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BY IRA KAUFMAN

At the midpoint of the regular season, the Bucs have every reason to be proud of themselves.

They are 6-2 for the first time since the 2002 championship year, reversing last season’s 2-6 getaway that buried any legit playoff chances at the dawn of the Bruce Arians era. [read more]

Making his QB feel welcome

The Bucs’ aggression in their belief they could support park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting quarterback Tom Brady seems to be a big reason he was signed. [read more]

Bruce Arians offers a new update

Joe’s got a fresh update on Chris Godwin. [read more]

Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks joins The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports for some fun and A-list analysis of the Bucs-Giants game and more. It’s presented by The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Bucs running back LeSean McCoy

A couple of champions sat down for a chat this week to discuss greatness. [read more]

There is a very high standard for defense at One Buc Palace. [read more]

This is troubling. [read more]

Isolation.

Bucs defensive lineman Will Gholston was placed on the COVID-19 list, the Bucs reported this afternoon. [read more]

Bucs WR Antonio Brown.

Antonio Brown spoke for the first time as a Bucs receiver this afternoon. [read more]

Update.

For the first time Joe can remember, there was a pool report for a Bucs viewing window at a regular season practice.

This is what can happen when your team is really, really popular. [read more]

Just how great is the Buccaneers’ offensive line pass blocking? [read more]

As of yesterday evening, there is real hope at One Buc Palace for Chris Godwin to play Sunday against the Saints. [read more]

Money.

From the draft to free agents to trades, AC/DC-loving Bucs general manager Jason Licht pushed so many buttons right to build this team in the past few months, it looks like a full career resume for some NFL suits. [read more]

Tom Brady good for Bucs.

Interesting chatter from a long-time respected sports columnist. [read more]

A lot of fans watching Monday night thought Ronald Jones was benched for fumbling with five minutes remaining the first quarter, which led to the Giants’ first touchdown. [read more]

Honored.

Another week, another Bucs player wins NFL honors. [read more]

He knows.

Mike Evans spoke for Bucs fans far and wide after Monday night’s game. [read more]

Energy talk.

Was a rookie the only guy ready to play? What was seen on the field and comments from the man who sealed the win for the Bucs Monday night could imply just that. [read more]

Looking for a rousing second half of the season from Mike Evans?

Joe is. And it’s a lot more likely now than it was a week ago. [read more]

To the surprise of nearly the entire NFL world, the Bucs rolled with a lot of playing time and targets for receiver Jaydon Mickens on Monday night. [read more]

The all-22 film for the Bucs-Giants game isn’t out yet, but Joe couldn’t resist re-watching the game to study every Jason Pierre-Paul snap, all 70 of them. [read more]

It’s on!

So it is now official. Furniture-tossing wide receiver Antonio Brown is a Bucs receiver. [read more]

Changed squad.

When the Bucs played the Saints to open the season, the Bucs looked like a meh club. [read more]