Gameday Tampa Bay
September 19th, 2021Game 2
Dixie Chicks (0-1) at Bucs (1-0)
Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.
TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally).
Game 2
Dixie Chicks (0-1) at Bucs (1-0)
Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.
TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally).

Bruce Arians’ opening-day embrace of Warren Sapp on the field of The Licht House.
Joe wouldn’t be writing this if Buccaneers legend Warren Sapp didn’t have a pipeline to Bucs coaches, true insiders and Team Glazer. [read more]

Todd Bowles
Dallas had no problem with the Bucs defense last week, but that was an anomaly according to one Buccaneers legend. [read more]

Safety Jordan Whitehead
With other injuries within the Bucs secondary, tomorrow’s return of veteran safety Jordan Whitehead has been somewhat overlooked. [read more]

Zebra homework.
Joe thought this was a helluva point by Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians in relation to game preparation. [read more]

Free football.
Will you get to see the Bucs host the Dixie Chicks in the Bucs’ first Sunday afternoon game of the 2021 season on free TV? Joe is here to help.
[read more]

Riffs on the Bucs.
A former Bucs player really, really likes the Bucs offense. [read more]

Surprising numbers.
So, here’s a good bar bet. [read more]
While many Golden Corral restaurants have reopened across the Tampa Bay area, the king of the Buccaneers doesn’t give a crap. [read more]
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Another starting CB injured.
Uh, oh. [read more]

Heavy workload coming?
One national observer seems to think the Bucs hosting the Dixie Chicks is going to be a total blowout. [read more]

Rare opportunity
Of course Joe watched the Falcons-Eagles game to prepare for Sunday’s NFC South clash at The Licht House. [read more]

Jason Pierre-Paul has a hand injury that limited him in Wednesday’s practice, kept him out of Thursday’s practice and today, per Bucco Bruce Arians, JPP sat out only as part of a veteran day off.
Hmmmmm.
Regardless, Arians said, “he’s fine,” when asked about JPP. So expect to see the Bucs’ only 2020 Pro Bowler going as wild as he can on Sunday.
As NFL fans know, a bad hand is not something that will slow JPP.

No surgery expected.
UPDATED 12:33 p.m. – This afternoon in his Friday press conference, held via Zoom, Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians gave an update on the status of cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting. [read more]

Bucs DL Will Gholston.
It still makes Joe’s head spin thinking about how last year, the guy who led the Bucs in quarterback hits was the guy least known for getting after the quarterback. [read more]

Donovan Smith
Just before Christmas last season, the Bucs were having their ass handed to them at halftime, 17-0, by the bumbling Falcons. [read more]

A big load of seats is available all around The Licht House for Sunday’s game against the Falcons, and they are “standard” seats at TicketMaster, not the scalp jobs known as “Verified Resale.” [read more]

Every football day is fun.
You gotta figure being Tom Brady, life is pretty good. [read more]