“Don’t worry, Tom. I’m used to bad throws like that.”

Now if Joe asked if you the following questions about quarterbacks, your responses would be predictable. [read more]

Warming up?

Though the Bucs defense had a couple of really bad starts in the month of November, one dude paid to cover the league by the league’s house organ believes the Bucs defense is still one to be respected if not feared. [read more]

Big Bucs expectations.

One member of the national media is fully confident the Bucs are about to catch fire. [read more]

Buys exclusive home.

It seems Bucs quarterback Tom Brady really likes Florida after being a full-time resident for nearly 10 months. [read more]

Strange answer.

Man, it sure seemed like Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich was thrown an unexpected curveball today. [read more]

Todd Bowles speaks

Is Todd Bowles a likely candidate to be a head coach in the National Football League next season? [read more]

Bucs fans have watched tackling deteriorate in recent weeks and defensive coordinator Todd Bowles addressed that today. [read more]

People overreacting on Bucs.

Joe isn’t sure if these words are just real talk or the kiss of death. [read more]

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Byron Leftwich talks about one thing that makes Tom Brady happy

Once upon a time, Juan Ponce de León and other explorers thought the legendary Fountain of Youth might be near the Tampa Bay area. [read more]

Favorable matchup ahead for Ali Marpet and the Bucs’ offensive line

It’s common knowledge that the Vikings, the Bucs’ Sunday opponent, have a garbage pass rush.

What is unique, however, was hearing their head coach/defensive guru talk about it last night. [read more]

Joe loves watching TAMPA TWO with Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks. Twice-a-week fun and wisdom from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Man, Joe is feeling the defensive angst in Brooks’ voice.

Key time for season, career.

In recent years, one of the few things Bucs fans could be proud of is the play of star receiver Mike Evans. [read more]

Bucs icon helped build Shaq

Way cool story on the four-letter about how Bucs sack king Shaq Barrett went from the cusp of football unemployment to the Pro Bowl in a little over a year. [read more]

Head coach Bucco Bruce Arians speaks

The stars continue to align for our beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to Bucco Bruce Arians. [read more]

It’s Brady’s offense.

The bye week only quieted the restlessness of Bucs fans wanting to know how much park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting, jet-ski-losing, handshake-stiffing, biscuit-baking Bucs quarterback Tom Brady has his hand in the cookie jar labeled “Bucs Offense.”

That’s because they are tired of asking. [read more]

Playoffs start now.

It didn’t take long for foot-rubbing, car-littering Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski to become a Floridian. [read more]

Joe had a simple question for Bucco Bruce Arians today. [read more]

No catching (for a while).

Interesting past 24 hours or so for Bucs star receiver Chris Godwin. [read more]

Bucs cornerback Jamel Dean officially is past the concussion that got him yanked from the Bucs-Rams game 2 1/2 weeks ago and kept him out of the Chiefs game, but now he has a new groin issue that caused him to miss today’s practice. [read more]

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When the end came for Ray Perkins in Tampa, few were surprised.

Although the Bucs had just beaten the Falcons late in the 1990 season, Hugh Culverhouse had seen enough. He fired the man he once labeled “My Vince Lombardi,” and Walter Lee Perkins was seen lugging his belongings out to his car at old One Buc Place in a box crammed with pictures and playbooks. [read more]

Better defending the run?

Some interesting information over at BSPN about top NFL defensive backs. It is also telling. [read more]