Dropsies.

The way things are going for Bucs running backs, Team Glazer will have to hire Ronald Jones and Leonard Fournette personal drivers. [read more]

Rookie beast

The research is complete and Joe can comfortably note that until yesterday, Rams monster DT Aaron Donald has never been kept off the stat sheet in his storied seven-year career — and the Bucs still lost. [read more]

Puzzled by Bucco Bruce Arians.

Joe refers to the playcalling of the Bucs as “AriansLeftwich.” Why? Because it is not clear who calls each play, who has veto power and who has the final say. [read more]

TAMPA TWO with Derrick Brooks and JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman is weighing in with Hall of Fame wisdom on last night’s kick to the gut of Bucs fans. It’s all presented by The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Our beloved Buccaneers went from no running game last season to a very inconsistent one this season.

Joe will take the improvement all day! But there clearly are two major issues/questions. [read more]

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This was a flesh wound, not a kill shot. [read more]

Lost longball

Joe gets it when a coach likes to do something he has nearly perfected from a lifetime of experience. But sometimes you have to use your head. [read more]

Look at the bright side: At least the Bucs didn’t get blown out (again) in primetime! [read more]

It feels like two-thirds of Bucs fans really believed in their hearts and souls and minds before this season that the Bucs would win 11 or 12 games.

And that reality (albeit misguided) has created an enraged sect of fans as the Bucs sit at 7-4 and in great position to win 10 games and make the playoffs. [read more]

Nope.

If, oh, say, Joe Flacco or Baker Mayfield or Ryan Fitzpatrick or Mitch Trubisky had as many picks as he had touchdowns in his past three games, you’d start coughing violently because your beer went down the wrong hatch from laughing. [read more]

Bucs right tackle Tristan Wirfs

Joe’s second review of last night’s groin-stomp loss to the Rams revealed a real stunner in the trenches — and it adds to the pain. [read more]

The picture tells the story here, but not the whole story. [read more]

Months ago, Bucs fans fantasized of unsung Buccaneers rising up in big prime time games to earn accolades from fans and media across the country. [read more]

After two interceptions against the Rams last night, Tom Brady is on pace to throw 13 this season.

Yes, Joe has the info on the last time Brady hit that number. [read more]

The Bucs’ trio of cornerbacks is displaying a disturbing lack of improvement in zone coverage.

Week after week, bad things happen when the Bucs play zone. Shouldn’t it be getting better? [read more]

Slow start, strong ending.

Look, Joe is not going to fully rag on the defense. They held the Rams to 10 points in the second half, and much of it held the Rams to a touchdown allowing the Bucs to stay within striking distance. [read more]

It’s a stat you don’t see very often — even at the Den of Depression. [read more]

Effort.

You know, the NFL combine measures and times just about everything on a football prospect’s body but his tool (to the best of Joe’s knowledge). [read more]

Torpedoed Bucs tonight.

Joe has no firm evidence if Bucs head coach Bucco Bruce Arians has full control and/or final say on plays or if offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich is in complete control, or if it is a hybrid of sorts. [read more]

Gasp! The Bucs lost for multiple reasons tonight, but the kick in the gut is that poor quarterback play was a huge factor. [read more]

This huge game has arrived! Our beloved Buccaneers and the Rams are two beasts of the NFC and this is a massive clash with huge playoff implications.

Comment all game long below. Play nice! Be decent. Go Bucs!

Interesting words from Bucco Bruce Arians that represent something to watch for tonight against the Rams — and going forward. [read more]