Tampa Bay Buccaneers Discussion Forum

<r>Almost. Just a little bit away. Almost. The Bucs almost scored a touchdown on their very first drive of the game last Sunday at Indianapolis. It would have been Tampa Bay’s first opening-drive TD of the season. Almost. Unfortunately, almost […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/1...

<r>Devin White isn’t the only guy who sorely needs a dose of his 2020 magic back. A fan told Joe this year’s defense under Bucs coach Todd Bowles is the worst in his career as a head coach. So Joe […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/12/todd-bowles-and-the-bucs-defense/"><s>[url=ht...

<r>Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. Distraction of the Day Now drama queen Aaron Rodgers claims he […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/12/morning-c...

<r>Look, Joe likes Bucs coach Todd Bowles. That doesn’t mean Joe is a Bowles apologist. Are Bowles and his staff doing a good job? No, of course not. The team is 4-7. Forget about young players on defense drafted since […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/12/running-failing/"><s>[u...

<r>In the past few days, regular readers and followers of Joe on Twitter, the site currently known as “X,” have likely noticed Joe had been pounding his keyboard to “#FreeYaYa.” The reference was that rookie outside linebacker YaYa Diaby. He […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/11/...

<r>Did you really think Joe would walk out of Indianapolis without talking to Kyle Trask about his momentus day yesterday? Sure, Trask played last year in the meaningless Week 18 game, time he knew was coming, but yesterday was different. […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/11/kyl...

<r>The Kancey Man can! After a game in which he vanished last week in Santa Clara, Calif., Bucs rookie defensive tackle Calijah Kancey bounced back in Indianapolis and was a force yesterday. How about these numbers: Kancey had three tackles […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/11/c...

<r>Todd Bowles threw a couple of thought-provoking comments out there yesterday afternoon following his team’s sad loss to the Colts. First, Bowles said, “We can’t work any harder.” Joe can’t remember a coach ever saying that. Joe wonders whether the […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com...

<r>Joe usually waits until Wednesday to start chatter on the next Bucs’ opponent. This is too juicy and sad to pass up. The Stinking Panthers canned first-year head coach Frank Reich today after 11 games. Not a surprise. Carolina is […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/11/stinking-...

<r>It was a rough weekend for Bucs optimists, but hope is easy to find if you want to. The Bucs are 4-7, just a game behind both the NFC South-leading Saints and Falcons at 5-7. Yesterday, the Saints were humbled […] The post <URL url="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/11/bucs-have-15-percent-likeliho...