So the Bucs are 4-1, their best start to a season since 2005.
Still, there are grouchy Buccaneers fans frolicking in the negative end of the pool and inviting other fans to dive in.
Joe wants to advise these sour folks that the Eagles and Bills lost yesterday and, as a result, there are no undefeated teams in the NFL.
That means Tampa Bay co-owns the best record in the league, despite a mountain of injuries. The Bucs are tied with the 49ers, Lions, Eagles, Bills and Colts with a 4-1 record. So if you are in the grumpy barn, please get over it. At least for this week.
Yesterday’s thrilling “W” in Seattle broke a team streak of seven consecutive losses without Mike Evans. The Bucs offense was great enough to overcome Seattle scoring 28 second-half points against an invisible Bucs defense fueled by a sad kickoff coverage unit.
The Bucs are a strong team, a strong young team. Yeah, they’ve got warts and wounds, but they’re playing good football. And if you just winced because Joe wrote “playing good football,” then Joe would ask you to look at the standings and exhale.