take a good grade after failing an exam. [read more]

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The overtime home loss to the Steelers is in the books and The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports has plenty to say!

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The numbers are in.

The Bucs’ most impactful Bucs defensive player on a per-snap basis — and possibly overall — played just 28 snaps yesterday against the Steelers in an overtime loss. That doubled his season average! [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The lack of a killer instinct has killed the Buc season.

For three quarters, Tampa Bay appeared in complete control Sunday against Pittsburgh. You could tell because those tens of thousands of Steeler fans in the crowd were forced to sit on their Terrible Towels. [read more]

Joe expected this and wrote about it last week. And drama queen Aaron Rodgers did not disappoint. [read more]

Bucs OC Zac Robinson.

Joe was going over “The Book” of the Bucs’ loss to the Steelers yesterday, the official NFL game summary, and the following jumped out. [read more]

The Bucs are a team nearing an overhaul and the inevitable should be ordered by the forward-thinking folks at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Data nerds across the NFL landscape will tell you that a full-time running back will have about one out of 12 runs go for negative yardage. [read more]

In a pinch.

What a brutal Sunday when it was such a beautiful day outside. With a little bit of aggression and some common sense, the Bucs could have won. Woulda, shoulda, coulda. Let’s get this over with. Grab your coffee and maybe drop a couple of shots of Jack in it. [read more]

Enjoy the JoeBucsFan Show at 6 p.m. Monday on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Joe will talk all things Bucs after the Week 6 game against the Steelers, presented by Pin Chasers.

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Bowling, Food. Fun.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

The Bucs entered the fourth quarter with a 16-3 lead. [read more]

Kicker Chase McLaughlin

The absolute best way to keep an opponent in the game is to trade field goals for touchdowns. [read more]

Team is doomed.

Does this look like a well-coached team to you? [read more]

Buccaneers GM Jason Licht.

The Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager was very clear on the Buccaneers Radio Network pregame show. [read more]

The time is now.

Joe is happier than you can ever imagine confess the following: [read more]

So fans watching on TV today saw a moment when Bucs rookie linebacker Josiah Trotter was in the grille of Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Joe asked Trotter about in the somber Bucs postgame locker room. [read more]

#Fail

Joe cannot hang all of the blame on Bucs quarterback Jalon Daniels. [read more]

Tristan Wirfs talked to Joe after today’s gut-punch home loss to the Steelers. [read more]

He’ll be back.

Does anyone really believe Bucs quarterback Jalon Daniels will start for the Bucs next Sunday at Carolina? [read more]

Brace yourself.

The Buccaneers’ final 8 drives today amassed only 121 yards and 6 points. [read more]