Team Glazer has another arrow pointing up.
How excited are Tampa Bay residents for this Bucs season?
Joe knows serious fans are drooling just 14 days from opening day, but it seems the casual fans also are hungry.
Buccaneers preseason TV play-by-play man Chris Myers noted during the broadcast last night that TV ratings for the Bucs preseason have been “outstanding.” He implied that success includes affiliate stations that carry the games outside of the flagship WFLA-TV in Tampa.
Joe believes the Bucs are on the cusp of igniting their fan base again — and building on it — if they can avoid their midseason swoon of the past two years. The Bucs have not had a winning record on Thanksgiving in the Todd Bowles era. That means a lot of family members mauling turkey together and grumbling about the Bucs, versus making plans to attend games and begging for Bucs-related holiday gifts.
Joe would love to see a strong and consistent season from the team. That would go a long way toward exciting and unifying fans.