Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett

It’s true. Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett celebrated Thursday night’s win in Philadelphia with a Friday-morning pedicure. [read more]

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Funny how time slips away.

No wonder Tampa Bay’s offensive line is so appreciative of Tom Brady. [read more]

No Tom, 1 1/2 yards, not four.

This was funny and the wagering element of the Bucs’ win may not be what you think. [read more]

Bucs CB Richard Sherman.

Well, it seems the Bucs finally got the results of the MRI on Richard Sherman’s hamstring. And it appears to be good news. [read more]

Locked in on Chicago.

It was minutes after the Bucs won Thursday night and sitting on a TV set in Philadelphia, Bucs linebacker Devin White’s head was in Chicago. [read more]

Khalil Mack coming to town.

For Bucs fans who watched the Bucs’ next opponent, the Bears, lose to the Packers yesterday, Joe has no idea how the Bears were allowed to skirt the rules and wear a second helmet Sunday.

The new second-helmet rule doesn’t go into effect until the 2022 season. [read more]

Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles

With one game remaining on the Week 6 schedule, Tampa Bay’s defense is looking a lot better on paper. [read more]

Vita Vea

With a 5-1 record, it’s hard to believe the Bucs are experiencing a Super Bowl hangover. But they indeed may be and are talented enough to overcome it. [read more]

Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold reminds Joe a lot of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. He’s a spectacular talent prone to mistakes and reasonable people don’t expect him to win anything. [read more]

Confidence.

The Bucs defense — beat to a pulp already in the middle of October — hasn’t yet turned the corner and had a dominant effort like we began to grow familiar with last year.

Or has it? [read more]

The Jason Licht Effect?

It sounds like Richard Sherman is a little humbled by his new suroundings. [read more]

Closer.

For “Good Morning Football” co-host and closet Bucs fan Peter Schrager, there is one way to tell if a team has championship DNA. [read more]

Daniel Jones

Bucs players are home today playing with their kids, or perhaps glued to NFL Red Zone for 12-plus hours like Cameron Brate will be.

As Brate told SiriusXM NFL Radio, there is no greater joy. [read more]

Slices apart man coverages.

Pretty cool stuff here about Bucs quarterback Tom Brady and how defenses cover him. [read more]

Postseason outlook.

Nick Wright is a notorious Chiefs homer and Tom Brady hater. But recently he was talking sense for a change. [read more]

During the aftermath of Jon Gruden’s football career crumbling this week, former Bucs great Keyshawn Johnson revealed an interesting nugget of Tampa Bay history on ESPN TV. [read more]

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Enforcer.

One of the cool things from Thursday night’s game was Tom Brady’s pocket. [read more]

“Don’t we get a break, Tom?”

Bucco Bruce Arians likes to say Tom Brady reminds him of an excited 12 year old when he comes to practice.

But what do Brady’s teammates see? [read more]

Fresh data

The Buccaneers’ run game is back in the spotlight in a backhanded way. [read more]