Flash poll posted at 2:16 p.m. Poll closed Wednesday morning.

Hard to blame trainers.

Joe gets phone calls and texts wanting to know what’s going on inside the walls of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Pro Bowl guard Ali Marpet

There’s one key to keeping Tom Brady in Tampa and away from the golf course, and it’s not Bucco Bruce Arians, Byron Leftwich or an ownership group that probably would give him secret brown bags filled with cash and soccer tickets. [read more]

If the Bucs’ run defense thrives on Sunday, then the Bucs should dance their way to an easy victory.

But that’s no longer a given. [read more]

Joe was so busy yesterday and never got around to his normal weekly Monday morning rounds. [read more]

The Goat isn’t getting soft, but he is sending a loud message that he’s happy and content in Tampa. [read more]

Interviewing.

[UPDATE 9:31 a.m.] We know Bucs defensive coordinator Bowles interviewed with the Jags last week. Now, a big city in the rust belt is calling. [read more]

Struggling.

Joe gets asked this a lot on social media and it is a fair question for a guy who many were beginning to think was rounding into the best inside linebacker in the game. [read more]

Should be MVP.

Of course, what do we expect Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians to say if he’s asked if one of his players should win a season individual award? [read more]

RB Ronald Jones

Coaches generally don’t like to tip pitches. [read more]

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Biggest answer.

Though the Bucs looked pretty good in the second half Sunday, there have been enough cracks in the Bucs’ armor to wonder if a playoff team might just turn those cracks into an implosion. [read more]

Bucs receiver speaks out

Bucs fans have gotten so darn spoiled that they want style points. Victories are not enough. [read more]

Playcaller Byron Leftwich in the spotlight.

A noted voice in the NFL Media community seems to know something. [read more]

Focused on defense.

Yes, Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians knows stopping the run will be critical facing the run-heavy Eagles to open the playoffs. [read more]

A different mindset will be swirling around Eagles QB Jalen Hurts.

Tampa Bay’s 69-year-old head coach says one thing about playoff preparation, but the Eagles’ head man is 40 and has a very different view. [read more]

Confidence was oozing from Bucco Bruce Arians this afternoon while he talked about his No. 2-ranked offense.

Defense was a little different story. [read more]

Bucs CB Jamel Dean.

Of all the players dinged up for the Bucs, none trigger Joe more Jamel Dean and his new hamstring injury. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians

Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians is already in playoff mode. [read more]