12+ hour, 48+ 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…...

12+ hour, 29+ 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…...

12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (440+ words) Click through to visit BillCurrieFord.com and see their extraordinary September discounts. Family-owned in Tampa since 1960! Bill Currie Ford general manager Sean Sullivan is ready to help you PERSONALLY and give you the famous Ira Kaufman discount. Don’t Worry, Drive…...

13+ hour, 15+ 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…...

13+ hour, 38+ 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…...

14+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1950+ words) “‘Bake,’ I can’t see where it says ‘fumble’ on this playsheet.” KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles has kept his record against AFC North teams intact. Entering today’s game in Cincinnati, Bowles had never beaten an AFC North team as Bucs…...

14+ hour, 28+ 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…...

23+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1141+ words) Ready for next step. The Bucs will likely start three rookies on defense. All are heavy hitters, physical players. You have Rueben Bain at outside linebacker, Josiah Trotter at inside linebacker and Keionte Scott at nickel. If those two can…...

14+ hour, 52+ 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…...

15+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1927+ words) Baker Mayfield did a Jameis Winston impression this afternoon, handing the Bengals a touchdown and fumbling away points on the board for Tampa Bay. And he threw in a third fumble, too. Mayfield tied for the NFL lead in fumbles…...