12+ hour, 56+ min ago   (511+ words) Ball security wasn’t an issue for Baker Mayfield on this play. It was too many times otherwise. An NFL defens ivecoach hates turnovers, maybe worse than Joe hates warm beers. And no, KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles was none too…...

13+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1315+ words) Keionte Scott, Alex Anzalone, Benjamin Morrison and others had shoddy tackle attempts today. Those and more were on the mind of head coach/defensive guru Todd Bowles after the loss to Cincinnati. Bowles said he is interested to review the…...

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (713+ words) What a day for the Buccaneers! Yeah, they lost, but they’re still tied for the NFC South landfill lead. The Panthers were clubbed by the Bears 59-37 in Chicago. Falcons No. 3 QB Cooper Rush threw a pick-6 to T.J. Watt as…...

15+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1910+ words) Most NFL defenses have a goal of at least one sack per 12 pass attempts. The Bucs probably have a similar goal, but they were nowhere near it today with their revamped pass rush. Inside linebacker Josiah Trotter got a coverage…...

23+ hour, 4+ min ago   (363+ words) Joe still remembers how Bucs defensive tackle Vita Vea asked to be traded, refused to practice and threatened to mess up the Bucs’ season because he didn’t want to play for the $18 million he agreed to accept. At One Buc…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (893+ words) Twenty years ago, Derrick Brooks was busting heads as an every-blade-of-grass Buccaneers linebacker. A legend who was the opposite of soft. Nowadays, the Hall of Famer is the chief operating officer for University of South Florida athletics. No more media…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (445+ words) The Bucs’ new No. 17, rookie receiver Ted Hurst. Joe absolutely cannot wait to see the talent that is Bucs rookie receiver Ted Hurst unleashed on the National Football League. Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht has been very…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (347+ words) Baker Mayfield and his family pose with the Bucs’ offensive line yesterday at One Buc Palace. Luke Goedeke was too busy pumping weights. Many times in the past couple of years, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield has said many times Tampa…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1939+ words) A few days ago, other than Jason Licht saying during the broadcast of the final worthless preseason game of the summer on WFLA-TV Channel 8 that he was “very confident” a deal with Baker Mayfield could be worked out, it was…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (348+ words) NFL analytics queen Cynthia Frelund. Joe loves NFL data queen Cynthia Frelund’s work on her own podcast versus her data synthesis for NFL Network. Numbers Game is well done. Snapp AI is assisting (sponsoring?) Frelund this year and, of course,…...