“We’re in this, Mike.”

As Joe wrote last Sunday after the Falcons fell to the slimy Saints, Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins is far below average this year when he’s not facing the Bucs. [read more]

Nothing worse than a Victory Sunday for the slimy Saints, especially when New Orleans now has as many wins as Tampa Bay. [read more]

Pushed to the limit?

Joe has to wonder if this is going to catch up with Lavonte David. [read more]

Buccaneers co-owner Joel Glazer.

So Bill Belicheat pulled back the curtain a bit on life as a head coach this week on The Pat McAfee Show. [read more]

Leaning on backups.

The Bucs must win five more games to have a prayer of a wild card berth and those five may not be enough. [read more]

Sticking around?

The mouse outfit decided to rank the expected free agent class for 2025, and they claim Chris Godwin could be on the market. [read more]

So weeks ago new/old Bucs defensive back Mike Edwards asked for a trade from the Buffalo Bills. [read more]

Let down by Bucs defense.

Baker Mayfield and the Bucs offense are getting the job done. The rest of the team (aside from perhaps kicker Chase McLaughlin)? Not so much. [read more]

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Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

A lot of Bucs fans are banking a lot of hope on a softer-than-soft schedule the Bucs have in the remaining seven games of the season. Sure, Joe understands it. [read more]

Can defense be fixed?

For a defensive coach to have this sort of defense, there is not a whole lot to be proud about. [read more]

“Liam, I can throw 20 yards.”

A weekly theme for Joe is pointing out how the Bucs are a dink-and-dunk offense. [read more]

Helped jump-start dormant Bucs run game.

Last year Joe gave up on the Bucs’ run game. [read more]

Yeah, Joe remains sour about Sunday’s loss to the 49ers. There’s no 24-hour rule at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters, though there is a one-hour rule for the cole slaw on the intern hot dog bar. [read more]

Looking at first down conversions on Bucs defense.

In half the Bucs’ losses, including the past two, the Tampa Bay defense choked away the game like gagging dogs. [read more]

The positives within the Bucs defense are much harder to find these days. [read more]

No panic.

For Bucs fans, there is a whole lotta hope and prayer to be banked on the next seven weeks. [read more]

So on Monday, Joe highlighted NFL.com data models showing the Bucs’ shot at the playoffs is 33 percent.

New York Times spreadsheeters had the Bucs with a 15 percent probability. [read more]

People are noticing.

One of the best surprises of the first 10 games was a guy Joe was really concerned about prior to the Bucs’ season. [read more]

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Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

This is very interesting to Joe on many levels and suggests the Bucs are very close to having a very good team. [read more]