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Happy Victory Monday!

Last night’s Bucs win was like looking at a bowl full of homemade applesauce. Looks like vomit but tastes so damn good. That was last night’s win over the Belicheats. Ugly, ugly win but damn isn’t it sweet?

So let’s get rolling here. [read more]

The greatest coach in Buccaneers history is not up for debate. [read more]

Back in 2011, the Bucs were 3-2 and taking on the mighty Saints and Drew Brees at home. 

Five days prior to kickoff, safety Tanard Jackson was reinstated by the NFL after a 56-week suspension. [read more]

Glum over Carlton Davis.

The way the look on Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians quickly changed spoke volumes to Joe. [read more]

Hero

Film doesn’t lie, and it will show anyone watching that Lavonte David made the huge play that saved the Bucs from a likely loss. [read more]

A win is a win is a win.

Maybe a bit more so when you beat Bill Belicheat in his own crib on “Sunday Night Football.” Feels good! [read more]

Winning.

There is only one word Joe can think of with this win. It’s what good teams sometimes resort to in order to win.

“Survival.” [read more]

Take a bow, Jason Licht! [read more]

So the Patriots rushed the ball eight times tonight for a grand total of -1 yard. [read more]

“You like that, Tommy?”

How bout the Bucs shaking off three miserable games rushing and looking like their Super Bowl selves pounding the rock tonight!! [read more]

No style points tonight, but Joe and Bucs fans everywhere will take it.

A rainy, back-to-back road game is a tough task for any NFL team. Throw in the distraction of the incredible hype of Tom Brady returning to New England and a slew of injuries, and the Bucs had a small mountain to climb. [read more]

Carlton Davis was carted off tonight with a quad injury.

Richard Sherman often looked like he could have used a stretcher and an oxygen tank. [read more]

Chat in the comments here all game long during this historic night.

Be decent. Play nice. Unless you’re blasting the zebras or the twisted Patriots fans that find there way in here.

Enjoy this national spotlight, Bucs fans! Go Bucs!

Beat up.

This is gnarly stuff and if true, Joe has to wonder about the X-ray machines teams use at stadiums. [read more]

Bold talk.

So, the Bucs are starting newly acquired, 33-year old Richard Sherman. That has a pair of former NFLers worked up. [read more]

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Rock goes in depth on all he’s been seeing and hearing inside One Buc. … ESPN’s Jeff Darlington stops by. … Rock was there when Richard Sherman stepped on the practice field. …How Tom Brady has handled this week, what Rock wants to see in this game and what the Patriots are planning and much more!    

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Multiple times over the past two years, Joe has written about how ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington, the pride of Pinellas County, has a unique place inside the Tom Brady inner circle. [read more]

Todd Bowles’ tall task.

In the past couple of days, Joe has been typing about how bad the Bucs pass defense has been. It’s appalling and needs to be corrected fairly soon if this team hopes to repeat as Super Bowl champions. [read more]

More than one reason to score.

Since Bucs quarterback Tom Brady doesn’t exactly wear all his emotions on his sleeve, he’s a tough cookie to crack. [read more]

Changed man.

If Joe reads between the lines here, it doesn’t bode well for Tom Brady’s Bucs predecessor at quarterback. [read more]