19+ hour, 52+ min ago   (794+ words) Rookie Bucs inside linebacker Josiah Trotter (45) stares down Joe Burrow (9) Sunday. Trotter had a record-setting afternoon. So how about the guy so many people whined and kvetched over who couldn’t defend the pass. The self-proclaimed sophists of the NFL draft…...

19+ hour, 33+ 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…...

20+ hour, 18+ 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…...

20+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1063+ words) Antione Winfield and the Bucs defense didn’t have an awful day today. But they needed to be perfect. Whether it was a young player or a veteran, each was in agreement: The defense needed to play better. Hey, let’s think…...

20+ hour, 41+ min ago   (870+ words) The NFL has countless billions of dollars and can play games in Australia and track players via satellite, but it can’t figure out how to make sure a speaker in a helmet doesn’t glitch out. It’s shameful. And it was…...

21+ hour, 32+ 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…...

21+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1638+ words) It’s not Zac Robinson’s fault that his quarterback played like he had K-Y hands. But Joe will put the handful of Bucs presnap penalties on the new Tampa Bay offensive coordinator. That was simply inexcusable from a veteran quarterback and…...

22+ hour, 4+ 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…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (410+ words) Absolutely the Bucs will be trying to set a tone today with Bucky Irving as their bellcow running back. It’ll be a fun watch to see exactly how much the Bucs push Irving, who played hurt last season with some…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (494+ words) You’ve heard the old football cliché about how a cornerback has to have a short memory? That sooner or later he will get burned and he must forget quickly and move on to the next play quickly? Jacob Parrish embraces…...